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8 PCB007 MAGAZINE I DECEMBER 2019 Our theme this month is "What You Need to Know," and what we learned as we put this issue together is that there is a lot you need to know as a printed circuit fabrica- tion professional. Admittedly, we already knew that, but here is a partial list of the topics we found that you needed to know more about. We speak with the Molex team about con- nectors and design s e r v i c e s . D r. J o h n Mitchell discusses tariffs, and Mike C a r a n o a r g u e s t h a t i t ' s n e v e r too late to learn. We learn the lat- est in lamina- tion from DIS, Jan Pedersen reports from productronica, and Todd Kolmodin reminds us to stay in our lane. Further, NCAB talks about the Europe- an perspective, George Milad discusses ENIG, and we all learn how to host a successful tech- nical conference from DINEvents' CEO Aman- da Lange. We also hear from Kurt Palmer on his new role as president of Burkle America. Rich Nichols from AWP weighs in on copper plating, and Chris Minard details CML's posi- tioning to be more than a mere manufacturer. I-Connect007 Technical Editor Dan Feinberg re- ports on Wi-Fi 6. If you've read the December issue of SMT007 Magazine, you're already well aware of our coverage from productronica 2019, which was recently held in Munich. The productronica show is a biennial event, and the I-Connect007 team was o n - s i t e i n f o rc e. I n PCB007 Magazine t h i s m o n t h , we continue that cov- erage, bringing you a taste of the latest in- dustry news f r o m t h e show. We al- so produced a variety of productron- i c a v i d e o i n t e r v i ews, w h i c h y o u can find online in our RealTime with… series. Read and watch the interviews to get even more detail from productronica for yourself. Enjoy! PCB007 Nolan's Notes by Nolan Johnson, I-CONNECT007 What You Need to Know Nolan Johnson is managing editor of PCB007 Magazine. Nolan brings 30 years of career experience focused almost entirely on electronics de- sign and manufacturing.To contact Johnson, click here.