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News Highlights
Sanmina's Costa Mesa Facility
Earns AS9100C
Sanmina's PCB facility in Costa Mesa, California,
has received AS9100C certification, allowing the
company to manufacture PCBs for aerospace and
defense electronics equipment.
Shennan Circuit Gets Top Supplier Award
"Having a network of strong-performing suppliers
that share our commitment to delivering excep-
tional quality and cost-effective solutions is essen-
tial to meeting our customers' needs," said Wayne
Flory, vice president, material & supply for Rock-
well Collins.
Ventec Increases Focus on
Aerospace Market
Ventec Europe continues its investment in the es-
tablishment and maintenance of meticulous aero-
space-standard cleanliness in the pre-preg handling
areas of their state-of-the-art distribution center in
Warwickshire, United Kingdom.
Electrochemicals Celebrates 50 Years
of Service
Leo Linehan, VP & GM Electronic Chemicals states,
"This is an exciting time in the electronics industry
as we see significant technological advances, min-
iaturization, and the need for enhanced reliability.
OM Group is committed to meeting these needs."
Automation Drives Military Ground
Robot Market Growth
ReportsnReports.com adds Military Ground Robot
Mobile Platform Systems to Engage Terrorists: Mar-
ket Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide,
2015 to 2021 industry research report that says the
new military is dependent on flexibility and early
response.
Park Electrochemical Adds New
Technical Sales Engineer
Park Electrochemical Corp. announced the ap-
pointment of Mike Kallbrier as a technical sales
engineer of Park Electrochemical Corp. In this po-
sition, Mr. Kallbrier will be responsible for sales
of Park's aerospace and electronics product lines
in the Western territory of the United States. Mr.
Kallbrier will report to Robert Nurmi, Park's VP of
sales—Americas.
Isola Qualifies FTG to Use
I-Speed Materials
Bradley C. Bourne, president and CEO of FTG,
stated, "We are pleased to have Isola recognize
FTG for our outstanding manufacturing capabili-
ties using I-Speed materials. We look forward to
continuing with the certification program in quali-
fying additional Isola materials."
Companies See Significant Benefit
in Nadcap Accreditation
More than one in five companies pursues Nadcap
accreditation to improve quality, according to a
recent poll conducted by the Performance Review
Institute (PRI). Of those that responded, 21% cited
"improving quality" as a key driver behind their
decision to obtain Nadcap accreditation, with
19% indicating that they pursued Nadcap accred-
itation in order to attract new business.
UAV Market Hurt by Cut in
Defense Budgets
The global economic slowdown has reduced the
defense budgets of most leading spenders in the
world, including the US, France, Germany and the
UK. Cuts to military expenditures have led to the
cancellation and indefinite delays of various UAV
projects and a detrimental impact on the growth
of the UAV industry.
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