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the colleagues from the D-75A-EU E-Textiles
Wearables Standard Task Group in Europe,
Chris Jorgensen from IPC, and Sigrid Rotzler,
the Task Group vice-chair. Last but not least,
I would like to express my thanks to IPC CEO
John Mitchell for this award.
Eltek Reports Full Year and Fourth
Quarter 2020 Financial Results E
Eltek Ltd., a global manufacturer and sup-
plier of technologically advanced solutions in
the field of printed circuit boards, announced
its financial results for the full year and fourth
quarter ended December 31, 2020.
APCT Increases Technology with Rigid
Flex Optical Registration from DIS E
APCT Inc has added Rigid Flex Optical Reg-
istration™ (RFS), developed by DIS Inc of
Islandia, N.Y., to enhance their PCB registra-
tion capabilities. e RFS machine is built
specifically to process difficult flex, rigid, and
rigid-flex jobs. Using DIS, Inc proprietary
Optical Registration™ technology in conjunc-
tion with SmartWeld, the RFS has the ability
to align inner-layers and pre-preg without the
use of expensive pin-tooling.
Trackwise Appoints Steve Hudson
as COO E
Trackwise is delighted to announce the
appointment of Steve Hudson as Chief Oper-
ating Officer. He will support CEO Philip
Johnston in executing the company's strat-
egy and vision as Trackwise expands to serve
customers in its key verticals: automotive,
aerospace, and medical.
Insulectro Picks Paul Welter for Director
of Sales for Dupont Chemistry Line E
Insulectro, distributor of materials for use
in manufacture of printed circuit board and
printed electronics, has announced it has pro-
moted industry veteran Paul Welter as director
of sales for DuPont Chemistry.
With Flex, Sometimes You Gotta
Break the Rules E
Sometimes in life, we need to break the rules.
For example, in junior high I had a curfew but
to have my first kiss, I had to break curfew. I got
grounded, but it was worth it! My last article
was about reasons to follow IPC design and
inspection rules. is time, we are discuss-
ing instances where, due to complex require-
ments, customers are not always able to fol-
low the rules. I will also discuss some design
options that will hopefully keep you from "get-
ting grounded."
Averatek Announces A-SAP License
Agreement with FTG E
Averatek Corporation has announced FTG as
an A-SAP licensee. A-SAP is an advanced PCB
manufacturing technology that enables feature
sizes of 25 microns and below, effectively pro-
viding PCB designers with new opportunities
to address the challenges of next-generation
electronics.
After Decades of E-Textiles Work,
a Rising Star Award E
Aer decades of work in my field, I was awarded
the Rising Star award during IPC APEX EXPO
2021. I would like to thank my research team, all
