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45 <div class="blog-page-header" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <div class="blog-page-header-inner" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <div class="section-eyebrow" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>From the Blog</div> <h1 class="blog-page-title" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Resources for Hardware Teams</h1> <p class="blog-page-sub" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Guides, analysis, and technical content for electronics engineering and procurement.</p> </div> </div> <div class="blog-listing" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <div class="blog-listing-inner" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <div class="blog-listing-grid" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <a href="/blog/platform-update-conformal-coating-gerber-viewer" class="blog-listing-card" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <div class="blog-listing-card-image" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <img src="/images/blog/platform-update-conformal-coating-gerber-viewer/featured-placeholder.webp" alt="Platform Update: Instant Conformal Coating Quotes and a Rebuilt Gerber Viewer" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> </div> <div class="blog-listing-card-body" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>  <div class="blog-listing-card-tags" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <span class="blog-listing-tag" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Macrofab Platform Update</span> </div> <h2 class="blog-listing-card-title" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Platform Update: Instant Conformal Coating Quotes and a Rebuilt Gerber Viewer</h2> <p class="blog-listing-card-excerpt" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>We&#39;re shipping two updates to the MacroFab platform that remove friction from two very different parts of the ordering process. 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Processing is quicker, file name…</p> <div class="blog-listing-card-meta" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>March 24, 2026</div> </div> </a><a href="/blog/factories-fill-idle-capacity-ems-marketplaces" class="blog-listing-card" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <div class="blog-listing-card-image" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <img src="/images/blog/factories-fill-idle-capacity-ems-marketplaces/partner-featured.webp" alt="Factories Fill Idle Capacity with EMS Marketplaces" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> </div> <div class="blog-listing-card-body" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>  <div class="blog-listing-card-tags" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <span class="blog-listing-tag" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>factory partner</span><span class="blog-listing-tag" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>ems</span> </div> <h2 class="blog-listing-card-title" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Factories Fill Idle Capacity with EMS Marketplaces</h2> <p class="blog-listing-card-excerpt" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Every factory owner knows the feeling: lines sitting idle between jobs, technicians waiting for the next order, and fixed costs quietly eating into…</p> <div class="blog-listing-card-meta" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>November 19, 2025</div> </div> </a><a href="/blog/why-engineers-choose-us-pcb-manufacturers" class="blog-listing-card" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <div class="blog-listing-card-image" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <img src="/images/blog/why-engineers-choose-us-pcb-manufacturers/11-Reasons-Engineers-Are-Moving-to-US-PCB-Manufacturers.png" alt="11 Reasons Engineers Are Moving to US PCB Manufacturers Like MacroFab" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> </div> <div class="blog-listing-card-body" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>  <div class="blog-listing-card-tags" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3> <span class="blog-listing-tag" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Electronic manufacturing services</span><span class="blog-listing-tag" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>US PCB manufacturers</span><span class="blog-listing-tag" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>tariffs</span> </div> <h2 class="blog-listing-card-title" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>11 Reasons Engineers Are Moving to US PCB Manufacturers Like MacroFab</h2> <p class="blog-listing-card-excerpt" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>!US PCB Manufacturing Global supply chain headaches have reshaped the way engineers think about manufacturing. 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45reduce PCB lead time</span> </div> <h2 class="blog-listing-card-title" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>Digital Manufacturing vs Traditional EMS: Which Is Right for Your PCB Needs?</h2> <p class="blog-listing-card-excerpt" data-astro-cid-a7wiyce3>In a market where every week counts and margins are tight, the way you build electronics can be a competitive edge or a bottleneck. 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