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IDTechEx Asks If Electronics Manufacturing Can Join the Digital Age

i4.0 today

Asked whether electronics is a ‘digital technology’, almost everyone would reply in the affirmative. However, while printed circuit boards (PCBs) enable digital technologies, the manufacturing processes used to produce them are still largely analog. Why Do We Need Digital Electronics Manufacturing?

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Large Hybrid Steel Insert Solves Deformation, Dimensionality, Cycle Time Problems

Mold Making Technology

After a short-lived acquisition by a New York-based defense contractor and investor, the company was reacquired in 2017 by the founder/owner and a business partner under a two-year non-compete agreement that limited Linear’s metal AM work to automotive and tooling. Linear’s Livonia operation is currently undergoing a $1.5