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IPC APEX EXPO 2023 Offers New Courses,
New Instructors, and IPC E-Textiles E
Registration is now open for IPC APEX EXPO
2023, the largest event for electronics manu-
facturing in North America. IPC APEX EXPO
will be held at the San Diego Convention
Center in San Diego, California from January
21–26, 2023.
Boeing Invests $5 Million in Advanced
Manufacturing Innovation Center
in St. Louis E
Boeing announced it is investing $5 million
to help expand the Advanced Manufactur-
ing Innovation Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
e investment will help fund a state-of-the-
art advanced manufacturing facility, accelerate
workforce development programs, and grow
the region's talent pipeline and technical and
manufacturing abilities.
Explore the Solar System With NASA's
New-and-Improved 3D 'Eyes' E
NASA has revamped its "Eyes on the Solar Sys-
tem" 3D visualization tool, making interplane-
tary travel easier and more interactive than ever.
Summit Interconnect Names
Sean Patterson COO E
Sean Patterson, a veteran manufacturing exec-
utive, has joined Summit Interconnect, North
America's largest privately held PCB manufac-
turer, as chief operating officer. In this posi-
tion, Patterson will oversee all facets of oper-
ations that serve Summit's growing customer
base. Summit's former COO, Greg Halvorson,
will remain at the company part-time as advi-
sor to the CEO.
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? Use this handy guide to get
caught up.
Will Marsh: CHIPS Act Update E
Now that the CHIPS Act has become law,
Nolan Johnson reconnects with PCBAA
President Will Marsh to ask: What now?
Will brings Nolan up to speed on the initial
stages of implementation and administra-
tion, and provides more insight on the Sup-
porting American Printed Circuit Boards Act
of 2022.
IPC Advanced Packaging Symposium
to Draw Industry, Government
Representatives E
No lan Jo hns on sp eak s w ith I P C's Chr i s
Mitchell, vice president of global government
relations, and Matt Kelly, chief technologist,
about the inaugural IPC Advanced Packag-
ing Symposium, scheduled for October 11–12,
2022, in Washington, D.C.
Michigan Tech's Middlebrook Receives
Department of Defense Award E
e Department of Defense honored Michigan
Technological University professor Dr. Chris-
topher Middlebrook with an award for his
innovative efforts to close education gaps and
help build tomorrow's electronics manufactur-
ing workforce.
