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82 PCB007 MAGAZINE I JANUARY 2025 Expansion, Retirement, and New Leadership at FCT In the dynamic landscape of interconnect solutions, Flexible Circuit Technology (FCT) is making waves through significant leadership changes and expansion initiatives. Vice President Carey Burkett, newly appointed executive vice president Ray Cottrell, and marketing director Abby Meyer share their vision for steering the company toward innovative growth. FCT has a robust focus on diverse markets such as medical, automotive, consumer electronics, and HDI (high density interconnect). They are accelerating FCT's mission to provide exceptional value and service to customers throughout the product lifecycle. TOP TEN EDITOR'S PICKS In the 1980s, Electrochemicals, Inc. (now Electrochemical Products) made a significant shift from furniture and industrial goods to electronics and manufacturing. During this journey, a tin-nickel plating alloy was developed. In 1984, Mike Carano, a young engineer, published a paper on tin-nickel plating alloy, but after some initial attention, the plating solution fell into obscurity. Today, PCB fabrication looks largely the same, yet changes are afoot, chiefly due to the demands for very fine feature capability on printed circuit boards, as well as environmental sustainability. Has the Time Finally Come for Tin-nickel Plating? New Year's resolutions are great because they are so fun to break. So, if you're planning to sell your business, rather than making fragile resolutions, it's better to make some New Year's goals. It's not all about the numbers, but it's mostly about the numbers. If you are looking for a Mercedes-level valuation, you should have Mer- cedes-level financials. If your financials are more like a used Datsun, try to upgrade to at least a VW Passat. If your financials are in good shape, you might still consider getting a sell-side quality of earnings report. Punching Out: New Year's Goals for Selling a Business Andrew Kelley is CTO of Xact PCB, a company founded by engineers with firsthand experience in PCB fabricators. Xact PCB has developed a cutting-edge system to monitor and predict the registration of inner layers through advanced registration control systems. By leveraging data collected from various production stages, Xact PCB's GX tool enhances precision. It minimizes errors, ensuring that the final products meet their customers' exact specifications while eliminating the need for costly pilot lots. Data Paints a Picture—Can You See It?