OCTOBER 2020 I DESIGN007 MAGAZINE 77
Standard of Excellence: Five Ways to
Ensure You Have the Right Military PCB
Supplier E
With the current shortage of qualified and cer-
tified military PCB suppliers, finding one has
become more challenging than ever, and the
trend toward consolidation over the past few
years has only added to the shortage. Anaya
Vardya shares five guidelines to consider when
developing a bilateral relationship with your
military PCB supplier.
ACDi Awarded Department of
Defense Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite
Quantity Contract E
American Computer Development Incorpo-
rated (ACDi) announced the award of an
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)
contract by the Department of the Defense,
Department of the Navy, Naval Surface War-
fare Center (NSWC) Crane Division.
AVX Supplies the First ESCC QPL
Approved Polymer Electrolytic
Multianode Capacitors E
AVX Corporation—a manufacturer and sup-
plier of advanced electronic components and
interconnect, sensor, control, and antenna
solutions—is the first manufacturer qualified
to supply polymer electrolytic multianode
capacitors for use in European Space Agency
(ESA) programs.
NASA to Highlight Artemis Booster Test
With Live Broadcast E
NASA broadcasted a Space Launch System
(SLS) rocket full-scale booster test at 2:40 p.m.
EDT Wednesday, September 2, on NASA Tele-
vision and the agency's website, followed by a
media teleconference.
TT Electronics Awarded Team Tempest
Contract From BAE Systems E
TT Electronics, a provider of engineered elec-
tronics for performance-critical applications,
announced it has been awarded a contract
from BAE Systems for the design, develop-
ment, and qualification of a DC-DC Converter
to support project Tempest. Harnessing TT's
extensive engineering capabilities, this unit
will be used within the Flight Control System
(FCS) to deliver power conversion functional-
ity to a number of elements within the FCS.
American Standard Circuits Offers New
Thermal Management Micro eBook E
American Standard Circuits has recently
released their newest micro eBook, The Printed
Circuit Designer's Guide to Thermal Manage-
ment: A Fabricator's Perspective. Part of the
I-007 eBooks library, this is American Stan-
dard's fourth free downloadable eBook to date.
300 Below Selected as Top Team for
U.S. Air Force Manufacturing Olympics E
300 Below Inc., recipient of 2019's Innovation
of the Year in Manufacturing Technology, was
announced as one of the top 92 participating
teams selected from across the globe compet-
ing in AFWERX's Base of the Future Challenge,
as a catalyst for fostering innovation within the
U.S. Air Force (USAF) by using its technology
to triple the life of at-risk metals for ~20%
cost of the item.
Understanding MIL-PRF-31032, Part 3 E
Continuing with Part 3 of the discussion on
understanding the military PCB performance
standard MIL-PRF-31032, Anaya Vardya
explains how the next step in the process is to
create a technical review board (TRB) to over-
see the quality plan.
