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California based company Cartel Electronics
and its affiliate company, Cirtech. With this ac-
quisition, APCT now becomes one of the larg-
est privately held printed circuit board manu-
facturers in North America.
European Aerospace Firm Acquires Nano
Dimension DragonFly Pro 2020 3D Printer E
Nano Dimension Ltd. today announced that
a leading European aerospace and defense sup-
plier has purchased the company's DragonFly
2020 Pro 3D Printer for professional electron-
ics manufacturing.
Ventec Passes AS9100 Revision D
Transition Audit in China and UK E
Ventec International Group is pleased to an-
nounce that the company headquarters in Su-
zhou, China and its European headquarters in
the United Kingdom have both successfully
passed the transition audit to AS9100 Revision
D with zero non-conformances in accordance
with the Aerospace Supplier Quality System
Certification Scheme.
Global Electronic Warfare Market
to Reach $17.7 Billion by 2027 E
The global electronic warfare market is ex-
pected to be valued at more than $13 billion
in 2017, and will grow at a CAGR of more
than 2.6%, to cross $17.5 billion by 2027.
Soft Materials Bring a Human Touch
to Robotics E
Soft robotics has many promising applica-
tions. It brings a list of capabilities absent in
most other robotics, including dexterity, flex-
ibility and safe physical interaction with hu-
mans. Soft robotics refers to robotics that are
comprised of either soft materials, soft joints
or soft layers over hard armatures.
Standard of Excellence: 5 Things a Total
Global Solutions Supplier Can Provide E
Our world now extends far beyond the tradi-
tional brick and mortar of the domestic board
suppliers of yesteryear. Now our customers de-
mand that PCB fabricators provide them with
a complete and total printed circuit board so-
lution, from domestically built ITAR-registered
defense and aerospace boards to high-volume,
offshore solutions.
Coast to Coast Circuits Adds CW Cernosek
to Leadership Team E
Coast to Coast Circuits Inc. has added CW
Cernosek to their leadership team as corporate
business development and marketing manager.
NASA 2017: A Year of Progress and
Poised for the Future E
Throughout 2017, NASA's Space Technology
Mission Directorate (STMD) made noteworthy
progress in maturing and demonstrating tech-
nologies to bolster America's space agenda,
while setting the stage for vital advancements
within the next several years.
APCT Holdings Acquires Cartel Electronics
& Affiliate Cirtech E
APCT Holdings has acquired the Southern
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