When you start with a well-proven management team and a chance to start from scratch, it doesn’t take long to get well established. Omega EMS CEO Chris Alessio discusses the company's rapid 10-year growth from startup to an international electronics manufacturing organization. We find out what makes things click so well.

There’s a dangerous misconception among engineers who still think ceramic circuits are just a little tougher version of a PCB, a little better at handling heat, and a premium option when FR-4 starts to struggle. That thinking will cost you performance and reliability; in some applications, it may cost you the entire design. Remtec builds are not “better PCBs,” but fundamentally different platforms. Here are eight “truths” to demonstrate that difference.

There was a time when you could tell where a product was from by how it felt, fit, or functioned: German precision, Japanese consistency, or American durability. Today, the lines are blurred. The best factories in Vietnam rival those in Texas, and Mexican plants match the efficiency of Taiwan. However, as quality expectations converge worldwide, execution doesn’t. The global quality gap continues to widen. The definition of quality is no longer regional; it’s universal.