58 PCB007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2019
DuPont Celebrates Groundbreaking
for Circleville Expansion E
DuPont Electronics & Imaging recently hosted a
groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate progress
on the planned $220 million expansion at its
Circleville, Ohio, plant.
The Use of Insoluble Anodes in
Acid Copper Plating E
Soluble anodes have been the staple of the
industry for decades, but they require exten-
sive maintenance and generate waste in both
copper metal and electrolyte. As plated cop-
per thickness uniformity requirements become
more stringent, more and more time will be
needed for anode maintenance to ensure the
uniformity of the anodic setup.
Brigitflex Invests in New Excellon
Drilling/Routing System E
Excellon has installed a model 154L vision
drill/routing system at Brigitflex Inc. of Elgin,
Illinois.
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Metal
Corrosion Sensor Designed for
Mounting on PCBs E
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has developed what is
believed to be the world's first compact metal
corrosion sensor small enough to be mounted
on printed circuit boards.
iNEMI Publishes Organic PCB and Power
Conversion Electronics Chapters From
the 2019 Roadmap E
The International Electronics Manufacturing
Initiative (iNEMI) has announced the publica-
tion of the Organic PCB and Power Conversion
Electronics chapters of the 2019 roadmap.
Chemcut Representative TriChem
Technologies Expands to Illinois E
TriChem Technologies will now be represent-
ing pre- and post-sales support of Chemcut wet
processing equipment in Illinois. TriChem has
been representing Chemcut equipment in Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky since 2004.
Nano Dimension Sells DragonFly
LDM Additive Manufacturing System
to CityU E
Nano Dimension Ltd has sold a DragonFly
Lights-Out Digital Manufacturing (LDM) sys-
tem to City University of Hong Kong (CityU),
a globally ranked public research university in
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Amphenol Printed Circuits Recognizes
Panasonic as a Qualified Vendor for
Flexible Laminates E
Amphenol Printed Circuits has qualified Pana-
sonic's Felios Flexible Laminates and will now
increase usage on new part numbers.
MacDermid Alpha Releases New Acid
Copper Metallization Solution E
MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions has
released MacuSpec HT 300, a high throw DC
acid copper metallization able to metallize
through holes of 15:1 aspect ratio boards at
production volumes.
Aismalibar to Speak at Cooling Days
Conference E
Aismalibar will speak and exhibit at this year's
"Cooling Days" Conference in Würzburg, Ger-
many, on October 22 and 23. The conference
will focus on how to cool electronics using the
latest generation PCBs.
