What to Expect at the AWWA Expo
Every year, the American Water Works Association’s conference and expobrings together experts from around the globe to share ideas about watermanagement, infrastructure and technology. This year, the annual conference and exposition (or ACE) is happening inPhiladelphia, and Mars and ciqada are pleased to be a part of it. We’ll be among the exhibitors at the […]
Why Should You Prototype Your Surface Mount Control Boards?
Printed circuit boards are the beating heart of essentially any electronicproduct, and prototyping your control board prior to full production cansave money and time. Prototyping offers several advantages. For one, it gives you the abilityto test various configurations for maximum efficiency. And when you work with a company that provides in-house prototyping, youcut down on […]
Maximizing Productivity for Electronic Assemblies
To ensure that quality products arrive on time, you need an expeditedfeedback loop from engineering and design to prototyping and themanufacturing floor. That’s where design for manufacturability comes in. It’s a design methodthat takes manufacturing aspects into consideration early in the process,creating an environment in which several disciplines work together to makesure the design leads […]
The Benefits Of Mold Flow Analysis Software
In this week’s blog post, we’ll be discussing plastic mold flow analysis,and why it’s important to plastic injection molding design projects. What is mold flow analysis? Mold flow analysis (or MFA) uses software tocreate a simulation of plastic flow, allowing manufacturers to enhance thedesign of their mold through a flow analysis of injection molds and […]
Embedded Software Control System Basics
What Is A Control System?A control system manages the behavior of other devices or systems. According to Wikipedia “The term ‘control system’ may be applied to theessentially manual controls that allow an operator, for example, to closeand open a hydraulic press, perhaps including logic so that it cannot bemoved unless safety guards are in place.” […]
Optimizing Printed Circuit Board Assembly Design through Collaboration
While innovations in design and manufacturing have helped lower the costof producing printed circuit boards, the price of creating a PCBA can bedriven even lower through cross-functional collaboration. In this article, we’ll look at some effective cross-functionalcollaboration tactics. PCBA production deadlines can be tight, which can lead to missed errorsand design flaws that go unnoticed. […]
What Were the Big Trends at CES?
We were privileged to spend time at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show(CES) in Las Vegas, where we joined hundreds of consumer electronicsmanufacturing companies in showcasing their products. Mars International and ciqada attend a variety of trade shows, but CES isprobably the highest profile, the place where thousands of people gathereach January to see what products […]
Join Ciqada And Mars at the AHR Show in Las Vegas
January has provided Mars International with two chances to talk about thebenefits of the Internet of Things solutions provided by the company’sciqada division. As we reported a few weeks ago, Mars and ciqada will be exhibiting at thisyear’s Consumer Electronics Show – more popularly known as CES – in LasVegas. Scheduled for Jan. 5-8, it […]
[CASE STUDY] Design to Assembly Contract Manufacturing Solution
Some manufacturing solutions require a great deal of development andproduction of component parts as well as assembly. This was true in thiscase study, where Mars International acted as a manufacturing partnerproviding both plastic and metal components. Business SituationMars International client of Natick, MA was established by the ventureengineering firm, Manifold Products, also based in Natick. […]
[CASE STUDY] Electronics Engineering for a Remote Control Transmitter &Receiver
In this case study, we will review a solution the Mars InternationalElectronics Engineering Team provided to a leading wireless boat liftsystems manufacturer. Business SituationA Mars International client, GEM Remotes of Naples, Florida is a leader inthe field of wireless boat lift control systems. They were looking to addfeatures and improve the product design of their […]
