50 The PCB Design Magazine • October 2014
Mil/Aero007
News highlights
Microtek Earns DLA Laboratory
Suitability Status
The company's Linthicum Heights, Maryland facil-
ity has received Laboratory Suitability Status ap-
proval from the DoD DLa for MIL-I-46058, MIL-
PrF-55110, MIL-PrF-31032, and MIL-PrF-50884.
With this approval, the lab can now perform all ap-
plicable Group a, Group B, Group C conformance
and reliability testing as well as full qualification
testing for these specifications.
Invotec Gets Support for
"Sharing in Growth" Program
The company is delighted to announce it has been
approved by the government-backed Sharing in
Growth (SiG) program. SiG is designed to enhance
the competitive capabilities of selected companies
within the uK aerospace supply chain, helping
them to tackle barriers to growth, boost exports,
and create more than 5,000 jobs within the uK's
high-value manufacturing sector.
Amitron Named Truck-Lite's "2014
Supplier of the Year"
Truck-Lite Co. LLC has recognized amitron Cor-
poration by awarding their "2014 Supplier of the
Year" to the Illinois PCB manufacturer. In a letter to
amitron, Truck-Lite's vice President of Worldwide
Purchasing Martin Schroeder stated that the award
was for amitron's "exceptional performance in
the last 12 months in the areas of quality, delivery,
technology and commercial competitiveness."
All Flex Achieves Re-cert to AS9100C,
ISO 9001:2008
all Flex, a manufacturer of flexible printed circuits
and heaters, announces re-certification to aS9100C
and ISO 9001:2008.
Capital Electro-Circuits Reaffirms
Commitment to Quality
Capital Electro-Circuits Inc in Gaithersburg, Mary-
land, is pleased to announce the successful com-
pletion of its ISO 9001:2008 re-certification. Presi-
dent Bharat Sitapara said, "This is a continuation of
our ongoing commitment to maintain our excel-
lent quality and to improve our quality wherever
it is needed."
i3 Nets Contract to Supply Substrates
for Military Use
i3 Electronics Inc. has announced that an industry
leading aerospace and defense firm has awarded
the company an order for the supply of advanced
substrates for a military application. The order will
run through the remainder of 2014.
Cicor Sees Positive 1h Amid Challenges
in AMS Division
The advanced Microelectronics & Substrates
(aMS) Division experienced a difficult start into
2014, which resulted in a decline in sales due to
the still challenging market environment in the Eu-
rozone's aerospace, defense, and nuclear energy
sectors, as well as the loss of sales in relation to the
manufacture of an end-of-life product.
Military Radar Market to See CAGR
of 2.9% 2013–2019
Driven by continuous growing threats from both
the internal and external sources, global market
for military radar was valued at uS $6,900 million
in 2012 and is expected to reach uS $8,440 mil-
lion by 2019, growing at a CaGr of 2.9% during
the forecast period from 2013–2019.
Aerospace Industry's Sensor Market at
$2.44B in 2020
new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, "analysis of
Sensor Market in the Global aerospace Industry,"
finds that the market earned revenues of $1.24 bil-
lion in 2013 and estimates this to reach $2.44 bil-
lion in 2020.
U.S. GDP to Grow 3% by 2016;
Defense Spending Rises
uCLa anderson Forecast's third quarterly report
of 2014 indicates that the real Gross Domestic
Product for the united States will grow at approxi-
mately 3% over the next two years, following a
decline of 2.1% in the first quarter of this year and
a rebound of 4.2% growth in the second.
50 The PCB Design Magazine • October 2014
