March 2017 • SMT Magazine 81
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Millennials in Manufacturing:
Zach Tondreau –
Motivating Millennials
Our last millennial to be fea-
tured in this series is Zach
Tondreau, the conformal coat
lead at Saline Lectronics. He
talks about motivation, and
how the younger generation
can be attracted to join the
manufacturing community.
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What to Look for When
Auditing an Electronics
Manufacturing Facility
Although a large
amount of research
can be carried out
online when select-
ing an EMS partner,
the only real way
to satisfy an OEM
whether an EMS
provider will be a good fit or not is to meet the
team and audit their processes. This article lists the
approach many OEMs take and highlight some of
the key questions they ask.
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RoHS Exemptions Unlikely to
Be Published Before Fall 2017
The EU Commission
and Member States
continue to meet to
discuss the disposition
of RoHS exemption re-
newal requests submit-
ted by industry in January 2015.
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Real Time with...IPC 2017
Videos Now Available
for Viewing
Over 70 video interviews
from the IPC APEX EXPO
2017 show in San Diego,
California are now avail-
able for viewing.
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MC Assembly Demonstrates
Its Success with Lean
Manufacturing
EMS firm MC Assembly re-
cently presented its lean
manufacturing journey
during Neptune Technolo-
gy Group's annual suppli-
er symposium, an annual
event where key suppliers of Neptune Technolo-
gy Group gather to review the achievements and
goals for the coming year.
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Six Sigma: What is it and
How is it Used in Electronics
Manufacturing?
Six Sigma is a de-
fined, data-driven
methodology aimed
at process improve-
ment and consis-
tent output in man-
ufacturing. This arti-
cle discusses how it is
used in electronics manufacturing, and the bene-
fits it offers companies that have implemented it.
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