JULY 2023 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 65
The third annual Golden Gnome
Awards ceremony was held on
May 16, 2023, at IPC Summer-
Com. The awards recognize
the outstanding and creative
work of IPC A-Teams, dedicated
groups of volunteers within IPC standards
working groups who take on a significant
amount of work on behalf of their groups.
Dr. Ron Lasky contin-
ues this series of columns
about Maggie Benson. In
this episode, Sue and Andy
get to visit an SMT provider
and offer help with the owner's cost-estimate
problem. Are they up for the challenge?
IPC announced
the April 2023
findings from its
North American
Electronics Man-
ufacturing Ser-
vices (EMS) Statis-
tical Program. The
book-to-bill ratio
stands at 1.21.
In a recent conversa-
tion with Kelly Scanlon,
IPC lead sustainabil-
ity strategist, we dove
deep into the topic
of sustainability, ask-
ing what it is and how
we achieve it. Because
this is such a broad topic, we've excerpted
just a portion of the conversation here, but
what is clear is that we've only scratched
the surface on sustainability.
Sanmina Corporation, a leading inte-
grated manufacturing solutions company,
announced the appointment of Susan K.
Barnes and Mythili Sankaran to the com-
pany's Board of Directors effective June
12, 2023.
For the latest news and information, visit SMT007.com
IPC Rolls Out Red Carpet for
Standards A-Team Volunteers at
Annual Golden Gnome Awards
Ceremony at IPC SummerCom
Maggie Benson's Journey: The Tale
of the Cost-Estimate Problem
Susan K. Barnes, Mythili
Sankaran Join Sanmina's
Board of Directors
Why Does Sustainability Matter?
Episode 12, "Smarter Man-
ufacturing through Inspec-
tion," from Koh Young's
new micro webinar series
'Smarter Manufacturing
Enabled with Inspection
Data' is available now.
Watch 'Smarter Man-
ufacturing Through
Inspection,' Final
Episode of Smarter
Manufacturing Micro
Webinar Series
North American EMS Industry
Up 14.3% in April
Kelly Scanlon
