82 SMT007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2019
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RTW IPC APEX EXPO 2019: Standards
Updates—IPC-7093 & IPC-7530
E
Ray Prasad, IPC Hall of
Famer and chairman for
multiple committees,
gives
Joe Fjelstad an up-
date on two IPC stan-
d a rd s : I P C - 70 9 3 o n
b o t t o m - t e r m i n a t i o n
components (BTCs), and
IPC-7530 progress with
reflow characterization. He also addresses
no-clean flux and its challenges.
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ITL Inks Five-year Contract
with OrganOx
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OrganOx has signed a five-year manufactur-
ing contract with ITL Group for their portable,
performance-critical medical device metra—a
normothermic perfusion system that operates
by supplying a donated liver with oxygen-
ated blood, anti-clotting drugs, and assorted
nutrients, while keeping the organ at a stable
temperature (37°C).
3
Flex Recognized with Five 2019
Manufacturing Leadership Awards
E
Flex has been
named a winner
of five 2019 Manu-
facturing Leader-
ship Awards for
its outstanding
achievement in four categories: sustainability
leadership, supply chain leadership, enterprise
integration, and technology leadership and
next-generation leadership.
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Global Statistical Programs for IPC
Members Now Open for 2019
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IPC's statistical
programs for the
global electron-
ics manufac-
turing services
(EMS), assembly
equipment and
solder industries are now open to new partici-
pants for 2019.
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