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More design tips - get it right from the start
COMMON DESIGN PROBLEMS REGARDING HDI PRODUCTION PROBLEMS DEPENDING ON THIS BEST SOLUTION Too tight demands on the thickness of overplating of plugged vias. (POFV or VIPPO) Affects the flow of the process, at a reasonable thickness of the overplating all the vias can be drilled in the same operation, which makes the process much […]
Meet NCAB Group Germany at Embedded World Exhibition 24-26th February in Nürnberg, Germany
The Embedded World Exhibition and Conference 2015 is one of the worlds largest trade fairs of its kind. Read more about the exhibition here.
What´s on 2015?
Rikard Wallin, MD of NCAB Group Sweden and International Certified Future Strategist, attended the seminar and this is his summary of the main findings: According to Kairos Future many trends and events seems to be ”Heaven or Hell” choices, meaning that the trends looks like they will develop heavily in one direction OR the other. […]
NCAB Group Germany welcomes three new employees
Rena Rahimjan, Logistics, Uwe Zimmerman, Key Account Manager & Antonio Paffile, Customer Support has joined NCAB Group Germany.

6 actions that will make your Chinese New Year a happy one
The public Chinese New Year holidays 2015 are February 18 through to February 26. We are preparing action-plans together with our factories to find different ways of working around disruptions and our Factory Management-team will be manned during the whole Chinese New Year. Read more about how to prepare for the Chinese New Year 2015!
High-tech PCBs - design tips to get it right from the start
In issue no 3 of In Focus – NCAB Group´s newsletter, we dig deeper into high-tech PCBs. As an appetizer, we will already now give you some useful designtips regarding HDIs. COMMON DESIGN PROBLEMS REGARDING HDI PRODUCTION PROBLEMS DEPENDING ON THIS BEST SOLUTION Dielectric too thick for laser vias Increased time for laser drilling, lower […]

High demands always gets us to strive for PCB perfection
From my perspective he had already done a great job, the car looked new both on the in- and outside, but the owner still believed it could be better. Good is not enough, there are always improvements to be made. Somehow this is something I see very often in our office. We sometimes have hard […]
PCB design tips: Via-in-pad
The benefits of via-in-pad designs are well documented. From reduction of inductance to increased density, via-in-pad has become an essential tool for designers when navigating the routing challenges of fine pitch array packages that have become mainstays in today’s BOMs but there are trade-offs that must be considered. The basic concept is elegant. The via-in-pad […]
NCAB Group acquires M-Wave PCB Division
NCAB Group USA expands. On the 21 st of May 2014, NCAB Group has acquired 100% of M-Wave International, LLC’s PCB Division.

Innovation and growth - what's in it for the customer?
We are all aware that if we don’t innovate and grow, our competitors will easily catch up and eventually pass us. The key success factors to growth are to keep focus on the targets, continuous improvement, innovation and value based leadership. If we don’t have these factors the success will be limited. Innovation is the […]

The benefits of multi-sourcing of PCB factories compared to single sourcing
They had to have audit staff, technicians, quality-, logistic- and purchase staff to be able to get the correct boards. They have to use 6-7 factories to get the absolutely best offer. This was fairly easy to handle when the factories was in the vicinity and price wasn’t such a big issue. Then transition started […]
NCAB Group Sweden participates in Scandinavian Electronics Event 8-10th April
Between 8th-10th of April you can find NCAB Group Sweden in stand CO3:30. The Scandinavian Electronics Event is the largest and most important meeting place for the professional electronics industry in the Nordic countries. Read more about the exhibition: Scandinavian Electronics Event

Close cooperation - a source of inspiration
The main task this time is to perform an audit, a very good tool for checking the status of the factory, finding improvement areas and go to action. I’m travelling together with two PCB experts, our Group Quality & Technical Manager and our Technical Manager in Sweden. I’m very proud having this strong team when […]

How can you predict the future for the PCB market?
Some key barometers that have, and are going to influence the PCB market moving through Q1 and into Q2 include positive GDP expectations for the US (2.8%) and China (7.2-7.5%) with Europe posting a return to positive number (1% overall), but whilst this sounds optimistic this is not a walk in the park and growth […]

The world is running faster, or is it really?
We know for sure that information is travelling faster, and thanks to this, the world has become a little smaller. We can communicate with all different parts of the world in real-time and we can send goods pretty quick between regions. But looking in a longer perspective – is it really that much faster today, […]

PCB DfM – a pathway to lower overall cost
It’s all about connections, not simply those that the designers make to define the circuit or the ones that circuit board manufacturers create to fab the PCB. It’s about connecting the design intent with PCB manufacturing capabilities and assembly requirements. Without these connections, the PCBA will not have the manufacturing robustness or process yield needed […]

CSR - an important issue for the future
Still there are differences between the environments our future generations grow up in – with our well appointed NCAB UK offices & warehousing based here in Wiltshire, in open countryside – it is a stark contrast to the industrial zones of southern China where many of the PCBs consumed by global electronics markets are made. […]
Heinie von Michaelis new Managing Director of NCAB Group Germany
"We are very pleased that Heinie von Michaelis has joined us", says Hans Ståhl, CEO NCAB Group. "With Heinie we have a person with extensive knowledge of the electronics industry, and also considerable leadership and growth experience. These factors are important regarding NCAB Group's future development."

Time to prepare for the Chinese New Year 2014
The public Chinese New Year holidays 2014 are January 29 through to February 6. We are preparing action-plans together with our factories to find different ways of working around disruptions and our Factory Management-team will be manned during the whole Chinese New Year. Read more about 6 actions that will make your Chinese New Year a happy one!
NCAB Group USA continues service expansion
NCAB Group USA, today announced the appointment of Jim Anderson at FlagIron, Inc. as its representative for key accounts in Oregon and California.

NCAB Group USA Announces Strategic Restructure
NCAB Group USA, today announced a restructuring of the organization. Andy D’Agostino has been promoted to Managing Director and David Wolff will assume a role in business development, effective immediately.

NCAB Group USA welcomes Jettie Fross
NCAB Group USA strenghten its force with Jettie Fross as the new sales representative in Southern California.
NCAB Group Sweden is recruiting
We are strenghtening our Customer Support in Sweden. Interested?
NCAB is celebrating 20 years
However we have no plans to sit back and rest on our laurels. We are a company that is continuously developing and we intend to pursue that path, combining experience with curiosity and the will to improve. The future will see us continue to develop new products, test new ideas, learn new skills, build new […]
Kelly Davidson has joined the team in NCAB Group USA
Kelly Davidson - new Accounting Manager of NCAB Group USA
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