92 SMT007 MAGAZINE I MAY 2021
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Foundations of the Future:
Introducing Students to a Career
in Electronics
E
At IPC APEX EXPO, the foundation held the
Build Your Future Career Panel. While unable
to host students in person this year, IPC hosted
a virtual event that introduced hundreds of stu-
dents and has the potential to reach thousands
more thanks to the digital recording.
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Excerpt: The Printed Circuit
Assembler's Guide to… Smart Data
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Whatever data collection
system is used, any effort
to digitalize needs to
engage and empower the
production team at the
factory. eir role is to
attend to the manufactur-
ing process but also to act
as the front line of com-
munications and control.
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IPC Study: Europe's Economic
Recovery, Long-Term Future
Depend on Attention to Electronics
Manufacturing Industry
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A new IPC study, "Digital Directions, Greener
Connections," finds the electronics manufac-
turing industry has largely withstood the neg-
ative effects of the COVID pandemic and is
poised to help drive Europe's economic recov-
ery and resilience.
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Zulki's PCB Nuggets: Five Key
Benefits for Onshoring PCB
Microelectronics Assembly
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ere are five key benefits
to U.S. OEMs for onshoring
PCB microelectronics assem-
bly and manufacturing, but
this discussion is prefaced by
this fact: the future lies in PCB
microelectronics assemblies compared to tra-
ditional SMT assemblies.
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