82 PCB007 MAGAZINE I MARCH 2022
Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2022:
The Supply Chain and Markets E
Pete Starkey interviews Mark Goodwin, COO
of Ventec International, on the impact of the
current supply chain condition. eir conversa-
tion also covers aerospace and the U.S. market.
Absolute EMS Completes AS9100 Rev D
Recertification with Zero Findings E
Absolute EMS, Inc., a provider of turnkey
and consignment manufacturing services, is
pleased to announce that it has successfully
completed its 2022 surveillance audit for the
AS9100 Rev D SAE International Aerospace
Standard, again with zero findings.
Collins Aerospace Completes Air
Launched Effects Demonstration for
U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Program E
Collins Aerospace has successfully demon-
strated a ready-now Mission Systems solu-
tion to support the operations of Air Launched
Effects (ALE) from Army Aviation's Enduring
and Future Vertical Li (FVL) fleet.
Keytronic Announces Q2 Results E
Keytronic Corporation, a provider of electronic
manufacturing services (EMS), announced its
results for the quarter ended January 1, 2022.
NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to
Retrieve First Samples from Mars E
NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed
Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to build
the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV), a small, light-
weight rocket to launch rock, sediment, and
atmospheric samples from the surface of the
Red Planet.
High-Voltage Circuit Design
Guidelines and Materials E
e Hubble telescope, the Cassini-Huygens
mission, and other exploratory spacecra uti-
lize high-voltage DC power supplies for every-
thing from vidicon camera tubes and mass
spectrometers to radar and laser technologies.
NASA has experienced performance prob-
lems with the 1.5 kV supplies because—as a
2006 report stated—"designers did not take
the high-voltage problems seriously in the ini-
tial design."
Calumet Electronics Receives
'World-class Team' Award from
Northrop Grumman E
Calumet Electronics Corporation received
a World-class Team award from Northrop
Grumman Corporation for its outstanding
performance. e award recognizes compa-
nies that have demonstrated exceptional sup-
port and commitment to Northrop Grum-
man's business objectives through "delivery
performance, outstanding program support,
superior technical achievement, and cost per-
formance/competitiveness and continuous
process improvement."
Four Industry Rising Stars Recognized
at IPC APEX EXPO 2022 E
In recognition of their leadership roles and
support of IPC standards, education, advo-
cacy, and solutions to industry challenges, four
of the industry's best and brightest were pre-
sented with an IPC Rising Star Award at IPC
APEX EXPO 2022. Award recipients were
Tim Burke, Francisco Fourcade, omas
Marktscheffel, and Christina Rutherford.
