JULY 2019 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 97
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AWE 2019:
Go XR, Be Awesome E
Dan Feinberg attended and
covered the recent 2019 Aug-
mented World Expo (AWE)
and conference in Santa Clara,
California. The event featured
the latest developments and
technologies in augmented (AR), mixed (MR),
virtual (VR), and extended virtual reality (ma-
ny just call it all XR to make it simple). Here's
a wrap-up of the event.
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The Right Approach: Help Wanted!
How to Train New Employees in
Today's Digital World E
In six short years, millenni-
als will make up around 50%
of the global working popula-
tion. With our ever-increasing
culture of information over-
load since the mobile revolu-
tion began, attention spans have been shrink-
ing. While millennials seem to be the subject
of much of the reporting on Digital-Age atten-
tion spans, the effect can be seen across all
age ranges. How can you train anyone in this
environment? Read on.
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EPTE Newsletter:
JPCA Show 2019, Part 1 E
The three-day JPCA Show last month at To-
kyo Big Sight was sold out despite the slow-
down for the global printed circuit industry.
The show came at a good time and gave me
the opportunity to network, collaborate, and
collect market data for both business and tech-
nology trends.
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IPC: April 2019 Book-to-Bill Ratio
Rises to 1.02 E
Total North
American PCB
s h i p m e n t s
in April 2019
were up 6.6%
compared to
the same month last year. Year-to-date sales
growth as of April was 14%.
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Better to Light a Candle:
Chapter Three—First-year Recap of
the PCB Fabrication Course at MTU E
In the third installment of
this column series, Marc
Carter acknowledges the
many organizations and
individuals that willingly
and freely contributed their
time, materials, and support
to make this first "proto-
type" effort a success.
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IMPACT Washington, D.C. 2019
Recap: Leaders Call for Action
on USMCA Trade Deal E
Top executives from
electronics compa-
nies across the Unit-
ed States were in
Washington, D.C.,
to call on the Trump
administration and
Congress to support policies that will drive the
electronics industry's future growth in North
America and worldwide.
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