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The Manufacturer's Rep: Roadblock or Engine of Acceleration?

“The independent great manufacturer’s rep is not a bottleneck; the rep is the glue and the engine of acceleration in complex B2B buying where speed, certainty, and design-for-manufacturabilty matter most.”

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Samples From the Consumer Electronics Show CES 2026

January 22, 2026
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026in Las Vegas drew more than 148,000 attendees and over 4,100 exhibitors,...

Why Electrolytic Capacitors Fail (And How to Prevent It)

January 20, 2026
Electrolytic capacitors are everywhere. Power supplies, motor drives, industrial controls, medical devices, EV systems,...

Where PCB Growth Will Actually Happen: AI, EV, Defense, and the New Supply Playbook

December 16, 2025
Electronics/PCB market signals point to steady, segment-skewed growth through 2035, with AI servers, high-speed...

What are the Main Differences Between Lithium-ion Batteries and Sodium-ion Batteries

December 15, 2025
A friendly guide for curious humans - If you’ve ever wondered why a phone battery lasts so long, or why electric cars...

Predicting the Potential of Taiwan Semiconductor and Building Quantum Computers

November 26, 2025
We are so confident in our premier manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSC), that we believe it will become a second...

Custom Plastics & Metal: What’s Hot, What’s Hard, and How MaRCTech2 Solves It

November 24, 2025
If you build electronics in the Pacific Northwest, you know the secret: the part itself is rarely the hard part. The...

 A Tribute to the Makers Who Shape the Invisible 

November 21, 2025
In the hush before a production line wakes… in the spark that leaps from blueprint to being… there are hands, minds,...

The Manufacturer's Rep: Roadblock or Engine of Acceleration?

November 18, 2025
A recent conversation raised a blunt critique: “Manufacturer’s Representatives ‘get in the middle’ and ‘slow things...

When PNW Manufacturers Face a Federal Shutdown: What It Means and Why It Matters

November 14, 2025
When the federal government shuts down, manufacturers don’t stop working, but they do feel the ripple. Even a short...