100 SMT007 MAGAZINE I JULY 2020
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Ross Berntson: Indium Corporation's
Pledge for Safe Resumption
Post-COVID
E
On May 20, Nolan Johnson
spoke with Ross Berntson,
Indium Corporation's president
and COO, about the compa-
ny's response to the COVID-19
outbreak. Berntson details the
company's work with a consortium of manu-
facturing businesses in central New York state,
developing a manufacturing pledge to keep
people safe and keep factories running.
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X-Rayted Files: Why Do We Break
Stuff? Intelligence From Teardowns
E
The impulse to break a new gadget to "see
what's inside" and to "learn how it works" is
often the first sign someone will become an
engineer. We've learned a lot in over a decade
of teardowns, which have helped us to under-
stand how the SMT industry has changed over
these years. Bill Cardoso investigates.
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IPC's Shawn Dubravac: COVID-19
Outbreak Accelerates Industry
Shifts Already Under Way
E
On May 19, Barry Matties
spoke with Shawn Dubravac,
chief economist for IPC. While
discussing other topics, Mat-
ties asked for Dubravac's per-
spective on shifts in the mar-
ket, who observed that the recessionary trend
might be behind us; the markets are already
showing recovery. Still, it could take a year or
so to fully recover.
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Foundations of the Future:
Scholarships, Leadership Roles,
and Career Aspirations
E
Scholarships are hugely important, especially
when helping students avoid and alleviate col-
lege debt. Charlene Gunter du Plessis high-
lights some of the 2019 IPCEF scholarship win-
ners, as well as a book on the topic written by
Dr. John Mitchell, IPC president and CEO.
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