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North American PCB
Industry Growth Still Slow
"With year-to-date growth rates improving but
still negative, and a book-to-bill ratio just barely
in positive territory for the second month, the
north american PcB industry appears to be mov-
ing very slowly toward a modest recovery this
year," said Sharon Starr, iPc's director of market
research. "the negative month-to-month growth
rates in april reflect normal seasonal patterns."
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IPC PCQRR Database Allows
PCB Fabricator Comparison
the iPc Printed Board Process capability, Qual-
ity, and relative reliability (PcQrr) database was
developed by iPc and conductor analysis tech-
nologies inc. in 2001 for designers, purchasers,
assemblers, and manufacturers of PcBs. it gives
board buyers a way to compare board fabrica-
tors, and fabricators a way to compare their pro-
cesses to the industry at large.
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Invotec Strengthens
Euro Team with
New Appointments
invotec group is delighted to announce the ap-
pointment of thomas Witt and Monika Braun as
sales agent and sales assistant for germany. Witt
joins the company with extensive experience as a
sales account manager, primarily within the high-
reliability PcB sector, whilst Braun has a strong
customer service background in the PcB industry
with a particular focus on quick turnaround orders.
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Candor Highlights
Cutting-edge PCB
Manufacturing
candor President yogen Patel remarks, "We're ex-
tremely excited over the success we've had achiev-
ing these high-end, technical builds. With the
speed at which the industry changes these days,
candor wants to be ahead of the pack, at the fore-
front of technology.
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