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Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD

Jim Smith is managing director of Electronics Manufacturing Sciences Inc. in St. Petersburg, FL (www.emsciences.com). He began work in electronics assembly in 1965 and founded Electronics Manufacturing Sciences in 1981 to teach soldering as a unified science. Thousands of engineers, technicians and managers worldwide have attended his "Science of Soldering" classes.
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A Hack for Sterilizing N95 Respirators

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
September 24, 2020
N95 respirators were intended to be discarded after every use. That’s not happening now, of course, so much research is going into devising methods for sterilizing used respirators for reuse. If that is your situation, the following information may be helpful.
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The N95 Respirator Scandal

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
September 24, 2020
Why on earth are hospital workers still forced to recycle N95 respirators when Detroit automakers with no aircraft experience were able to start turning out dozens of planes daily in less time than we’ve been dealing with the virus?
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Re-opening Assembly Plants During the Plague Requires New Approaches

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
June 25, 2020

Ready or not, those of us in manufacturing are (mostly) all back to work, coronavirus or not. It’s tough to make things via Zoom. While many office workers will be working from home for the foreseeable future, manufacturing personnel are back in the trenches. So, let’s talk about how to ensure that going to work doesn’t turn into a stop on the way to intensive care.


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Pandemic Reveals Rocky State of U.S. Manufacturing

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
April 29, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on this country didn’t need to be this bad. It shouldn’t have been this bad. But this is what happens when a country turns its back on manufacturing. America traded its independence for short-term corporate profits, and recovery is going to take much more than a few trillion dollars in federal emergency loans. A euthanized industrial base can’t magically be brought back to life.


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Science Of Soldering© Class At Georgia Tech

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
August 23, 2019
Georgia Tech is offering an open registration Science of Soldering© course for individuals as part of its Professional Education Program.
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We Are All John Glenn

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
May 17, 2019

John Glenn, the famous astronaut and politician, wrote about his history-making earth orbit flight, “As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind: Every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.” Today, we are all John Glenn.


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Are Avionics Manufacturers Resistant to Change?

Our electronics industry commentator expresses frustration at the "that's-how-we've-always-done-it" culture among avionics manufacturers.
Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
March 20, 2019

The news about the 737 MAX has got me thinking about my own experience with the aerospace industry. There’s something cultural about the avionics and aerospace industries, the Defense Department and the FAA; they are impervious to ideas. The status quo cannot be unseated.


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Can Quality Be Saved?

Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
November 24, 2014

While manufacturers agree that the quality revolution that began in the 1980s is a good thing, quality does not seem to have improved as a result.


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Apple, Outsourcing and Tax Law

Arcane policies allow multinational corporations to avoid paying billions in U.S. taxes.
Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
May 28, 2013

Multinationals are using overseas subsidiaries to avoid paying billions in federal taxes. Is that a problem? How would you fix it? Should the federal government provide a tax break for repatriated corporate earnings?


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Your Employees Are Smarter Than You Think

Manufacturers can do much better than "train" their employees.
Jim Smith Ph.D. ABD
April 2, 2013

Manufacturers often fail to recognize the ability of their employees to learn and think.


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