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PCB007 MAGAZINE 83
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Graphic PLC Team Completes
Business Improvement
Apprenticeship E
The 12-month program is a formally recog-
nized NVQ apprenticeship qualification com-
bining classroom-based learning and simula-
tions alongside practical improvement proj-
ects, providing an opportunity to apply the
skills they have gained.
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DSBJ Completes Acquisition
of Multek E
Multek announced the completion of its previ-
ously announced acquisition by Suzhou Dong-
shan Precision Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a di-
versified manufacturer headquartered in Su-
zhou, China.
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It's Only Common Sense:
A Peek at Future Technological
Advancements E
It's that time again—time for
a peek into the future. The
following ideas come from
an excellent book by Mark
Penn called Microtrends
Squared: The New Small
Forces Driving Today's Big
Disruptions.
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One World, One Industry:
Automotive Electronics—
Past/Present/Future E
As electronics play an in-
creasingly important role in
automotive manufacturing,
tremendous change and
great progress have been
made worldwide. We are
at the crossroads of incred-
ible technological advance-
ments, and it's been exhilarating to watch. I
am eager to see what happens next.
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Cirexx Supplies Rigid-Flex Circuits
for Innovative Medical Application E
The material tool-
box idea first came up
when I saw the IPC ap-
pendix list for standard
one-ply stack-ups. The
idea is to make a very
simple bill of materi-
als, specifications and notes, and possibly use
the same prepreg/resin in the laminate and in
the core.
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North American PCB Industry Growth
Trend Continues in June 2018 E
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics In-
dustries announced today the June 2018 find-
ings from its North American printed circuit
board (PCB) Statistical Program. Industry ship-
ments and orders in June continued to grow at
a strong pace. The book-to-bill ratio for June
is 1.05.
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