June 2016 • The PCB Magazine 107
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All About Flex: Imaging
Methods for Etch Resist, Part 1
Imaging is a major process
step in creating a copper
circuit or flexible PCB. In sin-
gle-sided circuit fabrication,
the imaging process creates
the resist pattern that pro-
tects the copper from the
etchant. It is critical that this
pattern precisely define the
circuit traces, as issues with imaging will transfer to
the subsequent processes.
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EPTE Newsletter:
Many Plants in Japan Shut
Down After Earthquake
Large manufacturing com-
panies including Sony, Pana-
sonic, Honda and Toyota
suspended operations cit-
ing damage at their plants.
The supply chain disruptions
could keep them idle for up
to a week. Toyota Motors was
the hardest hit amongst the large corporations.
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Advanced Circuits Acquires
Assets of Micom Circuits
Advanced Cir-
cuits, North
America's 3rd
largest printed
circuit board
fabricator, an-
nounced to-
day that it has
entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire certain assets from
Micom Circuits of New Brighton, MN.
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North American PCB Business
Growth Accelerates in March
Total North Ameri-
can PCB shipments
in March 2016
came in at 10.3%
above the same
month last year,
bringing the year-to-date growth rate up to 6.1%
for the first quarter. Compared to the preceding
month, March shipments were up 18.6%.
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Teledyne Agrees to Divest
Teledyne PCT to Firan
Technology Group
"The divestiture of Teledyne
PCT is consistent with Tele-
dyne's ongoing evolution
and focus on high-technol-
ogy, proprietary engineered
products," said Robert Meh-
rabian, chairman, president and CEO of Teledyne.
"We will work closely with FTG to facilitate a
smooth transaction and transition of the opera-
tions to FTG's U.S. operations, supporting the cus-
tomers of Teledyne PCT."
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A Conversation with
Walt Custer: Market Report
In a recent conversation,
Walt Custer shared cur-
rent market data and in-
dustry trends, detailing
those market segments
and regions that are cur-
rently seeing growth and
those that are in decline.
Walt also offered his in-
terpretation of the data,
which he uses to forecast
the upcoming month.
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