October 2017 • The PCB Magazine 81
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Weiner's World—
August 2017
IPC is planning to hold a special
meeting on automotive elec-
tronics for senior executives
during IPC APEX EXPO 2019.
The meeting will be planned
and produced by the IPC Am-
bassador Council. Its presenta-
tions will feature senior mem-
bers of the entire automotive electronics supply
chain.
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It's Only Common Sense:
Train the Youngsters and
Reveal the Possibilities
There is no doubt there is a
shortage of young people in
our business. As we all get
older, the challenge of find-
ing young people to replace
us is getting more severe. Last
week in this column, we talked
about finding young people in
our own organizations and then nurturing them
to become an integral part of our companies.
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Hamed El-Abd:
A New Beginning, Part 1
While in China recently, Barry
Matties joined longtime I-Con-
nect007 friend and contributor
Hamed El-Abd of WKK to con-
gratulate him on his upcoming
retirement. They reflected on
his time spent in the industry,
specifically in China, how far it's
come, and where it might be headed next.
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EPTE Newsletter: Semi-Annual
Review of the Global Circuit
Industry
Every piece of elec-
tronic equipment uses
printed circuit boards.
The circuit board in-
dustry posted mixed
results for the first half
of the year. Listed be-
low is a quick snapshot
of the global results as well as business trends for
consumer electronics.
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Scottish FPCB Manufacturer
Flexible Technology Awarded
EN9100
Rothesay-based PCB
manufacturer, Flexible
Technology, has just
been awarded the cov-
eted aerospace and de-
fence approval, EN
9100, better known as AS9100.
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All Flex Launches Analytical
Service for Flexible Circuitry
All Flex assists users of flex circuits in understand-
ing how to best apply and utilize flex. Analyti-
cal Service will help OEMs identify
sources of failures and reliabil-
ity risk of poorly designed
flex.
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