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JANUARY 2018 I SMT007 MAGAZINE 65 than somebody else's? It's going to take people away from doing that drudgery, like double checking and triple checking data all the time, into allowing for more innovation. Las Marias: Moving forward, as new technol- ogy developments happen in the industry, how can others in the electronics assembly industry join in or contribute to the CFX? Jaster: All they've got to do is call me, email me, talk to one of my chairs, or talk to another committee member. To participate on an IPC committee, you do not have to be an IPC member. Obviously, we would love everybody to be an IPC member, but you don't have to be. We take any and all volunteers. We are welcome to include people in the process. When this goes out for industry review, we want folks that maybe haven't been involved looking at the document and making sure that we haven't missed something. When I teach hardware methodology, I always have a section on why we need design reviews, or why you need to do a test plan review. People get so focused on what they're doing and think they've got everything covered, but you always want that fresh set of eyes to look at it to make sure that you didn't forget something. Going out for industry review is going to be very critical on this document. I have nothing but the highest regard for this team. This team is doing an outstand- ing job. The comments we're going to get back are going to be for the little things we forgot, not the big things. I think the logic is strong. The way everybody on the team is approach- ing and looking at and agreeing to it, I know we're headed in the right direction. But you want to make sure that the little things aren't forgotten. That's going to be where we're going to get some help, with the little tiny details. One screw used to screw up assemblies on the shop floor. Somebody forgot to add a screw to the draw- ing to put the faceplate on, and guess what? You can't ship product. It's the little things that can always trip you up. Again, I feel very strongly that we are totally in the right direction. This is going to be an outstanding standard that every- body's going to be able to use, but it's good to have reviews to make sure we're looking at all aspects of it. Las Marias: Nancy, do you have anything that we haven't talked about that you would like to share? Jaster: The one thing I just really want to stress is that it has been a pleasure working with this team. I think we will have a major impact on the industry when we finally get the work completed. The level of cooperation within the industry is just outstanding. I am extremely proud of this team and its leadership. It is a delight to go to the meetings, and they're just a great group of people that really want to do what's right for the industry. I'm not saying that my other teams aren't great, because I love my teams, but to see the manufac- turers, the equipment manufac- turers, and the software guys all in the same room, and nobody's trying to protect turf, is just amaz- ing. You have competitors in this room and yet they're all working together to do what is right for the industry. They're doing what they believe is right for the indus- try. When we get the standard completed it will make a significant impact on the industry, in a positive way. Las Marias: That's true. That's also what we at I-Connect007 strive towards—to be good for the industry. Nancy, thank you very much for your time. Jaster: Thank you. SMT007 IPC APEX EXPO 2018 PRE-SHOW SPECIAL COVERAGE