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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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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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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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PRESS RELEASE
The Right Approach Consulting
January 08, 2020
Bloomington, IL
CAMtek receives AS9100D 2016 Certification
I am proud to announce that contract manufacturing client CAMtek has received certification to AS9100D 2016 from registrar TUV Rheinland of North America, achieving a near perfect audit. The company had long been certified to ISO, but a number of customers were anxious for CAMtek to secure AS9100 certification to allow participation in their Aerospace programs. Many thanks to Quality Manager Kim Hayes for her drive and dedication in this effort, and to the entire CAMtek management staff that worked tirelessly in the QMS upgrade.
Christine Davis, President of the woman-owned business, stated: “This process forced us to really step up our game in every aspect of our business. I am pleased with the process improvement we achieved and proud of our workforce for accomplishing this milestone in CAMtek’s growth.”
About CAMtek
In 1999, President, Christine Davis put together a highly talented group of individuals to launch CAMtek, Inc. Soon thereafter, CAMtek became an active player in the electronics industry as an EMS – Electronic Manufacturing Services provider. The CAMtek team includes individuals with electrical engineering, process engineering and quality engineering skills. With over 65 years of combined experience and industry expertise they provide customers with high quality, cost-effective manufacturing solutions that meet their needs in this ever-changing world.
A 2011 Edie Award Winner, CAMtek, Inc. invested $10 million to expand its presence by taking the 225,000 sq. ft. former IRS building on Empire Street in Bloomington and transforming it into its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Today, CAMtek is thriving through their business ethics and integrity by securing long-term relationships with customers big and small alike. It is their goal to continue this growth and customer satisfaction well into this millennium.
For more information go to: https://www.camtek-mfg.com
Contact me for all of your QMS needs.
Steve@tracQMS.com
920-841-3478
PRESS RELEASE
West Chicago, IL
Congratulations to client American Standard Circuits, on achieving certification to IATF-16949:2016 International Automotive Quality Management System (QMS). The certification is acknowledged as the industry’s highest standard of system and process quality for automotive suppliers. The automotive certification adds to the company’s ISO 9001: 2015, AS9100D and Military current QMS merit badges.
CEO Anaya Vardya commented:
“This is a significant accomplishment for our company. and our entire team. Everyone in the company participated in this effort. Earning the IATF 16949 certification puts us that much closer to achieving our goal of being the most versatile independent PCB fabricator in the country, something we have been working towards since we set our sights on this goal less than three years ago. We continue to dedicate ourselves completely to our customers and their needs. When our customers or potential customers ask for something, we not only listen to them, we hear them, and we act. My sincere thanks to everyone on the American Standard team who worked so hard towards this all-important achievement.
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, IATF16949:2016, MIL-PRF 31032, MIL-PRF-55110, MIL-PRF-50884 certification and ITAR registration. American Standard 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, click here.
To download American Standard Circuits eBook, “The Printed Circuit Board Designer’s Guide to Flex and Rigid-Flex Fundamentals” visit their download site here.
To download American Standard Circuits eBook “The Printed Circuit Designer’s Guide to Fundamentals of RF/Microwave PCBs” visit their download site here.
PRESS RELEASE: Midwest Printed Circuit Services (MPCS) Receives AS9100D: 2016 Certification
The Right Approach Consulting
May 16, 2019
Round Lake Beach, IL
I am very proud to announce that client MPCS has received certification to AS9100D from certifying body Intertek. MPCS chose to skip the interim QMS upgrade to ISO 9001 2015 and went straight from ISO 9001 2008 to AS9100D. The company had a solid quality foundation going in from many years of certification to prior revisions of the standard, and through the transition to AS9100D, MPCS realized significant process improvements and simplification of the QMS. QMS Manager John Rupp, GM Bob Denbo and the entire MPCS staff were an absolute delight to work with and pulled together to get the job done.
When asked about what it took to implement AS9100, president and founder Joseph Fehsenfeld shared “The AS9100 journey really challenged us as an organization because we went from ISO 2008 to AS9100D, but I truly believe it has made MPCS a much better company.”
About Midwest Printed Circuit Services
We The People
MPCS is proud to be an American owned Printed Circuit board manufacturing facility. All our products are made right here in America by American workers. We take great pride in providing high quality American made PCB’s to numerous companies who are tasked with building and developing products whose applications go beyond the defense of our country, but to the defense of what we stand for as a nation; life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Since 1984 MPCS has been an American Made technology leader in th
e manufacture of high reliability printed circuit boards. The company’s engineering expertise provides quick response prototype to production quantities which allows customers to compete in the fast paced, performance driven electronics marketplace.
MPCS’s focus is on PCB prototypes through full production volumes, excelling in all levels of technology from single sided up to 30-layer multilayer boards including blind and buried via designs on a wide range of materials. The company also specializes in flex, rigid-flex, heat sink & metal core fabrication as well as copper plating of ceramic substrates. These products are manufactured to the highest quality level of IPC Class 3 commercial and certifications include: UL, MIL-PRF-31032/1/2/3/4, MIL-PRF-50884, ISO 9001 2015 & AS9100D 2016.
For more information, they can be reached through their website at http://www.midwestpcb.com
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PRESS RELEASE
The Right Approach Consulting
April 1, 2019
Franklin Park, IL
United Electronics Corporation receives ISO 9001: 2015 Certification
I am proud to announce that client United Electronics Corporation has received certification to ISO 9001: 2015 from registrar Intertek. The company has a strong quality history from many years of certification to prior revisions of the standard, and the upgrade to 2015 was extremely smooth. Quality Manager Raj Govani, Engineering Manager Shan Nadarjah and the entire UEC team were highly engaged and instrumental in the success of the process.
About United Electronics Corporation, from owner Ramesh Patel:
United Electronics understands your technical challenges. Whether you need quick prototypes, a cost-effective solution for your flex, rigid-flex, mixed dielectrics or our metal clad PCB’s, we have the experience, the people and the technology to meet these challenges. We compete in time and must go beyond our current boundaries to provide competitive PCB’s and services outside what is considered normal service.
We pride ourselves with a unique global capability and can manufacture printed circuit boards on virtually any substrate. any size, and any shape. Technology types include RF/Microwave printed circuit boards, rigid printed circuit boards, metal clad boards, flex, and rigid-flex circuits.
We have several patented materials which augment our Thermal Management Solutions offerings.
For more information go to http://unitedel.com
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Steve@tracQMS.com
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Why Statistics?
A customer has an expectation of consistency in product quality, delivered on time, and at a fair and competitive price. A business owner has an expectation of making a profit through satisfied customers. A properly implemented SPC program can dramatically increase the degree of success in meeting these synergistic expectations. Companies tend to be extremely protective when it comes to sharing their dirty laundry with customers, with the “unenlightened” being the most resistant.
Statistically-challenged companies have argued everything from a flat-out “We don’t believe in SPC.” to “Our customer return rate is very low, so why do we need SPC?” The answer is really quite simple: 
In addition to the performance related issues that reach a customer like late delivery and defective product, the cost of inefficiencies in any process are directly passed along to the customer in some form. Scrap (or overrun to cover anticipated scrap), rework and inefficient processing are factored into the pricing model, so the lower the efficiency, the higher the total cost to the customer. And as we all know, “It’s always about the dollars.”
Early in my career a wise old mentor told me “Steve, never argue about what can be measured.” Being an engineer by trade and German by lineage, he knew a little about precision craftsmanship. This advice has stuck with me, and in the quest for continuous improvement has translated into “How can we get better if we don’t know where we are now?” followed by “How can we know where we are now without metrics?” An effective SPC program should be a key metric of continuous improvement and a valuable part of your QMS.
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