SETTING THE BENCHMARK

At this year’s International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2023), we caught up with members of the Benchmark team to find out what they were sharing with conference attendees. In this interview, Bryan Halladay explained how Benchmark’s diverse offering—including RF engineering, microelectronic assembly,...

Welcome to our blog series on Benchmark’s Centers of Excellence. These centers embody our commitment to excellence, focusing on their expertise, resources, and certifications in key technologies. Our Centers of Excellence represent the pinnacle of technical competence, delivering the best solutions...

“Vertical integration is the business arrangement in which a company controls different stages along the supply chain. Instead of relying on external suppliers, the company strives to bring processes in-house to have better control over the production process. Though vertical integration may result...

In-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices are quickly becoming vital tools used to diagnose and monitor disease or other conditions through the analysis of biological samples. The COVID-19 pandemic, an increased demand for point-of-care (POC) testing, an aging global population, and a rise in...

Over the last decade, the healthcare industry has been continually searching for ways to improve the quality of care, patient outcomes, increase accessibility, and reduce cost. There’s no doubt that the accelerated growth of the point of care (POC) medical device industry was spurred on by...

The COVID-19 pandemic and many other geopolitical and economic factors have created a volatile supply chain that is significantly disrupting materials and component lead times. In addressing this challenge, Benchmark has seen a significant increase in demand for combined supply chain and design...

Light detection and ranging (lidar) technology is a remote sensing feature most notably used in newer model cars that is also employed to safely guide robots and autonomous vehicles on manufacturing floors and warehouses. Lidar has been used for over 20 years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Radical, seemingly ripped out of Star Trek medical devices continue to be released faster than ever thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and growing venture capital (VC) investment in the health sector. With this acceleration, a new dominant medical device original equipment manufacturer (OEM) structure...

Almelo is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands and home to Benchmark’s hub in Western Europe. Benchmark’s Almelo site hosts our European Design Center of Innovation, which carries a proven track record of developing high-quality engineering and manufacturing services and solutions. Our Almelo...

Benchmark was excited to exhibit at MD&M West 2021, August 10-12, 2021, in Anaheim, California, our first in-person event since the onset of the pandemic. Cobranded with four other leading conferences in the manufacturing and engineering space, the “Design. Engineer. Build” conference theme...

In my 30+ years in the manufacturing services industry, I have seen varying levels of interest and commitment to the practices of designing for manufacturability, testability, component, and quality during the product development process. Different companies and industries may have varying...

As the number of connected devices in the worldtops 25 billion this year, connectivity is becoming the norm rather than a product feature. That’s brought bold new startups into the market alongside established brands adding connectivity to existing products as the IoT and general electronics...