PCB007 Magazine

6 PCB007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2025 COLUMNS Long-time Challenges Confront a New Administration by Shane Whiteside ARTICLES Hall of Fame: Highlighting Denny Fritz by Dan Feinberg HIGHLIGHTS MilAero007 Top Ten from PCB007 DEPARTMENTS Career Opportunities Educational Resources Advertiser Index & Masthead REAL TIME WITH...SPECIAL SECTION The Top 5 Things You Need To Know About... Blackfox, Manufacturing Training Burkle North America, Multilayer System Solutions KYZEN, Cleaning Mycronic, Placement Technica, U.S.A., Smart Automation Solutions 46 104 44 108 111 118 119 49 50 52 54 56 58 9 41 42 67 83 107 FEBRUARY 2025 • ADDITIONAL CONTENT FEATURE COLUMNS It's Show Time! by Marcy LaRont IPC APEX EXPO 2025 Marks a Special Anniversary Year for the Show by Dr. John W. Mitchell Earthquakes, Astronauts, and Aquatics: A Lighter Look at the Past by Don Ball Maximizing the Five Stages of Your Trade Show Exhibit by Dan Beaulieu SHORTS Rice Computer Scientists Develop Solutions for Making AI Models More Efficient and Customizable 25 Years of Tech Milestones Rice Researchers Unveil 'Surprising' Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotube Recycling Artificial Real Biological Processes Could Enable Perceptual Capabilities in Robotics 25 Years of IPC APEX EXPO Keynotes Searching for Materials for Ultra-fast Quantum Computers 8 18 26 36

• PCB007 Magazine — February 2025
• Featured Content — It's Show Time!
• Additional Content
• Column — It's Show Time!
• Short — Rice Computer Scientists Develop Solutions for Making AI Models More Efficient and Customizable
• Interview — Imagine the Possibilities: Tech Conference 2025
• Feature Column — IPC APEX EXPO 2025 Marks a Special Anniversary Year for the Show
• Feature Article — Breaking Down the IPC APEX EXPO Experience
• Feature Column — Earthquakes, Astronauts, and Aquatics: A Lighter Look at the Past
• Feature Article — Empowering Women in Electronics: An Evening of Connection and Inspiration
• Feature Column — Maximizing the Five Stages of Your Trade Show Exhibit
• Short — Rice Researchers Unveil 'Surprising' Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotube Recycling
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Column — Long-time Challenges Confront a New Administration
• The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About…
• The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About…Manufacturing Training by Blackfox Training
• The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About… Multilayer System Solutions by Burkle North America
• The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About…Cleaning by KYZEN
• The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About…Placement by Mycronic
• The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About…Implementing Smart Automation Solutions by Technica, U.S.A.
• Feature Q&A — Hannah Grace: The Inspiring Journey of an Emerging Engineer
• Feature Q&A — Paige Fiet: From Emerging Engineer to Quality at TTM
• Short — Artificial Real Biological Processes Could Enable Perceptual Capabilities in Robotics
• Feature Interview — The Secret Value of Committee Work
• Feature Article — Standards Out in Front at IPC APEX EXPO
• Feature Article — An Overview of the Keynote Presentations
• 25 Years of IPC APEX EXPO Keynotes
• Feature Article — 2024 Sustainability Highlights: IPC's Commitment to a Greener Future
• Feature Interview — Standards Driving Factory of the Future
• Article — Highlighting Denny Fritz
• Short — Searching for Materials for Ultra-fast Quantum Computers
• Top Ten Editor's Picks
• Career Opportunities
• Educational Resources
• Advertiser Index and Masthead