60 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JUNE 2021
Arlon Takes 'AIM' in Hiring OEM Global
Marketing Manager E
Arlon is increasing the company's focus in
their primary markets: aerospace, industri-
al and military (AIM). When EMC acquired
Arlon from CriticalPoint Capital, EMC's top-
level management made it clear that Arlon was
to take the lead for the company in promoting
products (EMC and Arlon) into Arlon's AIM
markets.
TT Electronics UK Facility Achieves
AS9100D Certification E
TT Electronics, a global provider of engi-
neered electronics for performance critical
applications, announced that its Eastleigh,
UK, facility has achieved AS9100D certifica-
tion for the manufacture of systems for the
aerospace industry.
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter
Completes First One-Way Trip E
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter complet-
ed its fih flight on the Red Planet with its
first one-way journey from Wright Brothers
Field to an airfield 423 feet (129 meters) to the
south.
CAE to Accelerate the Design,
Development of Jaunt Air Mobility's
eVTOL Aircraft E
CAE announced that it has been selected
by Jaunt Air Mobility to lead the design and
development of the Jaunt Aircra Systems
Integration Lab for the company's new all-
electric vertical take-off and landing aircra,
the Journey aircra.
PRIDE Industries: A Nonprofit EMS and
Staffing Firm Moves Into Mil-aero E
PRIDE Industries is a contract manufacturing
provider with a twist: e company provides
training and coaching for job seekers with dis-
abilities, including service-disabled veterans.
If they don't have openings in their Sacramen-
to, Calif., facility, they may have a job for you in
one of 15 other states.
Medical, Defense Face Shortage of
Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors E
Industrial, medical, and military demand
for high-quality, high-voltage multilayer ce-
ramic capacitors (MLCCs) has been hit hard
by a shi in production by the world's larg-
est MLCC manufacturers who are focusing
on a seemingly insatiable demand for smaller,
lower voltage—and in some way—lower-per-
formance MLCCs.
Defense Speak Interpreted: Defense on
Legacy Weapons Systems E
As "Defense Speak Interpreted" readers have
surmised, the weapons systems of yesterday, to-
day, and tomorrow are under review, both with
President Biden and with the Congress now in
control by Democrats. But "weapons systems
of yesterday"? In the fast-paced consumer elec-
tronics world, "legacy" never comes up.
Industry CEOs Urge Action to Improve
Electronics Manufacturing Ecosystem E
More than 50 CEOs urged Commerce Secre-
tary Gina Raimondo to take concrete steps to
address challenges confronting the entire U.S.
electronics supply chain.
