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6 The PCB Magazine • October 2015 ShortS New Assessment of Silicon for Next-gen Batteries 4-D Technology Allows Self-folding of Complex Objects Disappearing Carbon Circuits on Graphene Could Have Security, Biomedical Uses highlightS Market Supply Line MilAero007 Top Ten PCB007 Highlights ExtraS Events Calendar Advertisers Index & Masthead FEaturE columnS Cycling Around by Patty Goldman The Economics of Reducing Cycle Time in PCB Fabrication by Jason Marsh Cycle Time Reduction in a Flexible Circuit Facility by Dave Becker Breaking the Bottleneck: Electrical Test Cycle Time Reduction by Todd Kolmodin Tips for Time-Critical PCBs by Tara Dunn articlE Plant Culture: a Direct Contributor to Quality, Output and Predictable Manufacturing by Andy Thomson Contents 8 42 56 70 92 96 46 74 100 40 68 90 102 104 105 october 2015 Volume 5 Number 10 the defiNitiVe iNteractiVe magaziNe dedicated to the global Pcb iNdustry thepcbmagazine.com

• Cover
• Feature Articles — Cycle Time Reduction
• Contents
• Feature Column — Cycling Around
• Feature — Whelen Engineering Reduces Cycle Time by Building a New Automated PCB Facility
• Feature — Whelen & IPS: A Strategic Partnership—A Winning Combination
• Feature — Mutracx: First Install Achieves CAM to Etch in 5 Minutes
• EIN Market Highlights
• Feature Column — The Economics of Reducing Cycle Time in PCB Fabrication
• Short — New Assessment of Silicon for Next-gen Batteries
• Feature — Practical Application of Lean Six-Sigma to Drive Cycle Time Reduction, Part 1
• Feature Column — Cycle Time Reduction in a Flexible Circuit Facility
• Feature — The PCB Marathon
• Supply Line Highlights
• Feature Column — Breaking the Bottleneck: Electrical Test Cycle Time Reduction
• Short — 4-D Technology Allows Self-folding of Complex Objects
• Feature Interview — MacDermid: Redefining Global Strategy
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Feature Column — Tips for Time-Critical PCBs
• Article — Plant Culture: a Direct Contributor to Quality, Output and Predictable Manufacturing
• Short — Disappearing Carbon Circuits on Graphene Could Have Security, Biomedical Uses
• Top Ten Recent Highlights from PCB007
• Events Calendar
• Advertiser Index and Masthead