64 SMT Magazine • May 2015
Mil/Aero007
News Highlights
64 SMT Magazine • May 2015
Insitu: Moving Mountains in a
Mountain Community
Nearly 800 employees build and support Insitu's
UAS line of ScanEagles, Integrators and ground
stations. Boeing's cameras captured the first im-
ages inside of Insitu's new production facility, Ea-
gle Point. Watch the video for a peek inside and
learn more about where high-tech meets moun-
tain height.
IPC Survey Assesses Pb, Pb-free Issue
in Military Electronics
IPC launched a "fast facts" survey today to assess
the current state of the supply chain for military
electronics suppliers and the issues surrounding
the trend toward lead-free electronics. All manu-
facturers of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and elec-
tronic assemblies for military or aerospace applica-
tions are invited to participate.
Plexus Secures Accreditation
from U.S. DoD
Plexus Corp. today announced that its wholly
owned subsidiary, Plexus Aerospace, Defense and
Security Services LLC, has received accreditation
as a Microelectronics Trusted Source by the De-
fense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA).
Navitas to Provide Circuit Card
Assemblies to US Navy
Navitas Systems LLC has been awarded an Indefi-
nite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract
by the Department of the Navy, Naval Surface
Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division.
BAE Systems Installs Second
ACE Soldering System
BAE Systems has invested in a second KISS-103IL
inline selective soldering system from ACE Produc-
tion Technologies Inc. The KISS-103IL selective sol-
dering system has been installed at the BAE Systems
facility located in Endicott, New York and is the sec-
ond selective soldering machine BAE Systems has
ordered from ACE Production Technologies.
Kitron AS Secures Contract from
Lockheed Martin
Kitron AS, a subsidiary of Kitron, has received a
contract from Lockheed Martin Mission Systems
and Training for production of Integrated Back-
plane Assembly, for deliveries to the F-35 low rate
initial production program, LRIP 9 and 10.
Sypris Electronics' Revenue Down on
U.S. DoD Funding Uncertainties
Revenue for our electronics group was $7.1 million
in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared to $10.0
million in the prior year, reflecting lower product
sales to overseas customers and budgetary and
funding uncertainties within the U.S. Department
of Defense.
TT Electronics-IMS Earns Cubic
Global Defense Award
TT Electronics was recognized for exceptional qual-
ity and customer service by a leading provider of
realistic training systems and highly specialized sup-
port services for national military and security forces.
Sparton Expands Offering;
Acquires Stealth.com
"The addition of the Stealth.com business meets
the criteria of our growth strategy by further ex-
panding our engineered components and prod-
ucts offering in the ruggedized electronics space,"
stated Cary B. Wood, president and CEO of Spar-
ton. "Stealth.com complements our existing offer-
ings under Aydin Displays and KEP Marine, allow-
ing us to serve a wider breadth of customers with
a greater variety of products and services."
Nortech Systems to Move to New
Corporate Headquarters
Nortech Systems, Inc., a leading provider of full-
service electronic manufacturing services, will
be moving to a new corporate headquarters by
early July 2015. The company signed a lease for
a 19,000-square-foot facility in Maple Grove,
Minnesota.
