36 PCB007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2018
Panasonic Revises Pricing for Copper Clad
Laminates, Prepregs E
Panasonic Corporation announced revisions to
the prices of its PCB materials. The price in-
crease will affect its copper clad laminates, pre-
pregs, and "PreMulti" mass laminations with
innerlayer circuits.
Bridging Knowledge and Understanding of
Thermal Management Materials E
At IPC APEX EXPO, Pete Starkey and Ian Mayoh,
Ventec International's technical support man-
ager, discussed the I-Connect007 Micro E-book:
The Printed Cir
cuit Designer's
Guide to Thermal
Management with Insulated Metal Substrates.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Insulectro Showcases
New Low-Loss Materials E
Norm Berry, director of laminates and OEM
marketing for Insulectro, discusses the compa-
ny's new low-loss products and resin systems
that benefit high-speed, high-frequency PCB
designs.
A Plug-in that Connects CAD Software
to 3D Printer E
Nano Dimension USA President Simon Fried
discusses the innovative DragonFly 2020 Pro
3D Printer, a highly accurate and versatile
inkjet deposition and curing system for print-
ing multilayer PCBs and more.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Benefits of
Outsourcing Quality Assurance Options E
Niraj Patel describes the benefits of outsourc-
ing quality assurance operations, with specif-
ic reference to the alternative business models
offered by Gardien for electrical testing.
Four IPC APEX EXPO Exhibiting Companies
Push Boundaries of Technology and Earn
2018 Innovation Awards E
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics In-
dustries—announces the winners of the IPC
APEX EXPO 2018 Innovation Awards, a cele-
bration of the innovators and forward thinkers
who are changing the technological landscape
of the electronics industry.
Cirexx Purchases Third DI system from
Technica USA E
Technica USA reported that Cirexx Internation-
al Inc., of Santa Clara, California, purchased
their third CBT/MLI DI system recently.
Lenthor Engineering Purchases Two Wise
Wet Process Systems from Technica USA E
Technica USA reported that Lenthor Engineer-
ing Inc. recently purchased two Wise Word-
wide wet process systems. One was the Utraflex
Conveyorized Alternative Oxide Line. The other
is a Ultr
aflex Surface Preparation Line.
Rigiflex Technology Purchases DI System
from Technica USA E
Technica USA reported that Rigiflex Inc. recent-
ly purchased a CBT/MLI DI system.
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