72 The PCB Magazine • March 2017
NASA Selects Proposals for First-Ever
Space Technology Research Institutes
NASA has selected proposals for the creation of
two multi-disciplinary, university-led research insti-
tutes that will focus on the development of tech-
nologies critical to extending human presence
deeper into our solar system.
Trackwise Improved Harness Technology
Achieves Major Milestone
Trackwise, a UK-based specialist manufacturer
of products using printed circuit technology, is
pleased to announce the successful completion
of a major milestone in the development of Im-
proved Harness Technology™—the manufacture
of a 30-foot, 6-layer flexible multilayer PCB.
EuroTech: ENIPIG—Next Generation
of PCB Surface Finish
MACFEST is a multi-partner project co-funded by
Innovate UK to develop an electroless nickel/im-
mersion palladium/immersion gold (ENIPIG) "uni-
versal surface finish" for printed circuit boards.
Project partners are University of Leicester, MTG
Research, C-Tech Innovation, A-Gas Electronic Ma-
terials, Merlin Circuit Technology and the Institute
of Circuit Technology.
TTM Celebrates Grand Opening of
Denver West, Colorado
TTM Technologies celebrated the grand opening
of its Denver West Building in Littleton, Colorado
with government officials, customers, TTM lead-
ers, and employees. The Denver West Building al-
lows TTM to expand its capacity and capabilities
to better support customers.
Global Commercial Avionics Systems
Market Posts Revenue of $25.34B in 2016
Transparency Market Research (TMR) has prog-
nosticated the global commercial avionics sys-
tems market to take advantage of the rising
investments and adoption of leading-edge tech-
nologies to register a CAGR of 3.5% between
2016 and 2024. By the end of the forecast period,
the global market is envisaged to reach $31.07
billion. In 2016, the market had generated a rev-
enue of $25.34 billion.
Accurate Engineering Purchases New
Hot-Air Solder Leveler from New
Technology Overman
Accurate Engineering has purchased a new NTO-
1824LF HASL machine to upgrade that process
and give their customers an unsurpassed surface
finish.
Space Radio Could Change How Flights
are Tracked Worldwide
NASA's powerful radio communications network
allows us to receive data such as pictures of cryo-
volcanoes on Pluto—or tweets from astronauts
aboard the International Space Station. But to
send larger quantities of data back and forth faster,
NASA engineers wanted higher-frequency radios
that can be reprogrammed from a distance using
software updates.
Engineers Build Robot Drone that
Mimics Bat Flight
Bats have long captured the imaginations of scien-
tists and engineers with their unrivaled agility, but
their complex wing motions pose significant tech-
nological challenges for those seeking to recreate
their flight in a robot.
EIPC 2017 Winter Conference Review
of Day 2
Almost everyone made it back to the conference
room for the start of the second day of the EIPC
Winter Conference in Salzburg, even those who
had enjoyed the late networking session into the
early hours!
All Flex Adds IPC Expert Steven Bowles
as Senior Engineer
All Flex expanded its product engineering talent
pool by hiring Steven Bowles to join the compa-
ny and relocate to Minnesota after spending two
years at L-3 Fuzing and Ordnance Systems in Cin-
cinnati, Ohio.
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