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Industry Veteran Nolan Johnson
Joins I-Connect007 Editorial Team E
I-Connect007 welcomes the
recent addition of indus-
try veteran Nolan Johnson
to its editorial team. In his
ne
w position, Johnson will
take over
as managing ed
-
itor of SMT007 Magazine
and PCB007 Magazine. No-
lan brings 30 years of career experience fo-
cused almost entirely on electronics design and
manufacturing.
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An Owner's Positive Take on IMPACT
2018: American Standard Circuits'
Founder & Chairman Gordhan Patel E
During a full day at IMPACT
2018, I had a
chance to speak with American Standard Cir-
cuits' founder and chairman Gordhan Patel.
We had much to talk about after listening to
several speakers from the departments of De-
fense and Education, and the International
Trade Administration.
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The PCB Norsemen: Lean
Challenges—Standard vs.
Non-Standard Products E
Writes Didrick Bech: People tend to treat stan-
dard and non-standard products in the same
way; however, they represent two parallel
product segments and consequently different
challenges for your Lean manufacturing pro-
cess, especially in relation to production and
logistical operations. When you fail to differen-
tiate the processing of standard and non-stan-
dard products, not only is the Lean manufac-
turing process disrupted, but you also intro-
duce a variety of production, financial and lo-
gistical challenges.
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Welcome to the Silicon Valley
Neighborhood: Nano Dimension
Arrives in California E
I-Connect007 Technical Editor Dan Feinberg ac-
cepted an invitation recently to tour Nano Di-
mension's new USA headquarters in Santa
Clar
a's Silicon Valley,
which included a sit-down
with President and Co-Founder Simon Fried.
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