‍The second quarter has been a period of significant operational improvements. We are thrilled to share some fantastic progress and innovations happening on our factory floor.

Without accessible concrete data, customers often struggle to assess quality, complicating the evaluation of potential new suppliers. Our Metrics page addresses this issue by offering real-time data on the percentage of orders shipped on time, defect-free orders, among others.

We are excited to announce that we’ve made significant improvements to our BOM file processing! Our latest enhancements will streamline the upload process further, increase accuracy, and save you valuable time.

We think components from hobbyist sites from the likes of Seeed Studio, SparkFun, and AdaFruit are fantastic. They have some really unique and cool products that you can't always buy from normal distributor channels in the United States. However, we generally recommended that customers stick to using these types of parts for only hobbyist projects since they aren’t suited for a professional manufacturing environment.

We are excited to announce that CircuitHub now fully supports designs created with KiCad Version 8!

Last month we published a guide to our recommended discrete component footprints (courtesy of our friends at Worthington). Continuing with that thread, we now also have recommended spacing for discrete components.

In this slightly random catchup episode Chris and Melissa discuss Chris' recent trip to California where he attended IPC APEX EXPO and hosted out first Pick, Place, Podcast meetup! Huge thanks to everyone who was able to come say hi, the wonderful conversations and show suggestions! 

Placing discrete components literally 24/7 means we see a huge variety of footprint variations. Poorly designed footprints can cause components can cause “head-in-pillow” and “tombstone” defects, amongst other issues.

In this episode, we uncover the multifaceted persona of IPC President and CEO, Dr. John Mitchell, from his educational background to his Ironman pursuits. Learn about IPC alongside insights into John's acclaimed book, Fire Your Hiring Habits. John also talks about the history behind the IPC Apex Expo and what you can expect at the even if you participate.

Exciting news for all our podcast listeners! The Pick, Place, Podcast is thrilled to announce a special meetup event at the upcoming IPC APEX EXPO 2024.