54 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2020
I-Connect007 Publishes Third Annual
Show & Tell Magazine All About
IPC APEX EXPO 2020 E
This special publication is a supplement to our
other monthly magazines and brings you ex-
clusive, in-depth coverage of the recent event.
These pages are packed with tons of great con-
tent, including event photos, video interviews,
attendees' thoughts, reviews from our guest
contributors and I-Connect007 editors, inter-
views with award winners and other indus-
try experts, and coverage of another successful
IPC STEM Student Outreach Program.
Punching Out! Down to 199 E
According to the database at Tom Kastner's
firm, the number of PCB companies in North
America is now down to 199. This is a psycho-
logically significant number for the industry.
Tom unpacks this number, provides insights
on trends, and shares his firm's predictions for
the future.
Not All Plating Lines Are Created Equal E
Barry Matties and Happy Holden met with CEO
Michael Ludy and CMO Sarah Großmann from
Ludy, a company specializing in galvanic plat-
ing equipment for PCBs. This interview gives
an overview of Ludy and its latest advance-
ments in PCB plating equipment.
It's Only Common Sense: Embrace Change,
Embrace Success E
Oh, that dreaded word "change." Great for-
tunes have been made in times of great
change by those who were flexible enough
to adapt. Dan Beaulieu shares six ways that
you can inspire change in your own organiza-
tion from a book by Mac Anderson and Tom
Feltenstein.
IPC Honors TTM Technologies Inc. and
Continental Automotive With Corporate
Recognition Awards E
IPC bestowed its highest corporate honors on
two IPC member companies: TTM Technolo-
gies Inc. and Continental Automotive. During
a luncheon at IPC APEX EXPO 2020, the Peter
Sarmanian Corporate Recognition Award was
presented to TTM Technologies Inc., and the
Stan Plzak Corporate Recognition Award was
presented to Continental Automotive.
Sunstone Circuits Now Offering ITAR on
Limited Review PCBs E
Sunstone Circuits, the leading PCB prototype
to production solutions provider, announced
that ITAR controlled PCB jobs can now be or-
dered through its "limited review" products
(PCBExpress and ValueProto).
Elmatica CEO Approved Member of the
Swedish Cyber Defense and Export
Control Groups E
Elmatica announces that CEO, Didrik Bech, is
an approved member of the Swedish Cyber De-
fense and Export Control Groups.
DuPont and SCHMID Announce Partnership
for New PCB Plating Applications E
DuPont Electronics & Imaging and SCHMID
Group have announced that they have entered
into a nonexclusive joint development agree-
ment to explore new PCB plating applications
to bring advanced innovations to their global
customers. The partnership will benefit high-
end PCB manufacturers by delivering next-
generation interconnect products and metalli-
zation processes that can create faster, smarter,
and more reliable devices for the 5G era.
