74 SMT Magazine • August 2015
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Highlights
74 SMT Magazine • August 2015
A Look at the High-Reliability
Interconnect Market
In an interview with I-Connect007, Mark Cormier
of Miraco Inc. discusses his company's activities
and capabilities, the latest trends and drivers in the
high-reliability segment, and their strategies when
it comes to managing their assembly work as well
as their audit processes to find EMS providers.
EIPC Summer Conference, Berlin: Day 1
Berlin, capital of Germany and a world city of cul-
ture, politics, media and science, was the venue
for the 2015 EIPC Summer Conference, which at-
tracted delegates from sixteen countries, includ-
ing Russia, Hong Kong, Japan, Israel, USA and
Canada, as well as the European Union, to experi-
ence a programme of 21 technical presentations
over two days. Also included was a visit to the Ber-
lin laboratories of Fraunhofer Institute, Europe's
largest application-oriented research organisation.
IPC Lauds U.S. House of Rep on Passage
of TSCA Modernization Act of 2015
IPC supports bipartisan efforts to reform the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976, which
needs to be modernized to reflect 21st century re-
alities. A strong, cost-effective, science-based fed-
eral chemical regulatory program is important to
IPC members, who use chemicals to manufacture
electronics for the nation's defense, transporta-
tion, consumer and other industries.
Exception EMS Appoints Paul Rivers as
Commercial & Special Projects Director
Exception EMS has appointed industry veteran
Paul Rivers as Commercial and Special Projects Di-
rector. Rivers, who has a career in the PCB and
PCBA industry that spans nearly 35 years, will head
up the customer programs and support division.
EIPC Summer Conference: Day 2
Refreshed after an excellent conference dinner,
and for most, a good night's sleep, delegates re-
turned for the second day of the EIPC Summer
Conference in Berlin, continuing the theme of
improving profitability through technical leader-
ship and innovation to meet future market re-
quirements, with sessions on materials and pro-
cesses for high performance PCBs and advanced
material testing strategies to meet OEM and ODM
needs.
LACROIX Electronics Earns PART 21 G
The production accreditation PART 21 G is part of
the company's ambition in aeronautics' electron-
ics that represent over 25% of the turnover of LA-
CROIX Electronics in France.
NEO Tech Earns Raytheon Four Star Award
NEO Tech's Chatsworth facility has been awarded
the prestigious Four Star Supplier Excellence Award
and a Gold Award for Affordability from Raytheon
IDS for supplying components on several critical
programs. This places NEO Techamong the top of
the 10,000 Raytheon suppliers.
IPC Europe Forum to Focus on Reliability
The IPC Europe Forum, with the theme "Innova-
tion for Reliability," will focus on critical issues in
high-reliability electronics for sectors including mil-
itary-aerospace, automotive, industrial, and medi-
cal. The event will be held from October 13–15 at
the Atlantic Congress Hotel in Essen, Germany.
API Technologies Names New VP of
Continuous Improvement
API Technologies Corp. today announced that Do-
mingo Isasi has been named to the newly created
role of Vice President of Continuous Improvement
for API Technologies, effective June 29, 2015.
Plexus Earns AS9100 for Engineering
Solutions in Europe
Plexus Corp.'s Livingston Design Center in Scot-
land, which provides engineering solutions and
award-winning customer service excellence to
many of the world's leading branded product
companies, has achieved AS9100 certification.
