72 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2018
NASA's Robert Cooke Wins IPC
President's Award E
Long-time IPC volunteer, Robert Cooke,
NASA Johnson Space Center, was presented
with the IPC President's Award at IPC APEX
EXPO 2018.
Three New Mars2020 Rover Technologies:
What Powers the "Body Parts" on the
Mars2020 Rover? E
The Mars2020 Rover Mission, designed by
JPL, is the next NASA Mars Exploration Pro-
gram mission that is planned to launch in 2020.
IPC Issues Position Paper on Priorities
for an Ambitious EU Industrial
Policy Strategy E
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
Industries—has issued a position paper, "IPC
Priorities for an Ambitious EU Industrial Policy
Strategy," in support of EU Industry Day.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Ventec's Jack Pattie
on New Materials, Industry Upswing E
Ventec International Group's Jack Pattie com-
ments on continuing growth in sales, investment
in manufacturing and distribution, and new
product developments in polyimides, no-flow
pre-pregs and thermally conductive materials.
One World, One Industry: Electronics
Industry Advocacy More Important
than Ever E
The future of the electronics manufacturing
industry is shaped in many ways by govern-
ment policies. This will be especially true in
2018, as legislators and regulators are eyeing
policy decisions on issues such as technology
research and development, taxes, workforce
skills, and the environment.
Cross Border Deals: What to Look for
and How to Manage E
My firm has been approached by foreign
firms several times this year and in 2017 who
want to acquire PCB, PCBA, or other electron-
ics companies in North America.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Annual Update
for IPC Validation Services E
Randy Cherry, director of validation services,
provides an annual update for IPC validation ser-
vices, including QML and QPL supplier listings.
IPC Honors Rockwell Collins and
Northrop Grumman with Corporate
Recognition Awards E
IPC bestowed its highest corporate honors
on two companies, Rockwell Collins and
Northrop Grumman Corporation, during a
luncheon at IPC APEX EXPO 2018.
The Sum of All Parts:
Defining Your Customer E
These are the most typical ways in which
someone will ask us who our customers are.
Many times, the purpose is to see whether we
work in the same spaces as them or as a way
of gauging whether we are worthy of having
them as a customer.
MilAero Highlights
