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and leading global technology solutions com-
pany Avnet announce the creation of a new
smart wearable contact tracing device—the
Nodle M1.
ESA Approval for Ventec VT-901 Material
in ACB Belgium Rigid and Flex-Rigid
Production E
Ventec International Group Co. Ltd. is pleased
to announce that its VT-901 polyimide material
is now fully qualified by ESA in ACB Belgium's
manufacturing process for rigid and rigid-flex
polyimide PCBs and HDI PCBs.
PCB Connect Expands With New Office,
New Employee, and Opens New Company
in Denmark E
Due to PCB Connect's successful growth in
Denmark, the company decided to invest fur-
ther in the Danish Market. They are very glad
to announce a new and bigger office loca-
tion, a new employee, and that they will have
a Danish company PCB Connect A/S regis-
tered.
Powercast and Liquid X Announce
Printed Electronics Venture to Enable
Durable, Washable e-Textiles That Seal
in Wireless Charging Electronics E
Powercast Corporation, the leader in RF-based
long-range over-the-air wireless power tech-
nology, and Liquid X, an advanced manufac-
turer of functional metallic inks with proto-
type-to-production design and manufacturing
capabilities, announced a printed electronics
venture to enable garment manufacturers to
easily integrate wireless power functionality
into durable, flexible, high-performance, and
washable e-textiles.
Lenthor Engineering Adds Dale Smith in
the Role of Chief Technology Officer E
Lenthor Engineering Inc.—a California-based
designer, manufacturer, and assembler of rig-
id-flex and flex PCBs—is pleased to announce
the addition of Dale Smith in the role of chief
technology officer.
Price Circuits LLC Installs ESI 5335
Laser Drill E
Price Circuits LLC, a division of Circuitronics
LLC, is pleased to announce another addition
to our recent expansion. The ESI 5335 laser has
been installed and fully operational. With our
focus on supporting complex PCBs technolo-
gies in rigid, flex, and rigid-flex technologies,
our technical capability has expanded in 2020.
Ynvisible and Evonik Collaborate in
Printed Electronics E
Ynvisible Interactive Inc. and Evonik Creavis
GmbH, the strategic innovation unit of Evon-
ik Industries AG—a global specialty chemicals
group headquartered in Essen, Germany—an-
nounced a collaboration in the field of print-
able electronics and introduced a first joint
technology demonstrator.
NextFlex Leads Recipients of $5M in
Naval Research Funding E
NextFlex, America's Flexible Hybrid Electron-
ics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute, announced
the expansion of its manufacturing workforce
education activities with $5 million in funding
from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
New Smart Wearable Promotes Employee
Safety as Business Reopens E
IoT connectivity and security startup No-
dle, nonprofit foundation Coalition Network,
