86 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2022
RBP Discusses New Management and
Plans for the Future E
Ernie Litynski, president of RBP Chemical
Technology, and Dan Carey, incoming execu-
tive vice president, brief Nolan Johnson on
the recent organizational changes that brought
Carey on board. Both Litynski and Carey out-
line how they see these changes benefiting
their customers and partners, including in the
defense and aerospace sectors. As they explain,
it's their expertise at helping solve problems
that customers value most.
iMUGS Consortium Demonstrates
Unmanned Systems E
e iMUGS Consortium, in charge of a 32,6
MEUR project developing the European stan-
dard unmanned ground system (UGS), dem-
onstrated how defence forces can use tactical
4G/5G communications networks and UGS'
equipped with ISR and signal intelligence pay-
loads, jammers, acoustic sensors, and various
other technology to conduct missions.
Adventures in Engineering: Data Man-
agement Not Just Checking the Boxes E
Good product data management is rooted in
the thoughtful strategy, process, and execution
of preserving your company's product data.
A robust data management strategy is key to
giving direction to your company's data man-
agement processes. Product portfolio, pedi-
gree, and regulatory requirements are used to
identify how to implement a data management
plan/process to support your company's prod-
ucts. e day-to-day tactical ins and outs of
product data management should be executed
per plan and in faith to the strategy.
Catching Up with Allen Keeney of
Johns Hopkins University E
I have always been fascinated by research
labs, especially those tied to major universi-
ties. ese are the true leaders of innovation
and invention and at the very top of the PCB
industry. So, when I met Allen Keeney, chief
engineer of the Advanced Electrical Fabri-
cation Group at the Johns Hopkins Applied
Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Mary-
land, I jumped at the chance to talk with him.
You will enjoy this look at another facet of our
PCB industry.
EMS Leadership Summit at IPC APEX
EXPO 2022 Brings Together Current
and Future Industry Leaders E
New and experienced managers will gather at
the EMS Leadership Summit at IPC APEX
EXPO on January 24, 2022, to discuss strate-
gies for advancing the industry and enhancing
leadership skills.
Test and Inspection: Far Beyond
Opens and Shorts E
Gardien Vice President Todd Kolmodin talks
about test and inspection market drivers from
his perspective as a test service provider. Andy
Shaughnessy and Happy Holden go down the
"microvia rabbit hole" with Todd, as well as
explore how OEM design requirements are
driving test and inspection functionality and
processes. When board layer counts and fea-
ture densities force longer test times, the trad-
eoffs to profitability for manufacturers become
time and accuracy. Minimizing time while
maximizing accuracy calls for new methods,
which Kolmodin explains.
