42 DESIGN007 MAGAZINE I SEPTEMBER 2022
PCB Finance Class With
Jeff De Serrano E
Class is in session! PCB Technologies Presi-
dent Jeff De Serrano takes us through some of
the struggles of the PCB industry over the past
30 years, how U.S. legislation seeks to level the
playing field, and whether a "monopoly" of fab-
ricators is healthy for our industry. In his chat
with Nolan Johnson, Jeff gets out his investment
playbook and talks strategy. Don't miss this one.
IPC's I-Connect007 Acquisition Update
With John Mitchell E
Editor Nolan Johnson speaks with I-Con-
nect007 Publisher Barry Matties and IPC
President and CEO John Mitchell about IPC's
acquisition of the publishing company, and
what this means to I-Connect007's readers.
The New Chapter: My Time on the
IPC Board of Directors—Standing on
the Shoulders of Giants E
At Joe O'Neil's Hall of Fame ceremony in Janu-
ary, he talked about his first IPC APEX EXPO.
He said he felt he was sitting at a table with
the "giants of industry." at analogy perfectly
describes how I felt during my tenure on IPC's
Board of Directors.
Punching Out: Concerns About
ESG Issues in PCB M&A E
Recently, ESG issues have become more prom-
inent in business as well as in M&A deals. e
PCB industry has dealt with environmental
issues before, so it's not really anything new.
Water and waste treatment regulations have
been in place for many years and the standards
continue to increase.
Q4 Concerns: Hold on to Your Hats E
IPC Chief Economist Shawn DuBravac has plenty
to share about the state of the U.S. economy and
how the electronics manufacturing industry
might weather the storms of high inflation, rising
interest rates, and low unemployment.
What's Going On in Congress? Your Handy
Guide to PCB Legislation Headlines E
We know you have so many questions about
what the legislation means for you. Will there
be funds to expand or upgrade my facilities?
What about tax breaks? How will my specific
needs be known? What will the current legisla-
tion mean for U.S. vs. China relations?
Happy's Tech Talk #10: Optical Align-
ment/Coupon Welding for Stackups E
In this month's column, I will discuss optical
alignment for pinless lamination stackup, a
topic that complements the induction lamina-
tion in my November 2021 column. Pin tooling
plates have been used for lamination since it
first started sometime in the 1960s.
Dan's Biz Bookshelf:
Leading With Gratitude E
I like this book because gratitude is something
in which I have always believed. So, it was fun
for me to find a book, a very good book I might
add, that said the same thing.
Schweizer Announces Preliminary
Results for 1H2022 E
According to preliminary figures, the SCH-
WEIZER Group achieved consolidated sales of
EUR 64.6 million in the first half of 2022 (first
half of 2021: EUR 59.4 million).
