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Ventec’s Chicago (USA) Facility Receives ISO 9001: 2015 Certification
15 April 2020 – Ventec International Group Co., Ltd. (6672 TT) has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification for its Quality Management System at its US-facility in Chicago, following an audit by certifying body Intertek.
ISO 9001:2015 sets out the criteria for a quality management system and is based on a number of quality management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement. The excellent professional support from Steve Williams from TracQMS and the hard work put in by Ventec’s Operations Manager Israel Cadenas and the entire Ventec Chicago staff was rewarded with a perfect certification audit. Ventec’s Fullerton facility is next up on the ISO certification agenda.
“I am very proud to receive this certification at the Chicago facility without any instances of non-conformity,” said Jack Pattie, President Ventec (USA). “It recognizes the hard work of Steve, Israel and our entire team and confirms the success of our quality strategy for the benefit of all our customers.”
“Ventec maintains robust quality management systems in all its facilities around the world including AS9100 Rev D and IATF 16949:2016, ensuring that all our customers receive reliable, consistent, good quality products and services from us through our fully controlled global supply chain,” said Mark Goodwin, COO Europe & Americas.
Ventec International is a world leader in the production of polyimide & high reliability epoxy laminates and prepregs and specialist provider of thermal management and IMS solutions. Further information about Ventec’s solutions and the company’s wide variety of products is available at www.venteclaminates.com and/or by downloading the Ventec APP.
About Ventec International Group
Ventec International is a premier supplier to the Global PCB industry. With volume manufacturing facilities in Taiwan and China and distribution locations and manufacturing sites in both the US and Europe, Ventec specializes in advanced copper clad glass reinforced and metal backed substrates. Ventec materials, which include high-quality enhanced FR4, high-speed/low-loss- & high-performance IMS material technology and an advanced range of thermal management solutions, are manufactured by Ventec using strict quality-controlled processes that are certified to AS9100 Revision D, IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 9001:2015, and are backed by a fully controlled and managed global supply chain, sales- and technical support-network.
For more information, visit www.venteclaminates.com.
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American Standard Circuits Introduces new book: Fundamentals of Printed Circuit Board Technologies
Steve Williams talks with Co-Author Anaya Vardya CEO and President of American Standard Circuits about his new book the Fundamentals of Printed Circuit Board Technologies, the newest and most comprehensive of short Printed Circuit Board books.
Steve: First question Anaya; There are already a number of books on PCB technology, why did you write this one?
Anaya: The motivation for writing this book came from our customers, who are always very surprised at the complexity of our processes when they visit for a plant tour or audit. We feel it is critical that our customers are educated on the state of the art of printed circuit board fabrication. Fully understanding the processes will help to avoid over, or under, engineering a design and assure that it is manufacturable.
Steve: Why is it different from some of the other books available today?
Anaya: Printed circuit board fabrication is complicated, and we wanted to explain this complexity in a way that can be easily understood by not only engineers and designers, but also by the average person working out on the shop floor. We also wanted to craft more than another book on the basis of PCB fabrication, so we included a number of advanced technology processes that may not be covered by other books.
Steve: Can you talk about some of the extra features that you’ve added to the book?
Anaya: Sure, the advanced technology I mentioned includes topics like HDI (high density interconnect), Flex/Rigid-Flex, Controlled Impedance, RF/Microwave, RF Thermal Management and Thermal PCBs. We also added in a chapter on what customers can provide the fabricator to make sure they receive an accurate quote. This is a much larger issue than most people would suspect, and one that can be easily fixed with a little education on what exactly is needed.
Steve: This is your third book, and I happen to know that there is a fourth in the works. ASC is quickly becoming known as the industry expert in a number of technologies. Are the books part of a larger strategy? 
Anaya: You could certainly say that. We feel that it is critical to educate our customers, and potential customers, in the design and manufacturing considerations of advanced technology PCB technology.
Steve: Who is the book targeting? Who is it written for?
Anaya: The short answer is anybody in the industry. More specifically, it was written to target OEMs, ODMs and Contract Manufacturers; basically, anyone that is designing printed circuit boards. We also feel this book would be beneficial to anyone that is working in the industry, especially people that are just entering it.
Steve: When will be the book be available?
Anaya: Our targeted launch date is Tuesday March 31, 2020.
Steve: Is this an e-book or a print book?
Anaya: It is a free e-book.
Steve: Will a print copy be available in time?
Anaya: Yes, there will eventually be a printed version of the book that you will be able to get from us.
Steve: How can people get a copy of the book?
Anaya: The book can be downloaded directly from our website at https://www.asc-i.com/fundamentals-pcb-tech/
Steve: Is it available to anyone?
Anaya: Of course!
Steve: Any last comments
Anaya: Yes absolutely. We spent a lot of time writing this book in the hopes of giving back to an industry that has been very good to us. We sincerely hope that everyone who downloads and reads it from PCB designers, to manufacturing people, to engineers, to owners, to investors and to buyers and anyone else who needs to know more about printed circuit boards and how they are fabricated. We look forward to getting feedback from people who read the book. Our hope is that it becomes required reading to anyone in our business whether they are twenty-five-year veterans or new to our industry.
Meet the Co-Author
Anaya Vardya has over 35 years in the electronics manufacturing business and is currently the President & CEO of American Standard Circuits, Inc. Anaya was previously COO of Canadian based Coretec Inc. and Sr. VP Operations of Merix (both now part of TTM). He was also the Corporate Development Manager at Continental Circuits. Prior to that he had a variety of management and non-management positions in IBM Endicott and IBM Austin. Anaya also has a master’s in chemical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a Bachelor of Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay).
About American Standard Circuits
American Standard Circuits (ASC) prides itself on being a total solutions provider, manufacturing quality rigid, metal-backed, RF/microwave, flex, and rigid-flex PCBs for the medical, automotive, industrial, defense, and aerospace markets in volumes from test and prototypes to large production orders. ASC has the expertise to provide a wide variety of technologies in a time-critical environment. Their qualifications include AS9100 Rev D, ISO 9001:2015, MIL-PRF 31032, MIL-PRF-55110, MIL-PRF-50884 certification and ITAR registration. In addition to manufacturing in the USA, ASC can transition and manage your PCB requirements to lower cost regions via its qualified supply chain of offshore partners. ASC also holds many key patents for metal bonding processes. For more information about American Standard Circuits’ services or to ask one of their technology experts a question go to www.asc-i.com.
Visit I-007eBooks to download your copies of American Standard Circuits’ micro eBooks today:
The Printed Circuit Board Designer’s Guide… to Fundamentals of RF/ Microwave PCBs
The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to… Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals
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Fundamentals of PCB Technologies
American Standard Circuits has done it again! The 3rd book in their growing library of educational books for the electronics industry is a “must have” for PCB designers, OEMs, fabricators, and anyone new to the PCB industry.
As the title suggests, the book covers the fundamentals of manufacturing printed circuit boards, starting with simple single-sided product through extremely complicated advanced technology multilayer and hybrid boards. The book explains very complicated technology like HDI, flex/rigid flex, RF microwave and thermal management in a way that is easy to understand and comprehend. This should be required reading for anyone in the industry. Download it now here https://www.asc-i.com/fundamentals-pcb-tech
Steve Williams
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The I-Connect007 editorial team spoke with Steve Williams, president of The Right Approach Consulting, http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1221561-pcb007-mar2020 (Pg 10) about the difficulties around putting profitability back into PCB fabrication, what wake-up calls force companies to make that transition and look at their business differently, and the issues or roadblocks that can stop some from progressing.
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PRESS RELEASE
The Right Approach Consulting
March 4, 2020
Milwaukee, WI
HT Pho-Tronics receives MIL-PRF-31032 Certification
I am extremely proud to announce that client HT Pho-Tronics has received certification to MIL-PRF-31032 from the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime). The company had long held the MIL-PRF-55110 certification, which has been replaced by MIL-PRF-31032. This certification adds to the company’s other QMS merit badges of ISO 9001 and AS9100. Unlike the ISO and AS certifications that focus on the quality management system, MIL-PRF-31032 is a printed circuit board performance certification concerned with manufacturing and process control, testing and reliability. The management team and workforce were heavily involved in the transition and were a key component of the success of the project. A heartfelt thanks & congrats to all!
About HT Pho-Tronics
Pho-Tronics was founded in 1962 as a privately held family owned and operated business and has recently been acquired into the HT Global Circuits family of printed circuit board factories. HT Pho-Tronics has been manufacturing high-reliability, complex printed circuit boards for over 50 years in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the aerospace, military. Industrial, medical and commercial industries. Their 60,000 sq. ft. facility was custom built in 1980 for the specific purpose of manufacturing cost effective printed circuit boards. Product excellence Is achieved through a dedication to continuous process improvement through lean manufacturing principles, SPC and advanced root cause analysis.
For more information go https://www.htglobalcircuits.com
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W. Edwards Deming
Check out the first of seven articles in my The Right Approach column titled The Founding Fathers of Quality – Deming. This is the first in a series of seven installments, each highlighting one of the seven Founding Fathers of Quality (as selected by the author). It is important to understand and acknowledge their revolutionary contributions that still form the foundation of modern quality practices. It can be found here http://iconnect007.uberflip.com/i/1193979-pcb007-dec2019/61?m4=
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