32 The PCB Magazine • May 2016
Matrix's NEW Hakuto Dry Film
Laminator Impresses at IPC
matrix is delighted with customer reaction at last
month's North American IPC unveiling of the
new hakuto mach 630NP/6630NP Series Dry
Film laminators and is now ready to provide sales
and service to North America.
Altium to Release Integrated Documenta-
tion Solution for Altium Designer
Altium is scheduled to release a new documenta-
tion workflow available exclusively in their flag-
ship PCB design platform, Altium Designer 16.1.
Draftsman™, which provides PCB designers with
a unified documentation solution with custom-
izable drawing views, documentation templates,
and a fully complete design to documentation
workflow in Altium Designer 16.1.
Mentor Graphics Releases Newest
HyperLynx
mentor Graphics Corporation has announced its
newest hyperlynx release, which integrates sig-
nal and power integrity analysis, 3D-electromag-
netic solving, and fast rule checking into a single
unified environment.
IPC APEX EXPO: New Arlon Materials
Address Design and Fab Challenges
Brad Foster, VP and general manager of Arlon, dis-
cusses some new laminates and pre-pregs that help
designers and fabricators address a variety of chal-
lenges. he explains how Arlon works with custom-
ers to help them with stack-ups and other issues.
PhiChem Open House a Success!
Delighted to be invited to an exclusive preview of
the new PhiChem global headquarters and R&D
centre in Shanghai's Baoshan suburb, I joined
the VIP group assembled at the PhiChem booth
at the CPCA show, made welcome by PhiChem
President Dr. Jin Zhang.
Orbotech's Gaby Waisman:
'The Future is Digital'
I sat down with orbotech President Gaby Wais-
man at CPCA in Shanghai recently, who offered a
comprehensive explanation of why digitalization is
truly the future, especially with regard to increas-
ing throughputs. We also discussed orbotech's
company vision and products, as well as its role in
"helping to drive the industry into fully digitalized
imaging technology."
Insulectro's Jane Ark Promoted
to Product Coordinator
Insulectro, the largest distributor of materials for
use in the PCB and printed electronics industries,
announces the promotion of associate Jane Ark to
product coordinator.
TTM Chippewa Falls Acquires four
New Hakuto dry film laminators
from Matrix USA
matrix is delighted to announce the sale of four
hakuto mach 630NP auto dry film laminators to
TTm, following a successful four month trial.
Dow Presents IEC with 50th Anniversary
Plaque at IPC APEX EXPO
Dow presented International Electronics Compo-
nents (IEC) with a commemorative plaque during
the 50th Anniversary festivities in las Vegas at IPC
APEx ExPo honouring IEC as their longest serving
partner in the PCB industry.
Nano System, Two Years On
Established in July 2014, Nano System Inc. focuses
on the design and manufacture of laser drill sys-
tems for the PCB industry. I-Connect007's Stephen
las marias caught up with Nano System President
Sam Sekine last month at IPC APEx ExPo to dis-
cuss the latest product and business developments
at his company.
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