JUNE 2024 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 93
Dovetail joints are an ele-
gant and effective way
to create a corner joint
between two pieces of
wood. Done well, dove-
tail joints don't require any
fasteners, often get by
without any glue, and the joint can with-
stand loads in nearly all directions. The
dovetail interface itself seems simultane-
ously simple and complex.
Mr. Michael Gasch died on May 24, 2024,
at the age of 78 after a short, serious
illness. Known and appreciated far beyond
the European electronics industry, Mr. Gasch
initially worked at DYNAMIT NOBEL AG
from 1971 to 1988, including 11 years as sales
manager for electrical melting products in
Troisdorf and 6 years as managing director
and regional representative for Southeast
Asia at DYNAMIT NOBEL Singapore.
IPC APEX EXPO 2024 will soon feel like a dis-
tant memory, and by all accounts, it was a good
show with an impressive display of techni-
cal knowledge. During the show, I visited with
industry icons and IPC Hall of Fame recipi-
ents Dan Feinberg and Gene Weiner, who were
among the original visionaries and founders of
what became APEX EXPO. These individuals
took me on a funny and engaging historic jour-
ney and a glimpse into how we arrived at today.
I was in the Bay Area
recently and met with my
new friend Tom Yang, CEO
of CEE PCB, a $450 million
Chinese PCB fabricator. For
too long, we have enjoyed
the luxury of complaining
about Chinese companies
without even knowing who they are and what
they do. That's just too easy. My mission was
to talk to a real live shop owner in China.
The electronics industry has identified the
need for protection with several levels of
security concerns. This is reflected when
you begin a new role, and you find your-
self dealing with a number of protection
practices during the onboarding process
to secure your new employers' intellectual
property, the business, and even employ-
ees' privacy and personal data.
My dad is the best engineer I've
ever met, and I'm not just say-
ing this because we're related.
He is the definition of grit,
tenacity, and never being satis-
fied with "I don't know." When I
was in college, every call con-
sisted of detailed conversations about my calcu-
lus classes. He could spit out the equations as if
he had just taken the classes the previous week.
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Remembering Michael
Gasch: Europe's Foremost
PCB Industry Expert
Navigating Supply Chain
Security and Traceability
Through Standards
Catching Up With Tom Yang
of CEE PCB
Lessons from the Best Engineer
I've Ever Known
The Data Brings Us Together
IPC APEX EXPO Retrospective:
The Founders Look Back
Tom Yang
