104 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2021
Flex Talk: Simplified Assembly of
Aluminum Flexible Circuits E
Tara Dunn sits down to discuss Mina™ with
Divyakant Kadiwala, vice president of manu-
facturing for Averatek. He has been instru-
mental in the development of this assembly
process.
Arlon EMD Completes IPC Validation
Recertification Audit E
Arlon Electronic Materials has successfully
completed an intensive two-day recertifica-
tion audit by IPC Validation Services. is
audit was focused on validating Arlon's manu-
facturing processes and testing procedures.
Arlon's success in passing IPC Validation Ser-
vices' audit confirmed Arlon's status in the
electronics industry as a trusted manufacturer
of high-performance laminate and prepreg
products.
IPC Honors Calumet Electronics Corp.,
GM China with Corporate Recognition
Awards E
IPC bestowed its highest corporate honors
on two IPC member companies, Calumet
Electronics Corporation and General Motors
(GM) China.
DownStream Focused on Rigid-Flex and
Embedded Component Support E
Guest Editor Kelly Dack and Joe Clark, co-
founder of DownStream Technologies, discuss
trends in PCB design and how this has led to
the company's introduction of rigid-flex design
support for their tools.
2020: A Year of Learning, Innovation
for Taiyo America E
Pete Starkey has a virtual visit with John Fix,
director of sales and marketing at Taiyo Amer-
ica, where they discuss the changes taking place
because of COVID-19 restrictions, and some of
the new products Taiyo will be presenting at
this year's IPC APEX EXPO.
Lenthor Engineering Announces
Year End 2020 Financial Results E
Lenthor Engineering, Inc., a California based
designer, manufacturer and assembler of flex
and rigid-flex printed circuit boards, announces
its 2020 year-end financial results.
Eltek Secures Grant from Israel
Investment Authority E
Eltek Ltd. provided an update regarding
its award of a grant from the Israeli Invest-
ment Authority that will fund 15% of Eltek's
expected $1.5 million investment in Advanced
Manufacturing Equipment fit to Industry 4.0
standards, which focuses on interconnectiv-
ity, automation, machine learning, and real-
time data.
Taiflex February 2021 Revenues
Up 54% E
Taiflex Scientific Co. Ltd, a Taiwan-based
manufacturer of flexible PCB materials such
as flexible copper clad laminates (CCLs), cov-
erlay, and bonding sheets, has announced
that consolidated revenue for February 2021
totaled NT$680 million ($24.34 million at
$1:NT$27.93), down by 9.3% from the previ-
ous month, but up by 54% year-on-year.
