TINLEY PARK, IL - PCB East will host a book signing on May 13 from 4:30 to 7 pm on the opening day of PCB East, at the Holiday Inn Select & Convention Center in Tinley Park.
Participating authors at the event will be:
Clyde F. Coombs Jr., author of The Printed Circuits Handbook, 6th Edition, published by McGraw Hill, a comprehensive description of current printed circuit technology, which includes both introductory information and advance information for the experienced practitioner.
Ralph Morrison, author of Grounding and Shielding - Circuits and Interference, 5th Edition, published by John Wiley, which explains how basic principles can be applied to electrical designs to solve problems of interference related to signals on circuit boards, computer systems or facilities.
Charles Pfeil, author of BGA Breakouts and Routing, published by Mentor Graphics, which explores the impact of dense BGAs with high pin-count on PCB design and provides solutions for the inherent design challenges.
Bring your copy of these books for an autograph by the author, or find out about adding them to your library at pcbeast.com/special/#books.
BEAVERTON,OR - TheMerix Corporation has announced that George Dramowicz has joined the company as its vice president of quality. Dramowicz was most recently a director of corporate and global quality at Celestica International.
Prior to Celestica, Dramowicz held management positions at Honeywell/Allied Signal, and Marconi and Pratt & Whitney of Canada. He was also on the faculty of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, holds engineering degrees from Warsaw Technical University, and has participated in the Management Institute at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Michael Burger, CEO of Merix, commented, "We are delighted to add George to our management team. His substantial global experience and leadership capabilities in both lean and quality management systems will bring great depth to our existing team."
"Merix has a great reputation for producing the highest quality high-end printed circuit boards," said George Dramowicz. "I am very excited about the opportunity to help Merix drive lean philosophies throughout the company."
REDMOND, WA - Prototron Circuits has announced the appointment of Christina Lane to manage sales in Northern California.
Lane will report to Russ Adams, the company’s western regional manager, and will be responsible for all sales efforts in Northern California.
“As we continue to build our national sales force, we feel that Northern California will be a very strong territory for Prototron, and we feel that someone with the experience and knowledge that Christina has will be able to make it happen,” said company president Dave Ryder.
Ms. Lane has a background in the Northern California PCB market that includes previous positions with Winonics, Westac, Phase 2 and Data Circuits, and was the previous owner of the firm Lane and Associates.
BILLERICA, MA – Orbotech, Inc. has announced that R&D Circuits Inc. has installed a Paragon 8000 laser direct imaging system in its PCB manufacturing operation in South Plainfield, NJ.
“Since installation, the system has already met our expectations for superior registration accuracy on even our most complex jobs.” said Jim Russell, president of R&D Circuits.
Adi Kahn, president of Orbotech stated, “We are pleased that R&D Circuits is gaining important benefits from our LDI solution, as they continue to advance their operation to meet their very high standards for customer satisfaction.”
BEAVERTON, OR – Merix Corporation has announced that Steven N. Lach has joined the company as its vice president of North American Operations.
Lach previously held the position of senior VP of North American PCB Operations for Sanmina-SCI Corporation, and prior to that served as president of Photocircuits, and also held positions at Viasystems/AT&T Microelectronics and Continental Circuits, where he led the integration of Continental Circuits into HADCO. Lach holds a degree in Business Management and Finance from the University of Nevada.
Michael D. Burger, CEO of Merix, commented, "Steve has a phenomenal reputation in our industry with our vendors and with our customer base. He brings over 25 years experience in PCBs to Merix, and his considerable talent will provide great strength to our operations team."
"The PCB industry is always challenging," said Steve Lach. "Helping Merix meet the challenges and achieve its potential is a great opportunity that I couldn't pass up."
PRESTEIGNE, UK – Labtech Microwave has purchased a March PCB-1600 plasma treatment system and a Hurco VMX24 machining center at its Presteigne microwave PCB production facility.
The company states that the PCB-1600 will provide increased capability for producing Teflon and ceramic substrate PCBs with uniform blind vias, higher aspect ratio holes, and a faster removal of residual resin on the PCB surface after laser cutting. The machine’s capability to process solvent sensitive microwave PCB materials such as RO3000 and RO6000 will also help contribute to the company’s environmental impact targets.
The Hurco VMX24 machining center’s key features include a CAD/CAM interface, which the company claims will reduce lead times and improving processes, efficiency and manufacturing capability.
Commenting on the investment, Brian Popsys of Labtech Microwave said, “The new plasma machine is much more flexible to use, requires less power and fulfils Labtech Microwave’s goal of reducing our environmental impact. The Hurco VMX24 will enable more efficient production of metal-backed PCBs and boxes for component manufacture.”
