50 PCB007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2020
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.
Language of Electronics: Enabling
Customer Success in Manufacturing E
With market demands and expectations con-
stantly and quickly evolving, every organiza-
tion should take the time to look inward and
evaluate the level of satisfaction it provides
to its customers. In his debut column, Sharon
Cohen explains how Orbotech West went
through this process in 2017, including goals
and results.
Burkle North America: New Equipment
and 'New Blood' in the Industry E
During the show, Dick Crowe and Kurt Palmer,
president and CEO of Burkle North America,
discuss Kurt's career history and responsibili-
ties in his present role. Palmer also details the
equipment that the company is exhibiting on
the show floor and the palpable excitement
that veteran technologists feel this year seeing
younger engineers and students attending IPC
APEX EXPO 2020.
Nano Dimension Announces Closing of
$3.5 Million Public Offering E
Nano Dimension Ltd., a leading additive manu-
factured electronics (AME) provider (Nasdaq,
TASE: NNDM), announced the closing of its
previously announced underwritten public of-
fering of 2,333,000 American Depositary Shares
at a price per ADS to the public of $1.50.
Gardien: Selling Test Equipment
and Services E
In this Real Time with... IPC interview, Pete
Starkey spoke with Jason Posey, director of sales
and service with Gardien. They discuss Gardi-
en's range of flying probe testing and the intro-
duction of AVI into the North American market.
LPKF Presents Equipment at
Embedded World 2020 E
LPKF Laser & Electronics' systems offer all the
possibilities for PCB prototyping and micro-
material processing to achieve the desired re-
sults quickly and easily. The company demon-
strated how this is possible at embedded world
in Nuremberg in February.
Ventec's Materials are Enablers for
5G, Industry 4.0 E
In this video interview from the show, Pete
Starkey and Ventec COO for Europe and the
Americas Mark Goodwin discuss Ventec's lat-
est high-speed, low-loss, high-frequency mate-
rials as enablers for 5G and Industry 4.0.
Uyemura Appoints Midwest
Sales Manager E
Uyemura National Sales Manager Mark Eonta
has announced the appointment of Troy Mc-
Nulty as Midwest Technical Sales Manager for
a high-activity sales region that includes Min-
nesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan.
Ucamco Helps Customers Dealing With
Temporary Production Peaks E
Ucamco is currently offering an exclusive dis-
count to all Integr8tor users with a mainte-
nance contract to "pay one monthly license
of additional Integr8tor workflow and get one
month extra for free."
