October 2015 • The PCB Magazine 103
5
Georgia Tech Joins
Manufacturing Innovation
Institute for Flexible Hybrid
Electronics
The georgia institute of Technology has become a
founding member of the new Flexible hybrid Elec-
tronics manufacturing innovation institute (FhE-
mii) established by the u.S. Department of Defense.
6
IPC Releases White Paper
on Conflict Minerals Due
Diligence
The Dodd-Frank act continues to be burdensome
for companies required to report on the usage of
conflict minerals. in order to address industry con-
cerns, iPc–association connecting Electronics in-
dustries has released iPc-1081, conflict minerals
Due Diligence White Paper (iPc WP-1081), a docu-
ment designed to help with some reporting woes.
7
Conflict Minerals Study:
Only 25% of Filers Fully Met
Dodd-Frank Section 1502
Requirements in 2014
a recent, independent evaluation of the public com-
pany "conflict mineral" filings submitted to the SEc
for reporting year 2014 under Dodd-Frank Section
1502 found that of the 1,262 companies evaluated,
312 scored a perfect 100% and 245 scored below
75% in meeting the requirements of the SEc rule.
8
Lone Star Circuits Adds
Lance Riley as vP of Sales
lone Star circuits, a high-reliability technology driv-
en printed circuit board manufacturer, is pleased to
announce that lance riley has joined the company
as Vice President of Sales.
9
Integrating with Gardien
Group's Roland valentini
gardien group is one of those companies that are
always looking out for their customers. The com-
pany is, without a doubt, the last word when it
comes to bare board quality assurance, focused
on helping customers deliver the most electrically
sound boards in the business. gardien's technolo-
gists are experts at testing and other quality assur-
ance disciplines.
J
IPC Lauds Launch of
Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Institute
on behalf of iPc—association connecting Elec-
tronics industries® and an estimated 800,000 peo-
ple employed in our 2,200 u.S. member facilities,
we applaud the launch of the new public-private
institute on flexible hybrid electronics in mountain
View, ca. This new facility, which will contribute
to america's global competitiveness in manufac-
turing, is part of the new national network for
manufacturing innovation (nnmi), which iPc has
strongly supported.
For the latest PCB news and
information, visit: PCB007.com
October 2015 • The PCB Magazine 103
