26 The PCB Magazine • January 2017
Aismalibar on Markets, Materials,
and the Increase in Copper Prices
As a European laminate provider specializing in
insulated metal substrates and thermal manage-
ment, Aismalibar is often put in the demanding
position of catering to some of Europe's toughest
customers, including the automotive industry.
Pete
Starkey and Barry Matties caught up with Director
General Eduardo Benmayor at electronica recently.
IBR Optimizes Incoming Customer Data
Handling using Ucamco's Integr8tor
IBR Leiterplantten has optimized their data han
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dling by implementing Ucamco's Integr8tor. IBR
Leiterplatten is
not just a
typical online shop. They
are a medium-sized family company staffed by a
very friendly and capable team of experts ready to
tackle any printed circuit board project, now more
than ever.
A Scientific Response to
Mr. Laminate Tells All
We read with interest Doug Sober's recent Mr.
Laminate Tells All column, "The Certification of IPC-
4101D Polyimide Base Materials: Buyer Beware."
The article raises interesting questions about the
IPC 4101 classification system, primarily, how is a
pure resin defined?
New Tools Mean More Designer Control
for High-Speed PCBs
In the last hour of the electronica exhibition in Mu
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nich, Pete Starkey got the opportunity to sit down
with Martyn Gaudion, managing director of Polar
Instruments. They discussed the changing state of
PCB design, and how the newest software tools
allow PCB
designers and engineers to have more
control when designing high-speed PCBs.
CIPSA Circuits Invests in Orbotech
Nuvogo 780 and Additional Fusion 22
Orbotech Ltd. has announced that CIPSA Circuits,
a European PCB manufacturer and long-time cus
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tomer and technology partner of Orbotech, has
invested in a Nuvogo 780 Direct Imaging (DI) so-
lution, plus an additional Fusion 22 AOI System to
further increase overall productivity.
Doosan Electro-Materials BG Signs
Distribution Agreement with Arlon EMD
Doosan Electro-Materials BG and Arlon EMD have
reached an agreement whereby Arlon EMD has dis-
tribution and sales rights in North America for Doo-
san's DS600 flexible copper clad laminates, as well
as Doosan's high-Tg FR-4 and halogen-free laminate
and prepreg product lines.
Rogers on the Booming Wireless
Infrastructure Market
With the advent of 5G and next generation anten
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nas, the already booming wireless infrastructure
market is slated for continued growth through
2021, and as the primary material supplier for this
sector,
Rogers Corp. must continue to meet the
technological demands of the Verizons and AT&Ts
of world.
Let's Talk Testing: Are You Getting
What You've Asked for?
A lot of things are taken for granted nowadays. Even
in our everyday lives, we order things, but are we
always getting exactly what we've ordered? What
we've paid for? Maybe…hopefully…but maybe
not. In the testing world, we call this double-check
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ing "supplier surveillance."
Ladle on Manufacturing:
Making Suppliers W
ork for You
Every company has its own way of doing things.
For some, the engineering team develops a
detailed specification for the equipment they would
like to purchase and this is put out to multiple
suppliers for tender,
along with full documentation
for the commercial terms that will apply to the
purchase.
Rogers Launches Laminates for
Automotive Radar Sensor Applications
Rogers Corporation announced the latest addition
to its RO4000® Series thermoset circuit materi-
als: RO4830 high-frequency laminates. RO4830
laminates offer 76-to-81-GHz auto radar sensor
designers a lower-cost-but-performance-compet-
itive option.
Supply Lines
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