30 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2022
CES 2022: Half Virtual,
Still Valuable, and Here's Why E
Another CES has wrapped up, and while not fully
back to its glittery self, the show still managed
to create quite a buzz in the electronics world. I
reported on the show from the safety of my home
office, which was a bit of a letdown because I
really enjoy walking the aisles of the show.
Trouble in Your Tank: Plating Anomalies
and Defects, Part 2 E
One thing about troubleshooting PCB defects is
getting to and understanding the root cause of
defects. Many of these defects have can have mul-
tiple origins. And many may not manifest them-
selves in the process where the defect occurred.
Best Technical Papers at
IPC APEX EXPO 2022 Selected E
e best technical conference papers of IPC
APEX EXPO 2022 have been selected. Voted
on by members of the IPC APEX EXPO 2022
Technical Program Committee (TPC), the
paper authors will be recognized during show
opening remarks on Tuesday, January 25.
Catching Up With RBP Chemical
and Schlötter E
It's always great to see two very good compa-
nies form a mutually beneficial alliance. I was
lucky enough to watch this particular strategic
partnership come to fruition this year between
RBP Chemical and Schlötter. I sat down with
Matthias Hampel, global executive represen-
tative-PCB and electronics at Schlötter, and
Ernest Litynski, president of RBP Chemical
Technology, to get the inside story.
Testing Todd: Why, Why, Why—
Never Stop Questioning E
If you have been around young children, I'm
sure you have fallen into the "Why" game. I'm
now a grandfather and the game started again a
long time ago. "Grampa? Why is that man limp-
ing?" "Well, he has a cast on his foot." "Why,
Grampa?" "Well, it looks like he was injured."
"Why?" And so it goes. ese brilliant young
children have mastered root cause analysis and
they don't even know it.
Epec Invests Over $1M in New
Equipment at Netvia Location E
Epec Engineered Technologies announced
that it has invested more than $1 million in new
equipment at its NetVia Group PCB manufac-
turing facility located outside of Dallas, Texas.
Eltek Names Ron Freund as
Chief Financial Officer E
Eltek Ltd., a global manufacturer and supplier
of technologically advanced solutions in the
field of printed circuit boards, announced that
its Board of Directors has named Ron Freund
as its chief financial officer.
Trackwise Designs Secures
£2.4M Purchase Order from
UK EV OEM Customer E
Trackwise Designs, a leading provider of
specialist products using printed circuit tech-
nology, is pleased to confirm the receipt of
the Q2 2022 purchase order of £2.4 million,
in accordance with the Product Manufacture
and Supply Agreement with its UK EV OEM
customer.
