APRIL 2022 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 85
We interviewed two of this year's IPC
President's Awards, Joe Kane of BAE
Systems, and Zhiman (Susann) Chen of
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.
The IPC President's Award is given to
IPC members who have exhibited ongo-
ing leadership in IPC and have made
significant contributions of their time
and talent to the association and the
electronics interconnect industry.
One of the most
common physical
repairs (restoring
functional capa-
bility of a defec-
tive PCB while not complying to meet
original specifications) on a PCB is the
repair of solder mask.
The IPC Connected Factory
Exchange standard, CFX,
has triggered a revolution
in the way that industrial
machines communicate
in a secure, IIoT-based,
plug-and-play environment. Attention now is on how
CFX can be connected to older, "dumber" machines,
bringing 100% visibility and control across the whole
manufacturing floor, thereby avoiding the numerous
technical and financial pitfalls historically experienced.
Flex announced Becky
Sidelinger has joined the
company as president of
Reliability Solutions. Ms.
Sidelinger will lead the
company's Reliability Solu-
tions, which includes the
automotive, industrial and
health solutions business units.
For the latest news and information, visit SMT007.com
Conversations With
Two IPC President's
Award Winners
Becky Sidelinger
Flex Names Becky Sidelinger New
President of Reliability Solutions
Sanmina, Reliance
Create Manufacturing
Joint Venture in India
Sanmina Corporation
announced it has entered into
an agreement to create a joint
venture through an investment
in Sanmina's existing Indian
entity (Sanmina SCI India
Private Ltd, "SIPL").
Smart Factory Insights:
CFX IIoT Open-Source Hardware
Tabbatha Greek serves as the
Master IPC Trainer for Hon-
eywell Aerospace, where she
runs a private IPC Training
Center. She has been involved
with manufacturing training for
more than 15 years. Through
her experience, she recog-
nized that the industry needed a better way to
bridge the skill-gap in electronics manufacturing.
Tabbatha Greek
New IPC Excellence in Education
Award Presented to Tabbatha
Greek, Honeywell Aerospace
Knocking Down the Bone Pile:
Solder Mask Repair Techniques
for PCB Repair
