Printed Circuit Board (PCB) is a complicated copper wire between the parts and the parts. After careful planning, it is etched on a Board to provide the main supporting body for the installation and interconnection of electronic components. It is the indispensable basic part of all electronic products, also known as the "mother of electronic [...]
China today has become a global undefined mainly electronic components market, downstream terminal contract manufacturing also has more layout in mainland China, however, recently Chinese mainland coastal areas management environment and the increasingly harsh conditions, the local electronic components factory in technology and market power catch-up, for the global PCB industry caused a certain degree [...]
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries announced today the March 2018 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Industry shipments and orders continued to grow at a brisk pace in March. The book-to-bill ratio retreated from its peak but remained strong at 1.13. Total North American PCB shipments in March 2018 [...]
SCL PCB Solutions Group announced that it will centralize the United Kingdom PCB manufacturing facilities namely Spirit Circuits and Lyncolec. In order to increase competitiveness and ensure the sustained growth of both PCB businesses, Spirit Circuits’ manufacturing facility in Waterlooville will be relocated to sister-company Lyncolec’s world-class AS9100-accredited manufacturing plant in Poole. By end of [...]
The productronica show was indeed filled with new technology and it was great to meet with people and learn about it. This is precisely how I met AGFA’s Frank Louwet, who filled me in on the Dipamat inkjet solder mask they have been developing. It seemed an odd choice to go from film to solder mask, [...]
RBP Chemical Technology will be holding a webcast on January 9, 2018 on troubleshooting printed wiring board defects. Led by Mike Carano, RBP Vice President of Technology and Business Development, this webcast series will explore the most intricate factors of advanced problem solving of printed circuit board defects and how the interrelationship of both up [...]
China-based PCB manufacturers including Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing (DSBJ) and Jiangxi Holitech Technology have moved to expand their production capacities, eyeing a bigger piece of the global PCB market, according to a Digitimes report. DSBJ completed its acquisition of US-based Multi-Fineline Electronix (MFLEX) in July 2016. The transaction, valued at approximately $610 million, has reportedly [...]
There are certain companies I like to keep up with, and Prototron Circuits is one of them. I have been talking with Prototron Tucson’s General Manager Kim O’Neil because the company always seems to have a lot going on down there in the desert. This has been an exciting year for Prototron, which has [...]
In a recent conference call with Isola’s new Chief Revenue Officer Michael White, I-Connect007 Publisher Barry Matties, and Managing Editor Patty Goldman gained a deeper understanding of the internal reorganization happening right now with Isola and Mike’s plans for Isola’s marketing team. Barry Matties: Michael, I understand your title, chief revenue officer, was created [...]
The 14th Electronic Circuits World Convention (ECWC14) got started in Seoul to the usual fanfare after the opening ceremonies of the KPCA 2017 Show. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was conducted by KPCA’s Jung Bong Hong and the representatives of the other WECC members: WECC Secretary General Rex Rozario; Jin Zhangi (CPCA); Alun Morgan (EIPC); Vikram [...]