Monthly Archives: November 2025


Nov26
Youtube: 5 Key Mindsets Before You Start Writing an 8D Report

post on November 26, 2025

Do you ever find yourself being less than honest when writing an 8D report to a customer? Or maybe in your company, the 8D report is more like a “one-man show”? What should we really pay attention to when writing … Continue reading →

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Nov20
Lessons from My First Days on the Electronics Assembly Line: How I Earned Respect as a Rookie Engineer

post on November 20, 2025

Thinking back to my first day working at an electronics assembly factory, I was hired as a Product Engineer. This role is actually quite similar to that of a Process Engineer, but at that time, Workingbear only had experience in … Continue reading →

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Nov13
PCB Edge Removal and De-paneling: Stamp Hole Design

post on November 13, 2025

In most PCB (Printed Circuit Board) designs, panels are usually connected using V-cuts or tabs/ribs, and then separated with a V-cut scoring machine or a router de-panel machine. However, besides these two common connection methods, there’s another approach called the … Continue reading →

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Nov10
Attitude Determines Everything — The Making of an Engineer

post on November 10, 2025

An engineer must be grounded, hands-on, and unafraid to get their hands dirty — learning by doing and using practical experience to verify theory. Because of his job, Workingbear often visits various professional electronics manufacturing service (EMS) factories and spends … Continue reading →

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Nov06
PCB Edge Removal and De-paneling: Precautions for Manual Breaking

post on November 6, 2025

There are many ways to de-panel or remove the edge rails of a PCB, but the simplest and cheapest method is manual V-cut breaking. However, this method can easily lead to uncontrolled quality issues. Before using manual breaking, it’s important … Continue reading →

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