FEBRUARY 2022 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 111
IPC APEX
EXPO offi-
cially opens
today, and
as Crosby,
Still and
Nash once sang, "It's been a long time
coming." The last live IPC APEX EXPO
was held two years ago and was—for
many of us—the last trade show we
would attend before the pandemic hit.
The combination of solder mask printing and legend printing seems an obvious and attractive
solution, like bringing chocolate and vanilla together. Still, the gain would rely on obtaining both
functionalities without adding complexity. In this column the story continues.
Nolan Johnson
speaks with Tarja
Rapala-Virtanen,
technical director
of the EIPC, who
breaks down the current state of the European
market and which technologies and market
segments are seeing growth.
Over the past year, I-Connect007
has published more than 4,000
news items, nearly 300 articles,
and 350 columns from the
leading expert voices in the
industry. We also have interviewed
dozens of fabricators, assemblers,
and designers on the most
relevant and pressing topics in
the ever-evolving PCB industry.
IPC's January 2022 Economic Outlook report finds that supply chain chal-
lenges remain acute and have improved little from the previous month.
Shortages continue to hamper production levels and lead times remain long.
At IPC APEX EXPO 2022 in
San Diego, Ventec Interna-
tional Group Co., Ltd. (6672
TT) premiered 'aerolam' in the
US market. A base-material
solutions set, aerolam is specifically curated for the
diverse and unique requirements of aerospace and
defense applications.
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Additive Reality: Green Drops, White Drops or Both: Do Solder Mask
and Legend Make a Good Team?
IPC: Supply Chain Challenges Continue
to Hamper Electronics Production
Happy Holden's Five
Must-Reads of 2021
U.S. Market Première of Ventec
Aerolam Base Material Solutions for
Aerospace & Defense Electronics
Day 1: It's Show Time!
Technology and Development
Prospects for the European
Marketplace
