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APRIL 2025 I PCB007 MAGAZINE 9 Marcy LaRont is the managing editor of PCB007 Magazine and executive director of IPC Pub- lishing Group. Marcy started her career in PCBs in 1993 and brings a wide array of business experience and perspective to I-Connect007. To contact Marcy, click here. that now is the time for America to reclaim manufacturing leadership with a strong state- ment on where the industry and the U.S. gov- ernment need to focus. Also in this issue, Dan Feinberg continues his Hall of Fame spotlight series focusing on Jack Fisher, who passed away a few years ago but le IPC and our industry with a legacy to build upon. I recount my IPC APEX EXPO show experience and share some great photos of our week in Anaheim. With nearly 80 video interviews, audio interviews, written articles, and photos, make sure to check out our show coverage at www.realtimewith.com. It's been a crazy, busy couple of months in Washington and the rest of the world. But, says one business leader, "Business is busi- ness, and politicians are politicians. In the end, commerce always wins out." I'm not sure truer words could be spoken. As you read the senti- ments from today's industry leaders, compare these with your own, and let me know what you think. Are they getting it right? Dive in and find out. PCB007 IPC APEX EXPO showcases a lot of new and innovative equipment every year. But it is not every year that one of those groundbreaking innovations is brought by a young engineer under the age of 30. But young Tyler Richards is not your average engineer. Having discovered circuit boards at 18, he is the founder of uFab and the creator of an all-in-one PCB fabrication machine that can provide prototype PCBs in as little as four hours. In this interview, he shares his journey from a passion for electronics to creating a prototyping equipment company. uFab tar- gets customers in higher education, startups, and tradi- tional commercial customers with their equipment. The Rise of Emerging Engineers: Tyler Richards, uFab