80 FLEX007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2019
1
Flex/MSTC Joint Conference:
A Collaborative Week in Monterey E
Collaboration filled
the air at the Hyatt
Regency in Mon-
terey, California,
as the 18th annual
Flex Mems&Sensors
technical conference
brought flex technology and sensor experts and
550+ attendees together to network and share
ideas.
2
Staying Current on Flex
Manufacturing is
Smart Business E
This discussion revolves
around how to better
design for flex, and ways
designers can stay current
on manufacturing technol-
ogy that can impact their
flex boards.
3
Laser Focus on Flex
and Rigid-flex E
ESI's Chris Ryder, director of
Product Management, and
Shane Noel, Flex Systems
product manager, discuss
laser vias for flex users and
the increasing necessity for
companies to collaborate
early on and become more and more involved,
whether that be in the product design, or with
the process or base material manufacturers.
4
AltiumLive Munich:
Day 2 Keynotes E
Having enjoyed the conference dinner and robot
battles of the previous evening, a good night's
sleep, and a hearty breakfast, Altium's family
of over 220 electronics engineers and designers
eagerly returned to the conference room. Many
jostled to secure the best seats for the second
day of the European AltiumLive design summit
in Munich, keen to make the most of the "learn,
connect, and get inspired" opportunity it offered.
Brendan Hogan
Shane Noel
