Innovative Technology Center to showcase leading edge technologies.
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IPC announces products that will be featured in Innovative Technology Center at IPC APEX EXPO(TM), April 6-8, 2010. Assessed by IPC Review Board of industry experts, products were selected based on representation of new or emerging technology of significant value and relevance to electronics manufacturing. Some winners include DEK VectorGuard® Double Layer Platinum Stencil, F5000H Laser Marker, Loctite PowerstrateXtreme Printable thermal management material, and Nordson EFD UV-traceable Solder Paste.
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Innovative Technology Center at IPC Apex EXPO Highlights Leading Edge Technologies
BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, - IPC - Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces the products that will be featured in the Innovative Technology Center (ITC) at IPC APEX EXPO(TM), April 6-8, 2010, in Las Vegas. Assessed by an IPC Review Board of industry experts, the products were selected based on their representation of a new or emerging technology of significant value and relevance to the electronics manufacturing industry.
This year's winners demonstrated innovation in materials, test and assembly technology. The 2010 Innovative Technology Center will showcase:
IPC APEX EXPO attendees will have the opportunity to view white papers, charts and graphics of the featured products to enhance their own company's operations.
"It is always good to see compelling innovative submissions into the ITC; it directly indicates the strength of the electronics manufacturing industry and its ability to respond to new challenges resulting from emerging technologies in packaging design," says Don DuPriest, SME - PWB/CCA Technology Development, Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control, and a member of the ITC Review Board. "If a common theme had to be chosen among this year's winners it would be related to innovation leading to better manufacturing yields. All the solutions directly translate into improving quality through enhanced precision and/or detection methodologies."
Other members of the 2010 ITC Review Board include: Wendi Boger, DDi; Gary Ferrari, CID+, FTG Circuits Corp.; Jack Fisher, Interconnect Technical Analysis Inc.; Thomas Gardeski, Gemini Sciences Inc.; Chris Mahanna, Robisan Laboratory Inc.; and Renee Michalkiewicz, Trace Laboratories, Inc.
IPC APEX EXPO will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. For more information on all IPC APEX EXPO activities, a current list of exhibitors or to register, visit www.IPCAPEXEXPO.org. Exhibits-only registration is free to pre-registrants and provides access to the largest electronics manufacturing exhibition in North America, free keynote sessions, free forums, free technical poster sessions and all free networking activities.
About IPC
IPC (www.IPC.org) is a global trade association based in Bannockburn, Ill., dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 2,700 member companies which represent all facets of the electronic interconnect industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $1.7 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains additional offices in Taos, N.M.; Arlington, Va.; Garden Grove, Calif.; Moscow, Russia; Stockholm, Sweden; and Shanghai and Shenzhen, China.