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Grumman Corporation, during a luncheon at
IPC APEX EXPO 2018.
The Sum of All Parts:
Defining Your Customer E
These are the most typical ways in which
someone will ask us who our customers are.
Many times, the purpose is to see whether we
work in the same spaces as them or as a way
of gauging whether we are worthy of having
them as a customer.
NASA's Robert Cooke Wins
IPC President's Award E
Long-time IPC volunteer, Robert Cooke, NASA
Johnson Space Center, was presented with the
IPC President's Award at IPC APEX EXPO 2018.
Three New Mars2020 Rover Technologies:
What Powers the "Body Parts" on the
Mars2020 Rover? E
The Mars2020 Rover Mission, designed by JPL,
is the next NASA Mars Exploration Program
mission that is planned to launch in 2020.
IPC Issues Position Paper on
Priorities for an Ambitious EU Industrial
Policy Strategy E
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics In-
dustries—has issued a position paper, "IPC
Priorities for an Ambitious EU Industrial Pol-
icy Strategy," in support of EU Industry Day.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Ventec's Jack Pattie
on New Materials, Industry Upswing E
Ventec International Group's Jack Pattie com-
ments on continuing growth in sales, investment
in manufacturing and distribution, and new
product
developments in polyimides, no-flow
pre-pregs and thermally conductive materials.
One World, One Industry: Electronics Industry
Advocacy More Important than Ever E
The future of the electronics manufacturing in-
dustry is shaped in many ways by government
policies. This will be especially true in 2018, as
legislators and regulators are eyeing policy de-
cisions on issues such as technology research
and development, taxes, workforce skills, and
the environment.
Cross Border Deals: What to Look for and
How to Manage E
My firm has been approached by foreign firms
several times this year and in 2017 who want to
acquire PCB, PCBA, or other electronics com-
panies in North America.
RTW IPC APEX EXPO: Annual Update for
IPC Validation Services E
Randy Cherry, director of validation services,
provides an annual update for IPC validation
services, including QML and QPL supplier list-
ings.
IPC Honors Rockwell Collins and
Northrop Grumman with Corporate
Recognition Awards E
IPC bestowed its highest corporate honors on
two companies, Rockwell Collins and Northrop
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