74 PCB007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2019
MilAero007 Highlights
American Standard Circuits Acquires
Lenz Router E
PCB fabricator American Standard Circuits
(ASC) recently acquired an RLG 550-2 routing
machine from Lenz.
Insulectro Supplier Oak Mitsui Names
Michael Coll Technical Director E
One of Insulectro's best-in-class suppliers, Oak
Mitsui Inc., has hired industry veteran Michael
Coll as technical director. Coll has over 20
years of experience in the PCB industry.
AT&S Reports Increase in Revenue
in Q1-Q3 2018/19 E
AT&S has reported revenue of €790.1 mil-
lion, which is up by 3.2% compared with the
same period in the previous year. Sales increas-
es for IC substrates and in the medical and
healthcare segment partially offset the decline
in demand recorded in the mobile device, au-
tomotive, and industrial segments in the third
quarter.
Transport Canada Grants TSO for
FTG's Cursor Control Device Avionic
Equipment E
Firan Technology Group Corporation (FTG) re-
ceived a Canadian Technical Standard Order
(CAN-TSO) certification from Transport Cana-
da for its cursor control device (CCD).
U.S. Army 2020 Budget Begins
Dramatic Shift E
A U.S. Army budget drill that identified $30
billion in savings was partly about finding
money for future modernization and to "do
better with every dollar we have," said Under-
secretary of the U.S. Army Ryan D. McCarthy.
Defense Speak Interpreted:
DARPA ERI E
DARPA ERI stands for the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency and the Electronics
Resurgence Initiative. This tongue-twisting acro-
nym is the latest Department of Defense (DoD)
effort to catch up and surpass world semicon-
ductor technology for the secure IC chips need-
ed by advanced defense electronics systems.
TTM Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and
Fiscal 2018 Results E
Net sales for the fourth quarter of 2018 were
$711.0 million compared to $739.3 million in
the fourth quarter of 2017 and $755.8 million
in the third quarter of 2018.
Siemens Launches Camstar Electronics
Suite Software E
Siemens launched the Camstar Electronics
Suite software, an innovative manufacturing
execution system (MES) for electronics.
Printed Circuits Installs Zünd High-speed
CNC Cutter/Routing Machine E
Flex and rigid-flex circuit board manufacturer
Printed Circuits has purchased and installed
a Zünd high-speed CNC controlled cutter and
router.
Storz GmbH Praises Gardien's
Universal Tester E
Schaltungsdruck Storz GmbH achieved a sig-
nificant increase in productivity with the in-
stallation of Gardien's KAIMA GUDAA.
FTG Reports Record Sales in 2018 E
For FTG, overall sales increased by $14.7 mil-
lion or 15.5% from $94.7 million in 2017 to
$109.4 million in 2018. Both the circuits and
aerospace segments contributed to the growth.
