ARLINGTON, VA – JEDEC and IPC are seeking speakers to participate in two conferences dedicated to addressing reliability and reliability testing for Pb-free electronics: one in Berlin, Oct. 4-5; the other in Austin, TX, Dec. 3-5.
Proposals are being solicited for 30-45 minute timeslots, full-day tutorials (six hrs.) or half-day workshops (3 hrs.) on topics such as reliability, moisture sensitivity, process issues, rework, etc. An honorarium is offered to tutorial instructors.
Abstract deadlines are June 15 for the Berlin conference and Aug. 31 for Austin.
CHICAGO – Boeing honored 11 companies with its premier supplier award at its annual ceremony in Bellevue, WA.
Jena-Optronik of Jena, Germany received the award in the category of avionics; the Electronics/Hydraulics/Mechanical award went to Senior Systems Technology of Palmdale, CA. Major Structures was given to Korean Airlines Aerospace Division, Busan, South Korea. Patriot Machine, St. Charles, MO received the Purchased Outside Production award; Common Aerospace Commodities went to Wildwood Electronics, Madison, AL. New Breed Logistics, High Point, NC, was recognized for Aerospace Support; WebEx of Santa Clara, CA, received honors in the Non-Production/Shared Services Group category; SI International, Reston, VA, was recognized for Technology. The Diversity/Small Woman Business Enterprise award went to Barrios Technology, Houston, TX, and Diversity/Small Minority Business Enterprise went to Carrillo Business Technologies, Westminster, CA. Finally, the Diversity/Boeing Protégé award was given to Pacific Contours of Anaheim, CA.
Winners were determined based on statistical measurements of quality, on-time delivery, post-delivery support and cost over a 12-month period through September 2006. They also were evaluated on their ability to anticipate and respond to changing customer requirements.
The 2006 Supplier of the Year winners were selected from a field of more than 27,000 Boeing suppliers in nearly 100 countries.
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Raven Industries reported record first-quarter net income of $8.5 million, up 14% year-over-year. The company attributes its revenue growth to strong performance of its Flow Controls Division.