18 SMT Magazine • July 2017
expertise and ability to adapt business strategies
to meet evolving market needs, makes him ideal-
ly suited to lead FLIR and its portfolio of innovative
technology-based products and applications.
Speedboard Assembly Services Earns
ISO 9001:2015 Certification
Speedboard Assembly Services, a UK-based con-
tract electronics manufacturer (CEM) serving cus-
tomers in a variety of sectors including industrial,
defense, communications, and security, has been
certified to the new ISO 9001:2015 standard.
Logic PD's Ciudad Juarez Facility Earns
ISO 9001 and AS9100 Certifications
Logic PD has been awarded new quality manage-
ment certifications for its newest manufacturing
plant in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
Former Senator Kelly Ayotte Joins
Cirtronics' Board of Advisors
Cirtronics, an employee-owned EMS firm in New
Hampshire, has named former Senator Kelly Ayo-
tte to the company's Board of Advisors. Ayo-
tte is widely recognized as an advocate for em-
ployee ownership, receiving the 2013 Employ-
ee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Advocate of the
Year Award by the ESOP's Association New Eng-
land Chapter.
Jabil to Manufacture Innoviz Technologies'
After-Market LiDAR System
Innoviz Technologies, a provider of LiDAR intelli-
gent sensing solutions designed for the mass com-
mercialization of autonomous vehicles, has en-
tered into an agreement with Jabil to mass pro-
duce its InnovizPro, an after-market LiDAR solution
designed for testing and R&D of autonomous driv-
ing technology.
Esterline Selects Joe Baddeley as President
for Interface Technologies Business Group
Esterline Corp. has announced that Joe Baddeley
has been selected to serve as president for the com-
pany's Interface Technologies business platform.
Kitron Officially Opens New Facility
in Jönköping
Kitron ASA recently celebrated the official opening
of its new facility at Torsvik in Jönköping, Sweden.
Zentech Joins Discussion on
Strengthening US Manufacturing
at IMPACT Washington, D.C. 2017
Matt Turpin, president and CEO of Zentech Man-
ufacturing Inc., and other senior executives from
leading electronics manufacturing companies, all
members of IPC, gathered in Washington, D.C. for
IMPACT Washington, D.C. 2017 to advocate for a
pro-growth, pro-advanced-manufacturing policy
agenda.
EMS Player Virtex Continues on
Its Investment in Talent Drive
The latest investment in talent comes in the form
of Gary Heimlich, who was recently promoted to
Materials Manager.
Nortech Systems Names New COO
Nortech Systems Inc.'s board of directors has ap-
pointed Matt Mahmood as the company's new
chief operating officer (COO).
FLIR Appoints James Cannon as
President and CEO
James Cannon's extensive and varied leadership
experience, together with his proven operational
MilAero007
Highlights
