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Particle Spectra: Parker’s recap of the conference
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Particle Spectra: Parker’s recap of the conference

Last week, I was invited out to Particle’s first conference, Spectra. The conference was designed to cater to IoT designers and product creators. I…

October 16, 2018
Platform Updates: XLSX BoM and Dashboard Updates
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Platform Updates: XLSX BoM and Dashboard Updates

Our awesome development team continues to work hard to improve your experience with the MacroFab Platform. Here are some changes made we made in the…

October 3, 2018
PCB Options: Custom PCB Board Thickness
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PCB Options: Custom PCB Board Thickness

For PCB designers that require thinner or thicker PCBs than the standard 1.6mm, we here at MacroFab offer the ability to customize PCB thickness. The…

September 27, 2018
Expanded PCB Layer Options. Introducing 10, 12, 14, & 16 Layer
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Expanded PCB Layer Options. Introducing 10, 12, 14, & 16 Layer

More PCB layers are available! We are happy to announce our latest PCB specification expansion: support for 10, 12, 14, 16, and up to 32-layer PCBA…

September 18, 2018
Red Hot PCB: Improving Flight Simulation
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Red Hot PCB: Improving Flight Simulation

Prather Creations has developed a board for a project called “Cereal Bytes”. The board contains ICs, which convert ARINC 429 data to a format that…

September 17, 2018
RESULTS: MacroFab Design Contest: Blink an LED Sponsored by Mouser Electronics
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RESULTS: MacroFab Design Contest: Blink an LED Sponsored by Mouser Electronics

Howdy, everyone! Today we have the contest results for the MacroFab Design Contest: Blink an LED Sponsored by Mouser Electronics. I would like to…

September 17, 2018
Red Hot PCB: High Performance Audio DAC
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Red Hot PCB: High Performance Audio DAC

The ApplePi DAC is an ultra-high performance I2S DAC hat for the Raspberry Pi created by Orchard Audio. The PCB is used in conjunction with a…

August 13, 2018
How to Go from Prototype to Production with MacroFab
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How to Go from Prototype to Production with MacroFab

Turnkey PCB Assembly and Box Build manufacturers are a hard find, and it is easy to understand why one-stop shops for prototype to production don't…

August 9, 2018
MacroFab Blink an LED Design Contest - Sponsored by Mouser
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MacroFab Blink an LED Design Contest - Sponsored by Mouser

Welcome to the MacroFab “Blink an LED” Challenge, sponsored by Mouser Electronics. This design contest is all about blinking an LED or LEDs. Build…

August 8, 2018
A Passion for Electronics Manufacturing
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A Passion for Electronics Manufacturing

Our Engineering Tech, Ramon Torres shares his story about how he got into electronics and why he loves working at MacroFab. My passion for…

July 30, 2018
Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid in High Volume Electronics Manufacturing
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Top 6 Mistakes to Avoid in High Volume Electronics Manufacturing

It’s important to consider all risks and challenges that might occur and to plan for those when you move into high volume electronics manufacturing.…

July 27, 2018
Decoding Tariff Impacts on US Electronics Manufacturing
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Decoding Tariff Impacts on US Electronics Manufacturing

There have been a lot of discussions recently about the impacts of the recently proposed tariff changes by the US Administration on Chinese goods. As…

July 2, 2018