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MilAero007 Highlights
cluding SpaceShipOne, which flew three of the
five manned space flights launched by man in
2004. He also explains the benefits of working
with Microsoft's Paul Allen, who agreed to fund
SpaceShipOne based on a simple handshake.
Parrot Chosen by Swiss Army for
the Supply of Micro-drones E
Parrot, Europe's leading drone group, has
been chosen to equip the Swiss Armed Forces
with micro-drones as part of the "Swiss Mini
UAV Program" (Swiss MUAS) call for tender
against major civilian UAV players.
Global Technology: The Importance of
Laminate CTE in PCB Design E
All material expands and contracts with tem-
perature change, which is called the coefficient
of thermal expansion (CTE). Eran Navick ex-
plains where and how the laminate expands
effects the operation of the printed circuit in
different ways.
IPC's Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame
Award Presented to Steve Pudles of
Zentech Manufacturing E
In recognition and acknowledgment of his ex-
traordinary contributions to IPC and the elec-
tronics industry, Steve Pudles, president and
CEO, Zentech Manufacturing, was presented
with the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of
Fame Award at IPC APEX EXPO in February.
DoD Releases Fiscal Year 2021
Budget Proposal E
On February 10, 2020, President Donald J.
Trump sent Congress a proposed fiscal year
(FY) 2021 budget request of $740.5 billion for
national security, $705.4 billion of which is for
the Department of Defense (DoD).
Will Moisture Management Expand
to the U.S. Market? E
Rich Heimsch, Super Dry director, chats with
Nolan Johnson about the growing demand for
moisture management in North America ver-
sus its earlier adoption in Europe, and how
moisture management fits into Industry 4.0
and the smart factory.
I-007e Micro Webinar: Primary Flight
Control Case Study on Condensation
and Coverage E
The seventh episode of the popular webinar
series "Coatings Uncoated!" is now available
to view. Author of The Printed Circuit Assem-
bler's Guide to Conformal Coatings for Harsh
Environments and topic expert Phil Kinner
from Electrolube shares highly focused educa-
tional information on conformal coating and
encapsulation. If you are in the assembly busi-
ness, an EMS, or responsible for specifying
conformal coating and/or encapsulation, then
this free series is for you.
What It Takes to Be a Milaero
Supplier, Part 1 E
The decision to pursue military and aerospace
(milaero) certification impacts every facet of
the organization, and not every shop is pre-
pared to make this transformation. This is the
first article in a four-part series, breaking down
what it takes in sales and customer service, en-
gineering and CAM, purchasing and quality,
and manufacturing. Anaya Vardya starts by ex-
ploring sales and customer service.
Burt Rutan's Keynote: SpaceShipOne E
In this video clip from his presentation, Burt Ru-
tan discusses some of his aircraft's revolutionary
flights that drew the most public attention, in-
