Cascade Systems Technology

06/15/2021

Biden Administration’s Infrastructure Plan: What’s in it for the electronics industry?

On March 31, President Biden announced the Administration’s approximately $2 trillion infrastructure spending plan to the public, the virtues of which the President is promoting and the merits of which members of Congress are duly debating.

03/29/2021

Come see how Cascade Systems will light up the way to a bright, exciting future with intelligent LED PCBAs.
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01/18/2021

Are you ready to conformal coat? Here’s why you might want to know.

Over the holidays, I had occasion to watch a National Geographic documentary on the April 2019 fire that took place in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. A segment of the show touched on how the city fire department utilized an unmanned, 1,110 lb. fire-fighting machine, lovingly called the Colossus,...

12/24/2020

In a year of distancing, technology kept us near and connected...

https://www.cascadesystems.net/in-a-year-of-distancing-technology-kept-us-near-and-connected/

11/10/2020

"Whether the end product was a medical device headed for a hospital or doctor’s office, an advanced PCB solution for an automotive application, or a consumer electronics product that’ll ultimately connect a home or business to the internet of things (IOT) — time and again, we’ve been able to surprise and delight our customers with ideas, techniques, or tactics that saved them time, reduced costs, enhanced quality, or all the above."

https://www.cascadesystems.net/6-ways-your-pcba-partner-can-help-you-reduce-cost-and-achieve-high-quality-if-youll-only-let-them/

08/20/2020

1The manufacturing process is one of the parts most vulnerable to IP protection breakdowns. Some of the processes you can put into place to help mitigate this risk include:
• Setting up the building or production area with separate work areas that have access carefully controlled within them to assure that few or no employees know the entire process.
• Break up critical parts of the design and production processes to limit the likelihood of one or more employees having complete access to the entire process the IP cannot be copied.
• Incorporate technology or techniques that make the process difficult to copy such as specialized inks, labels, stamps, other unique identifiers to limit the ability to copy the IP or duplicate the IP manufacturing process.
• Limit access to sensitive areas, critical equipment, and important information based on the manufacturing employee’s job title and work function.
• Make sure that the employees have detailed confidentiality, non-compete, and non-disclosure agreements in place as a condition for hire.

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Follow these additional tips to help protect your IP when doing business with a Chinese electronic contract manufacturing company.

08/15/2020

The most recent issue of the Portland Business Journal featured a profile of Shantanu Gupta, the CEO of Cascade Systems Technology. When he took over the company back in November of 2019, he had some ambitious goals for 2020 that were soon derailed by the arrival of COVID-19 on the world stage.

The global pandemic disrupted the current global supply chains and created tremendous challenges for anyone associated with the manufacturing of electronic devices in the U.S.

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Portland Business Journal featured a profile of Shantanu Gupta, the CEO of Cascade Systems Technology, a leading PCB manufacturing and assembly company.

08/12/2020

Cascade Systems has a role in the big picture! Have you seen our work in the film industry?

https://www.cascadesystems.net/what-role-will-pcbas-play-a-role-in-your-next-innovation-consider-its-part-in-tomorrows-smart-film-set/

08/10/2020

Another option–and probably the best option–is to avoid the need to manufacture your electronics overseas in the first place. There are many benefits of using a domestic electronic contract manufacturer, but choosing to manufacture electronics in the U.S. also provides the following benefits surrounding IP processes:
• Extensive IP protection for copyrights, patents, and trademarks.
• Consistent enforcement of IP agreements with straightforward legal processes to resolve disputes.
• An educated workforce of employees who are well trained and paid with little incentive to steal your IP.
• No need to file paperwork for copyrights, patents and trademarks in multiple formats and languages resulting in saved time in the production process.
• Manufacturing domestically is less risky than transferring IP to China, especially for cutting edge, latest generation products which may be more wanted by unscrupulous electronic contract manufacturers.
• No need to coordinate IP protection with an overseas team that may not have as strong of a commitment to protecting your IP.

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Follow these additional tips to help protect your IP when doing business with a Chinese electronic contract manufacturing company.

08/05/2020

Mr. Gupta’s 28 years of experience with Intel allowed him to not see the pandemic as an obstacle, but as an opportunity. Because of the tremendous impact of the Coronavirus to Chinese electronic components’ suppliers, it opened up the door to increased revenue in the near future as U.S. electronic companies look for local manufacturing companies to produce circuit boards for their electronics.

The pandemic has increased demand for electronic devices that supports all aspects of cloud computing including online shopping, remote connectivity for workers, video conferencing, and even circuit boards for medical devices.

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The most recent issue for the Portland Business Journal featured a profile of Shantanu Gupta, the CEO of Cascade Systems Technology.