48 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I AUGUST 2021
Foundations of the Future: IPC Education
Foundation Lessons Learned E
Looking back on our second year, the IPC
Education Foundation takes pride in how we
adjusted our engagement initiatives during the
pandemic. We couldn't rely on our original
strategy of hosting and attending a range of in-
person activities and events.
Punching Out! Keep Your Saw Sharp E
It sounds very simple, but work is much easier
with a sharp saw. Abraham Lincoln may have
said, "Give me six hours to cut down a tree and
I'll use four hours to sharpen the ax." Chain-
saws are much, much quicker, but the concept
still applies. Tom Kastner explains how this
relates to your business.
EIPC Technical Snapshot: Thinking
Differently in a Post-Pandemic World E
President Alun Morgan introduced the 10th in
the series of EIPC's monthly Technical Snap-
shots. He said that although previous webi-
nars had been directed at specific technical
issues, the focus of the present session had been
expanded to include a good measure of business
content to provide better understanding of how
it had developed during the pandemic, and also
some pointers to how it would look and feel as
we began to emerge from such unusual times.
IBIDEN Selected for FTSE4Good Index
Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index
E
IBIDEN Co, Ltd. is pleased to announce that it
has been selected for FTSE4Good Index Series
for the sixth consecutive year, and FTSE Blos-
som Japan Index for the fih consecutive year.
MKS Instruments to Acquire Atotech E
MKS Instruments, Inc. announced that they
have entered into a definitive agreement pur-
suant to which MKS will acquire Atotech for
$16.20 in cash and 0.0552 of a share of MKS
common stock for each Atotech common
share.
Hire or Be Hired at jobConnect007 E
On July 2, 2021, I-Connect007 released the
inaugural issue of jobConnect007, a monthly
guide to job openings in the printed circuit
board/electronics manufacturing industry.
Meet Luca Gautero, New PCB007
Columnist
E
We are pleased to announce the latest addi-
tion to our team of expert columnists, Dr. Luca
Gautero. In his column each month, Dr. Gautero
will cover inkjet application for solder mask from
a variety of angles. His technical perspective will
address maintenance, material challenges, and
patterning capabilities. Social responsibility and
cost effectiveness will also be illustrated.
American Standard Circuits Acquires
Orbotech Precise 800
E
Amer ican Standard Circuits has recently
a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e y h av e p u r c h a s e d
Orbotech's Precise 800.
Dan's Biz Bookshelf: Go Live! Turn Virtual
Connections Into Paying Customers E
If one thing has become clear during the pan-
demic, it's that more people are using social
media to communicate. Use that to your advan-
tage in your business. Dan reviews helpful tips
from this book by Jeffrey Gitomer.
