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Rick McClain, President and COO joins with other industry experts to weigh in on the impact of recent import tariffs.

Milwaukee Electronics president Rick McClain said that while they are not seeing any indication that customers plan to move production, their Mexico facility can accommodate additional production for customers that wish to use a NAFTA strategy to mitigate tariffs…

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Screaming Circuits, a division of EMS firm Milwaukee Electronics, specializes in building short-run, one-off, and prototype PCB assembly, with rapid turn times and instant online quoting and ordering. Mike Galloway, technical team supervisor at Screaming Circuits, discusses with SMT Magazine the biggest challenges when it comes to assembling flex circuits, the critical factors affecting yields, and the key considerations for OEMs when selecting contract manufacturing partner for their flex circuit assemblies.”

Read the conversation with Mike Galloway over at SMT Magazine. Download the PDF here.

 

Milwaukee Electronics’ combined engineering and manufacturing solutions were discussed in the March issue of SMT Magazine. The article looks at the benefits accrued when engineering and manufacturing services are combined, using actual case study examples. Some of these advantages include:

  • Close coordination between product development and manufacturing teams
  • A holistic Dfx approach
  • Better ability to align resources to fill gaps in the customer’s engineering team
  • Ability to work with the same engineering team over the long-term.

Read more here.

March issue of SMT Magazine

March issue of
SMT Magazine

The Portland Business Journal has recognized Screaming Circuits as an Oregon-based electronics manufacturing company who truly stands out not only within the industry it serves, but also in the city of Portland that it calls home. On October 30th, 2014, Read More

The “re-shoring” trends of companies who choose to produce goods and site their manufacturing facilities closer to the consumer are beginning to accelerate. According to recent findings by the BCG in their Global Manufacturing Cost-Competitiveness Index, Mexico now has average manufacturing costs lower than those which are found in China. Read More

Here at the beginning of a new year, and the anniversary of our 60th year in business, we have chosen to adopt a new, yet familiar name: Milwaukee Electronics. This change symbolizes both a return to our roots and illustrates our goal to better capitalize on the synergies among our business units. Read More

In February, MEC decided to reinstate its original name, and again became known as Milwaukee Electronics. While we continue our transition from a regional electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, to one with an expanding global footprint, Read More

Even though many competitors are moving to China for the cheaper labour costs, Milwaukee Electronics Corp. is trying to stay in Milwaukee. Read More