Electronics manufacturers are under pressure to build smarter, smaller and more connected products. But every build still depends on materials that are easy to overlook. From adhesives and tapes to gap fillers and encapsulants—these critical elements determine whether a design that performed in the lab can actually be manufactured at scale. 

R.S. Hughes’ Vice President of Supply Chain Craig Schilling reveals the material decisions engineers make in labs that can derail production—potentially costing millions—and what getting it right looks like.