ATLANTA -- Consider all the process-related equipment and materials that were conceived but either were short-lived or never made it: The plastic stencil. Unmixed solder and flux. TAB bonding. The list goes on.

SHANGHAI – IPC has appointed Peter Chiang as its vice president of IPC China. Chiang also will serve as IPC’s chief representative for Taiwan.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus has entered into a strategic agreement with U.S.R. Electronic Systems under which the latter will support Plexus` customers requiring manufacturing and engineering solutions within Israel.

MAUI – The 2013 Pan Pacific Symposium Best Presentation Award went to Rolf Aschenbrenner, Ph.D., in a vote by attendees of the January conference.