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126 I-CONNECT007 I REAL TIME WITH... IPC APEX EXPO 2020 SHOW & TELL MAGAZINE Heston Singh: We have been coming here for many years, and had another good experience. If it wasn't good, we wouldn't be coming back. They have products that are needed for this market, so we'll be back every year. Johnson: What have you seen to be the trends with the people you've been talking to? Singh: Most of the folks, this year, are com- ing to see new stuff. Over the past few years, we are finding that because the show is in the same location, we're getting the same peo- ple coming annually rather than if the show moves around, you might get a different audi- ence. That is the one drawback. I noticed in three years, IPC will move the show Anaheim. I know these things take a lot of planning, but that is a good move. However, it's in the same state. If it was taken back to Las Vegas, Nevada; Chicago, Illinois; or somewhere in Florida, I think it would draw a lot more new people and interest. _______________________ Travis Smith and Mindy Sanchez Ball Aerospace and Technologies, Technical Specialist and Manufacturing Engineer Kelly Dack: What are you both seeing here at the show? Travis Smith: I'm seeing a lot of great manu- facturers and different equipment that's avail- able in the market, as well as new, emerging technologies. I'm learning a lot more about some of IPC's standards and committees as well. It has been a fantastic week of educating ourselves for manufacturing processes going forward. And the IPC booth has a wealth of information. Dack: What do you think about those pictorial examples they have in some of their specifica- tions? Smith: They're great. I'm an IPC CID for a cou- ple of different standards. I'm very familiar with all their standards. It's nice to get to meet some of their staff, too. Dack: Did you see any new standards over there or revisions that you weren't familiar with? Smith: Not yet. I was on a committee that was going over the training material for the next revision on the IPC-610, which is pretty exciting. Dack: Thank you. There was one on designing for BGAs. Mindy Sanchez: I love that so much. Dack: How did the show go for you, Mindy? Sanchez: This is my first time attending IPC APEX EXPO. It has been really exciting. I just got back from the Hakko booth, where I built my own Game Boy controller, which was really cool. Seeing all the manufacturers here in one place and getting to see all the technology has also been great. Dack: Excellent. Did you get to connect with lots of different types of vendors? Sanchez: I'm in manufacturing, so we design in our shop and do the manufacturing, as well. It's really great to be able to work with that. Seeing all the different manufacturers look- ing for equipment that we could use to help improve the technologies in our office is huge. _______________________ Jered Stoehr Milwaukee Electronics, VP of Sales and Marketing Kelly Dack: What are your reactions to the show?