PICA Manufacturing Solutions is pleased to announce that Tyson Mortimer’s white paper, The Essential Guide to PCB Via Protection: Strategies and Standards, is featured in the August 2026 eBook, Understanding PCB Vias: An Essential Guide for PCB Designers.The white paper examines the critical role via protection plays in PCB performance...
As Executive Vice President, Mark Pare will focus on PICA’s long-term strategy, key accounts, and mentoring the company’s next generation of leaders. With decades of industry experience and deep expertise in customer relationships, business development, and organizational leadership, Mark brings invaluable perspective to these priorities. His knowledge, trusted relationships, and...
PICA’s Director of European Operations, Erick Daniels, recently visited our Asian headquarters in China, where he toured the facility and met with members of the China team.At PICA Manufacturing Solutions, we believe personal interaction and face-to-face collaboration help create stronger relationships across our global organization. We encourage team members to...
As EMAX 2026 comes to a close, we’re grateful for the conversations, new connections, and experiences our team shared in Penang.Thank you to everyone who stopped by Booth A151 to connect with Marcus Goh and the PICA Manufacturing Solutions team. We appreciated the opportunity to discuss flex, rigid-flex, PCB, assembly,...
Communities across New Hampshire came together this July to celebrate Independence Day and America's 250th anniversary, with one of the state's signature events taking place in historic Exeter. Thousands of residents and visitors gathered for the American Independence Festival, featuring colonial reenactments, a live reading of the Declaration of Independence,...
Space Tech Expo USA 2026 brought together a wide range of companies working across satellites, launch systems, defense space programs, lunar infrastructure, in-space manufacturing, robotics, power systems, optical communications, RF technology, testing, interconnect, software, and advanced components. Held June 2-4 in Anaheim, California, the event offered a strong look...
PICA welcomes a new team member Kevin Morrisette as our new General Manager of the Derry facility. Kevin brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in contract manufacturing. Throughout his career, he has helped found, grow, and lead multiple manufacturing organizations, most recently serving as CEO of a contract manufacturing...
The future of intelligent electronics is becoming smaller, faster, smarter, and more connected — and few events showcase that transformation better than Sensors Converge 2026.Held at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Sensors Converge brings together engineers, innovators, semiconductor leaders, embedded system developers, AI companies, automotive technology firms,...
SATELLITE 2026 brought the global satellite, space, defense, and communications industries to Washington, D.C. from March 23-26, 2026. The show highlighted where the market is moving next: multi-orbit connectivity, tactical communications, phased-array systems, direct-to-device services, and more compact, rugged electronics platforms.For PICA Manufacturing Solutions,...
Pascal has been promoted to VP of Marketing and Business Development. This promotion reflects the tremendous impact he has had on PICA’s growth and visibility. Pascal has done an outstanding job elevating our marketing efforts, strengthening our brand, and helping position PICA in key markets. His ability to connect strategy...
We have just publisehd our 3rd eBook on Flex PCB! This eBook also covers the supporting materials that can have a major impact on final performance, including adhesives, coverlays, stiffeners, shielding materials, release liners, and thermally conductive films. These decisions influence assembly consistency, durability, protection, heat dissipation, and electrical performance in demanding...
We’re pleased to share that our white paper, The Essential Guide to PCB Via Protection: Strategies and Standards, has been featured in the 2026 PCB Magazine from PCB Directory.Publications like this help bring together valuable technical knowledge from across the PCB industry, and this edition does a great job of...
Electronics manufacturing is heading into 2026 under pressure from several directions at once. Rising metals costs, laminate and prepreg repricing, labor shifts in key manufacturing regions, foreign exchange movement, and tighter capacity tied to AI and data-center demand are all contributing to higher PCB,
At PICA Manufacturing Solutions, we believe strong supply chains are built on relationships, not just processes. While we have a strong team across China and Southeast Asia, our leadership continues to travel regularly to meet the engineers, operators, and managers behind the work.These visits reinforce our Human-to-Human approach, strengthen trust,...
MD&M West 2026 in Anaheim brought together medtech, automation, design/manufacturing, plastics, and packaging, so the biggest trend wasn’t one product. It was how fast devices are becoming smarter, smaller, and more integrated, with more pressure on reliability, speed-to-market, and manufacturability.
Tariffs have played a role in the U.S. economy since the nation’s founding. In the early days of the republic, tariffs were a primary source of government revenue and a way to protect domestic industries as they took shape. Over time, tariffs became a strategic policy tool, used to influence...
