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Behind every device is a manufacturing team who created it. This statement rings even more true for printed circuit boards, even though consumers may not recognize it.

The printed circuit board industry experienced excellent year-over-year growth, according to an IPC press release. As of April, 2016, yearly growth hit 5.6 percent, while sale and order volume eclipsed last year's statistics.

Printed circuit boards may be the driving force at the heart of nearly every product we use today, but it wasn't always like that. They've come a long way and have transformed with technology into the high-powered chip they are today.

Since the first television and computer came onto the market, technological devices have become considerably smaller. New technology is requiring PCB manufacturers to miniaturize components to fit unique specifications, which means breaking the conventional rules day after day.

The growth of technology doesn't stop for anybody, which is why it's incredibly important to stay ahead of trends when it comes to manufacturing parts for devices.

Any organization - whether in the public or private sector - that relies on printed circuit boards knows that getting those products manufactured isn't always an easy process. After all, there are a lot of PCB manufacturers out there, and some just aren't as experienced or professional when it comes to delivery, quality, design and more. Therefore, it's important for decision-makers like you to conduct plenty of research before forming a partnership with one of those companies.

Whether your company is a startup with a great idea for a product or your business has been offering a variety of consumer goods for years, you must conduct your due diligence before choosing a manufacturing partner. After all, the quality of your items and the reputation of your brand is on the line if your manufacturer doesn't consistently perform, and that's not even to mention the financial challenges associated with manufacturer mistakes. As such, you must be prepared to learn everything you can about potential manufacturer partners before signing on that dotted line.

It doesn't matter whether you're a single engineer at a small company working on your first product or a decision-maker on a team at a major industry player, you understand the importance of getting circuit board designs right. As a result, you care a lot about prototyping, right? After all, this piece of the PCB manufacturing puzzle is key to getting a fantastic final product that lives up to your expectations as well as consumers'.

If both corporations and consumers believe that their worlds are becoming more high-tech, then public sector entities and military organizations have reached unthinkable levels of technological sophistication. This is obvious for some - technologies such as mobile phones, the Internet of Things and even the Internet were all founded with military applications in mind. In that regard, it's clear that printed circuit boards have been and will continue to be one of the most important components of military technologies. And since that is the case, the performance of PCBs matters more than ever for military organizations.

In the world of electromechanical manufacturing, proper documentation is a basic necessity. PCB producers need to know the exact requirements expected of their product, and assembly teams must understand how circuit boards fit into the final build. In other words, documentation is multi-layered, and must include information that is both broad in scope and granular in detail.