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4 PCB007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2020 MARCH 2020 • FEATURED CONTENT Profitability is a multi-faceted subject. Today, there are still opportunities left in the PCB fabrication business to regain profit margin—some large and systemic, and others small and incremental. One must make the choice to think differently about the business—and processes—to restore profitability. Profitability Is a Choice FEATURES: PCQR 2 Tool: A Scorecard for Suppliers? Interview with Al Block and Naji Norder The Advantages of Developing, Processing, and Using an Inkjettable Solder Mask by Chris Wall FEATURE COLUMNS: Waste Not, Want Not by Todd Kolmodin Have You Hugged Your Technical Review Board Lately? by Mike Hill Eliminating Waste From Electrolytic Acid Copper Plating by George Milad FEATURES: Profit Is in Your Thinking Interview with Steve Williams The Business Case for Metallization Interview with Bill Bowerman The Co-evolution of Carbon-based Direct Metallization Alongside HDI Technology by Graham Lee, et al. Finding Profitability in the Drill Room Interview with Dick Crowe, Kurt Palmer and Thomas Kunz Trends in PCB Processing: A New Set of Technologies, Materials, and Challenges by Patrick Riechel and Shane Noel 52 58 40 66 88 10 18 26 34 44