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[Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Designing medical devices is no simple task. The stakes are higher for these devices compared to most other industries. Because of that, medical device engineers need to think carefully about which design elements should be prioritized. [Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/medical-device-designs-components-elements-and-design-priorities) --- ## [Differences Between Solid Modeling and Surface Modeling](https://blog.epectec.com/differences-between-solid-modeling-and-surface-modeling) [![Finished Part](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/blog/finished-part.jpg "Finished Part")](https://blog.epectec.com/differences-between-solid-modeling-and-surface-modeling) Written by [Epec Engineered Technologies](https://blog.epectec.com/author/epec-engineered-technologies) Posted on January 26, 2022 at 9:23 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Solid modeling is the process of constructing a 3D model through a series of additive and subtractive operations while always maintaining a calculable volume. Surface modeling is the process of constructing a 3D model through the process of defining each of the faces that are present in its geometry. [Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/differences-between-solid-modeling-and-surface-modeling) --- ## [2021 Shipping Challenges During the Peak Season](https://blog.epectec.com/2021-shipping-challenges-during-the-peak-season) [![2021 Shipping Challenges During the Peak Season](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/peak-season-shipping-2021.jpg "2021 Shipping Challenges During the Peak Season")](https://blog.epectec.com/2021-shipping-challenges-during-the-peak-season) Written by [Kendall Paradise](https://blog.epectec.com/author/kendall-paradise) Posted on November 9, 2021 at 10:06 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) When the electronics world was preparing for the Chinese New Year (CNY) 2020, I don’t think any of us could have imagined what we would be planning for CNY 2021, and even fewer people would have predicted what we will be going to be up against in 2022. [Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/2021-shipping-challenges-during-the-peak-season) --- ## [Supply Chain Challenges on the Electronics and Manufacturing Industry](https://blog.epectec.com/supply-chain-challenges-on-the-electronics-and-manufacturing-industry) [![Supply Chain Impacts](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/supply-chain-impacts.jpg "Supply Chain Impacts")](https://blog.epectec.com/supply-chain-challenges-on-the-electronics-and-manufacturing-industry) Written by [Kendall Paradise](https://blog.epectec.com/author/kendall-paradise) Posted on August 23, 2021 at 10:13 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The last 18 months have been some of the most challenging that many of us have had to deal with both personally and professionally. It has often felt like we were riding waves, coming closer to things getting a little more normal, only to have them change radically. Looking forward to the next 18 months, I don’t see those changes getting any easier for us or our industry. [Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/supply-chain-challenges-on-the-electronics-and-manufacturing-industry) --- ## [Prototypes to Production: Can Your Cable Assembly Supplier Keep Pace?](https://blog.epectec.com/prototypes-to-production-can-your-cable-assembly-supplier-keep-pace) [![Packaging options for high volume production runs](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/high-volume-cable-assembly-production.jpg "Packaging options for high volume production runs")](https://blog.epectec.com/prototypes-to-production-can-your-cable-assembly-supplier-keep-pace) Written by [Steven J Goodman](https://blog.epectec.com/author/steven-j-goodman) Posted on June 22, 2021 at 9:10 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially challenging for many electronics manufacturers. As the world’s production flood gates opened, deliveries that were on hold for the past year are now being asked to be rushed and pulled ahead. [Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/prototypes-to-production-can-your-cable-assembly-supplier-keep-pace) --- ## [Peak Season Challenges in a Not-So-Normal Year](https://blog.epectec.com/peak-season-challenges-in-a-not-so-normal-year) [![Transport containers being loaded onto trucks from cargo airplanes.](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/blog/containers-loaded-onto-trucks-from-cargo-airplanes.jpg "Transport containers being loaded onto trucks from cargo airplanes.")](https://blog.epectec.com/peak-season-challenges-in-a-not-so-normal-year) Written by [Kendall Paradise](https://blog.epectec.com/author/kendall-paradise) Posted on December 2, 2020 at 10:41 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Those of us who make our livings managing supply chain, the time of the year between Halloween and New Year’s Eve is always on the tense side. Known as the “Peak Season”, it seems to start earlier and earlier the more people turn to e-commerce. [Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/peak-season-challenges-in-a-not-so-normal-year) --- ## [Peak Season Shipping 2.0 or the New Normal](https://blog.epectec.com/peak-season-shipping-the-new-normal) [![Example of air cargo shipping](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/blog/air-cargo-shipping.jpg "Example of air cargo shipping")](https://blog.epectec.com/peak-season-shipping-the-new-normal) Written by [Kendall Paradise](https://blog.epectec.com/author/kendall-paradise) Posted on May 11, 2020 at 9:12 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) New Normal. What is the New Normal? For those of us who work in electronics, most days it feels like a foreign concept. When you consider what our collective industries have gone through since 2018, when the U.S. vs. China trade war started, and the Section 232 and Section 301 tariffs went into effect, now into this Chinese New Year (CNY) and the global Coronavirus pandemic, it seems like the answer to that question is: normal is something we may never see again. 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[Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/three-trends-in-electronics-hardware-development) --- ## [Advantages of Developing Effective Inventory Management](https://blog.epectec.com/advantages-of-developing-effective-inventory-management) [![Example of a warehouse](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/blog/epec-warehouse.jpg "Example of a warehouse")](https://blog.epectec.com/advantages-of-developing-effective-inventory-management) Written by [Bryan Nolan](https://blog.epectec.com/author/bryan-nolan) Posted on December 10, 2019 at 9:21 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Running production operations is a daunting task for manufacturers. You want your operations to be highly productive, flexible with the changing needs of customers, and to run efficiently. At the same time, you want to develop ways to reduce process costs without reducing the quality of works-in-progress (WIP) parts or finished contracted products. [Read More](https://blog.epectec.com/advantages-of-developing-effective-inventory-management) --- ## [Avoiding Challenges During Peak Season Shipping](https://blog.epectec.com/avoiding-challenges-during-peak-season-shipping) [![Example of a Cargo Plane](https://blog.epectec.com/hubfs/Blog/cargo-plane.jpg "Example of a Cargo Plane")](https://blog.epectec.com/avoiding-challenges-during-peak-season-shipping) Written by [Kendall Paradise](https://blog.epectec.com/author/kendall-paradise) Posted on October 9, 2019 at 9:33 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Every year, post Labor Day, most of us are focusing on getting “back to work” and recovering from whatever the summer holidays brought our way. As the weather starts to cool, and the sports start to change, those of us who work in supply chain management, procurement, and shipping immediately turn our eyes to what has become the constant fourth quarter challenge: getting our companies through peak season with no delays or surcharges. 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