SCORE™ ABOUT CUSTOMER CENTER SUPPLIER CENTER QUALITY INVESTORS CONTACT News The Source Newsletter SigmaTron Source Q3 2021 This quarter’s issue looks at the successes of the Tijuana facility’s Lean Six Sigma Program and their new continuous improvement database app. SigmaTron’s strategy for providing regional configure-to-order support for industries with specialized requirements is also discussed. Read the full issue here. ... read more Published on 2021-09-28 SigmaTron Source Q2 2021 This quarter’s issue of the SigmaTron Source discusses ways that the SigmaTron Supply Chain Management team’s roles are changing to better adapt to today’s challenging materials market. The Elk Grove Village facility has added flying probe test capability and the Tijuana, Mexico facility has concluded a very successful ... read more Published on 2021-06-24 SigmaTron Source Q1 2021 Read the full issue here. ... read more Published on 2021-03-24 Materials Environment Drives New Challenges Any supply-chain management executive will likely tell you that 2021 is 2020 on steroids. Reason: While 2020 had supply-chain disruption, the worst part of that disruption was followed by drops in ... read more Published on 2021-02-25 A Look at Trends in the EMS Industry The COVID-19 pandemic is fostering more cohesive relationships between EMS providers and their customers. This Medical Product Outsourcing magazine article looks at some of the challenges created by this global pandemic and ways that ... read more Published on 2021-02-09 Improving Engineering Efficiency SigmaTron International has adopted a hybrid DFM process that uses software automation to speed basic analysis, followed by an engineering review. This E-DFM software tool reduces the time it takes to create ... read more Published on 2021-01-04 SigmaTron Source Q4 2020 This quarter’s issue discusses the process for virtual customer audits, receipt of QAN/QAR certification for a product in the Elk Grove Village facility and some of the Lean manufacturing articles that SigmaTron’s team has published in Circuits Assembly magazine. The Tijuana, Mexico facility’s life changing wellness program is also covered. ... read more Published on 2020-12-16 Product Development and the 7 Wastes Decisions made in product design can impact assembly cost, defect opportunities and inventory cost. While design for manufacturability (DfM) analysis can eliminate many issues, less commonly analyzed decisions related ... read more Published on 2020-10-26 SigmaTron Source Q3 2020 This quarter’s SigmaTron Source newsletter looks at a new software tool that automates the design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis process and discusses the Elk Grove Village, IL facility’s recent ATEX/IECEx Audit for products used in potentially explosive environments. Accomplishments related to Lean Six Sigma in the Tijuana, Mexico facility ... read more Published on 2020-09-25 SigmaTron Source Q2 2020 This quarter’s SigmaTron Source newsletter looks at ways that SigmaTron’s IT systems have facilitated an efficient response to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and investments that have recently ... read more Published on 2020-06-17 1 2 Next » Articles Addressing Specialized Customer Requirements Some industries have specialized end-market requirements. For example, corporate headquarters in fast food and fast casual restaurants dictate menu items and the equipment needed to support those items by region. ... read more Published on 2021-11-05 Lean Six Sigma Tools and Agility The electronics manufacturing community is facing unprecedented challenges in 2021. Component supply and product demand are completely out of sync in many industries. Material constraints and transportation shortages are stretching ... read more Published on 2021-09-13 Reducing Time and Cost in Test The mantra of the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry has been faster, better, cheaper for four decades, given that outsourcing isn’t justifiable without a speed, quality or cost improvement over in-house processes. Continually delivering those benefits requires a focus on working smarter that relentlessly asks, “Where can we improve?” ... read more Published on 2021-07-08 What Works Best in Attracting New Employees? Material constraints combined with unanticipated spikes in demand and shortages in transportation capacity apparently aren’t enough of an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) management challenge for 2021. Labor shortages are also an issue, ... read more Published on 2021-06-02 Facilitating Continuous Improvement with a Customized App A key tenet of Lean manufacturing is to reduce variation through process standardization and control. To that end, most companies develop a control plan and monitor various steps of the process. ... read more Published on 2021-05-05 Materials Environment Drives New Challenges Any supply-chain management executive will likely tell you that 2021 is 2020 on steroids. Reason: While 2020 had supply-chain disruption, the worst part of that disruption was followed by drops in ... read more Published on 2021-02-25 A Look at Trends in the EMS Industry The COVID-19 pandemic is fostering more cohesive relationships between EMS providers and their customers. This Medical Product Outsourcing magazine article looks at some of the challenges created by this global pandemic and ways that ... read more Published on 2021-02-09 Improving Engineering Efficiency SigmaTron International has adopted a hybrid DFM process that uses software automation to speed basic analysis, followed by an engineering review. This E-DFM software tool reduces the time it takes to create ... read more Published on 2021-01-04 Product Development and the 7 Wastes Decisions made in product design can impact assembly cost, defect opportunities and inventory cost. While design for manufacturability (DfM) analysis can eliminate many issues, less commonly analyzed decisions related ... read more Published on 2020-10-26 Lean Poka-Yoke and IT Tools One continuing trend in electronics manufacturing services is the increasing role IT-related solutions have in supporting a Lean manufacturing-driven organizational culture. This is particularly true of proprietary solutions that automate processes ... read more Published on 2020-08-27 1 2 Next » Events Visit SigmaTron in Booth 1895 at MDM West 2020 SigmaTron International will be exhibiting at MDM West in Anaheim Feb. 11-13, 2020. Click here to register for a free exhibit pass and stop by our booth to learn more about ways we can optimize your outsourced ... read more Published on 2019-12-11 Network with SigmaTron International’s Team at the MPO Summit Oct 3-4 SigmaTron International is a Silver Sponsor of the MPO Summit, which this year, will be held across the Bay from SigmaTron’s northern California manufacturing facility. Learn more about this upcoming conference at MPO Summit and ... read more Published on 2019-09-19 Visit SigmaTron International at MD&M West SigmaTron International will be exhibiting in Booth 1795 at MD&M West on Feb. 5-7, 2019. Click here and use promo code SPECIALSIG932 to register for free admission to the exhibits and a 20% discount on conference pricing. ... read more Published on 2019-01-14 Visit SigmaTron at MDM West 2018 Use promo code SPECIAL for a free Expo Pass or 20% discount on conference registration at MDM West and be sure to visit SigmaTron International in Booth #1795. Register here . ... read more Published on 2018-01-08 Visit SigmaTron at MDM West in Booth 550 SigmaTron International will be exhibiting at MDM West. Use our promo code “INVITE” to save 20% off Conference Passes, or claim a complimentary Expo Pass, at www.mdmwest.com/invite. ... read more Published on 2017-01-19 Visit SigmaTron International At MDM West SigmaTron International will be exhibiting in Booth 550 at MDM West in Anaheim, CA on Feb. 9-11. In addition to discussing ways we can support your company at all stages of the product lifecycle through our global network, you can enter our drawing for a Petzi Treat Camera, an innovative product that lets you interact ... read more Published on 2016-01-22 © 2021 SigmaTron International, Inc. All rights reserved. ABOUT CUSTOMER CENTER SUPPLIER CENTER QUALITY INVESTORS CONTACT