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4 The PCB Magazine • October 2015 12 34 36 Whelen Engineering Reduces Cycle Time by Building a New Automated PCB Factory by Barry Matties and Bryan Bernas Whelen & IPS: A Strategic Partner- ship—A Winning Combination by Bryan Bernas Mutracx: First Install Achieves CAM to Etch in 5 Minutes by Barry Matties Practical Application of Lean Six-Sigma to Drive Cycle Time Reduction, Part 1 by Kathy Nargi-Toth The PCB Marathon by Renato Peres MacDermid: Redefining Global Strategy by Barry Matties This Month's Feature Articles 48 60 76 This month we are paying attention to cycle time and the many ways to reduce it in your process— whatever your process may be. From automation to value stream mapping to lean six-sigma, our contributors have it covered. Cycle Time Reduction

• Cover
• Feature Articles — Cycle Time Reduction
• Contents
• Feature Column — Cycling Around
• Feature — Whelen Engineering Reduces Cycle Time by Building a New Automated PCB Facility
• Feature — Whelen & IPS: A Strategic Partnership—A Winning Combination
• Feature — Mutracx: First Install Achieves CAM to Etch in 5 Minutes
• EIN Market Highlights
• Feature Column — The Economics of Reducing Cycle Time in PCB Fabrication
• Short — New Assessment of Silicon for Next-gen Batteries
• Feature — Practical Application of Lean Six-Sigma to Drive Cycle Time Reduction, Part 1
• Feature Column — Cycle Time Reduction in a Flexible Circuit Facility
• Feature — The PCB Marathon
• Supply Line Highlights
• Feature Column — Breaking the Bottleneck: Electrical Test Cycle Time Reduction
• Short — 4-D Technology Allows Self-folding of Complex Objects
• Feature Interview — MacDermid: Redefining Global Strategy
• MilAero007 Highlights
• Feature Column — Tips for Time-Critical PCBs
• Article — Plant Culture: a Direct Contributor to Quality, Output and Predictable Manufacturing
• Short — Disappearing Carbon Circuits on Graphene Could Have Security, Biomedical Uses
• Top Ten Recent Highlights from PCB007
• Events Calendar
• Advertiser Index and Masthead