SETTING THE BENCHMARK

Welcome to our new blog series, "Get to Know a Benchmark Site." This series will introduce all of Benchmark's 26 global locations. Next up: Benchmark Precision Technologies Tempe, Arizona.

When we describe our new Benchmark Phoenix facility, we often list the vertically-integrated engineering and design, microelectronic assembly, surface mount technology (SMT) assembly, and functional test capabilities housed there. Or we talk about the kinds of technology problems we help our...

The Benchmark Engineering Profile is an ongoing blog feature highlighting the engineering teams located around the world. This month features the engineering team in Santa Ana, California and completes our series. In case you missed it, check out the profiles of all of our engineering teams: ...

Applications relying on RF systems—everything from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to radar systems—have evolved towards lighter, high-performance designs but are frequently constrained by lump-element RF components. Benchmark's new filter product lines were designed to give RF engineers new...

Benchmark is proud to have Lauren Nickle, senior vice president of aerospace and defense, join the team. Lauren was also featured in The Phoenix Business Journal's People on the Move section. 

Benchmark offers microelectronics assembly with placement tolerances of 1-2 microns semi-automated and 7 microns automated. So what the heck does that mean? How big (or small) is a micron, really?

Since 40-50 micron objects are the smallest things visible to the naked human eye, these extremely...

Benchmark's AVEX® Shock Machines™ are used in the design and destructive testing of components, circuits, hybrids, and complete assemblies. Avex Shock Machines are designed and built in Huntsville, Alabama and come in three sizes/models to serve a wide variety of testing needs across industry...

Ruggedization of electronics is essential for tough military and industrial use cases where equipment cannot fail. But what does ruggedizing electronics really entail? Benchmark Secure Technology VP of Engineering Keith Heinzig explains how Benchmark ruggedizes and tests products for the most...

A cross-country collaboration between Benchmark engineers helped resolve an array of mission-critical concerns for a use case requiring long-range surveillance in remote, rugged areas. The result: an imaging system with reliable precision optics and positioning mechanisms, ruggedized for use in all...

5G is the next phase in the evolution of global communication networks. When the technology is fully realized and implemented on a massive scale, we’ll see a world connected like never before. 

We asked Scott Wofford to answer a few questions about his time working as a U.S. Government contractor in Iraq and Afghanistan.  He describes how his amazing experiences working under extreme pressure helped him prepare to work with customers at Benchmark’s Tempe Design Center of Innovation today.

As the aerospace & defense market has slowed down the entry of new aerospace vehicle development, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have had to face the overwhelming task of trying to pack more technology into existing vehicles, under the constraints of the legacy systems.