In Focus
Defect of the Month with Bob Willis – Process analysis, failure analysis and shop floor identification
Defect Analysis: Why You Should Never Throw Away the Evidence In this video Bob looks at a simple but critical defect issue in electronics manufacturing: process analysis, failure analysis and shop floor identification. When a failure occurs in manufacturing,...
Defect of The Month with Bob Willis – Component Floating
Hello, my name is Bob Willis and welcome to Defect of the Month with WNIE TV. This month I wanted to talk about components floating. During reflow soldering components can float on the surface of the solder paste, they can also float on the solder after reflow. When...
2026: The Year “Electronics” Becomes a Systems Discipline (Again)
Leadership opinion by Doug Dixon If there’s one lesson the electronics community relearned in 2025, it’s that performance is no longer a “chip problem” or a “board problem” or a “factory problem.” It’s a system problem, spanning silicon, package, substrate, laminate...
WNIE TV & Radio
Defect of the Month with Bob Willis – Process analysis, failure analysis and shop floor identification
Defect Analysis: Why You Should Never Throw Away the Evidence In this video Bob looks at a simple but critical defect issue in electronics manufacturing: process analysis, failure analysis and shop floor identification. When a failure occurs in manufacturing,...
Krishnapriya C.R, Senior Director of Engineering, ARM, at the Women in TechWorks event
Claire Saunders from WNIE talks to Krishnapriya C.R, Senior Director of Engineering, ARM, at the Women in TechWorks event – Engineering Intelligently – hosted at ARM Cambridge. Kindly supported by: Keystone Law, Microtech Global, WNIE, UK Electronics...
Defect of the Month with Bob Willis – Desoldering
My name is Bob Willis and welcome to Defect of the Month. I try to focus on a particular process defect every month, give you some solutions & suggestions on how you might be able to fix common defects. If you have a particular process defect, drop us an e-mail,...
News Central
Altus extends Koh Young 3D Inspection into THT Assembly
Altus Group, a leading supplier of capital equipment for the electronics manufacturing industry in the UK and Ireland, has expanded its inspection offering to support through-hole technology (THT) assembly using Koh Young’s 3D measurement technology. Koh Young is a...
Aitech U-C6850 brings SOSA-aligned 10/40GbE to defence
SOSA-aligned Ethernet switch targets high-speed defence upgrades Aitech has announced the U-C6850, a fully managed 1/10/40GbE Ethernet switch/router in a rugged 3U VPX form factor aligned with the Open Group SOSA Technical Standard. Available now for mission...
Powell Electronics shows latest highly reliable connector solutions for rail applications at Innotrans 2026
At Innotrans 2026 in Berlin, Germany from 22nd to 25th Sept 2026, Powell Electronicswill be showing the latest hi-reliability connector solutions for harsh environment rail applications from its key franchises, e.g. Amphenol, Glenair, Honeywell, Samtec and ITT Cannon....
Industry Insights
Mixed Storage Systems: Bringing Structure to Complex Material Flow
The CTS Perspective is a new regular column from the engineers at cts Group, exploring how industry really automates and digitalises – one practical insight at a time. In electronics manufacturing, material flow is rarely simple. SMT reels, trays, Euro Boxes and PCB...
The CTS Perspective: Material Carrier Placement: Why Correct Material Positioning Matters in Electronics Manufacturing
The CTS Perspective is a new regular column from the engineers at cts Group, exploring how industry really automates and digitalises – one practical insight at a time. In modern electronics manufacturing, significant attention is given to machine performance,...
AI Servers Are Reshaping the Entire Electronics Supply Chain
Leadership opinion by Doug Dixon Abstract The AI server market has moved beyond a semiconductor growth story. Record hyperscaler investment and rapidly increasing accelerator deployments are creating demand across high bandwidth memory, advanced packaging, substrates,...
Appointments
Pulsiv appoints new CEO to drive next stage of growth
Pulsiv, the UK innovator in power electronics, today announced the appointment of Tim Joyce as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Tim succeeds outgoing CEO Darrel Kingham, who has stepped down to pursue new opportunities. Tim joins Pulsiv at...
CE3S Recognizes Amanda Smeltz’s Leadership with Promotion to Vice President of Commercial Growth & Strategy
Cumberland Electronics Strategic Supply Solutions (CE3S), your strategic sourcing, professional solutions and distribution partner, has promoted Amanda Smeltz to Vice President of Commercial Growth & Strategy, recognizing her leadership in building and expanding...
PARMI Appoints Rob Guthrie as Sales Manager for US’s Central Region
PARMI, a leader in advanced 3D inspection systems, has announced the appointment of Rob Guthrie as Sales Manager for the Central Region. Guthrie brings more than 11 years of sales management, technical sales and product management experience across the B2B technology,...
