Twenty-six years. That’s how long I’ve sat in this chair as an editor for this publication. Long enough that a reader or two out there was born right about the time I took the job, in January 2000, first as editor in chief of PC FAB, to which my then-boss Pete Waddell soon added Printed Circuit Design, and then, in 2005, CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY. (Now I really feel old. Thanks a lot.)

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – July 1, 2026 – The Printed Circuit Engineering Association (PCEA) this fall will feature a dedicated program of electronics assembly tracks at PCB West, including 10 presentations led by leading practitioners in solder paste, placement, reflow, stencil design and cleaning. The assembly program takes place September 29-30, 2026, at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center.

QUERÉTARO, MEXICO -- Dymax has opened a new distribution and technical facility in Querétaro, Mexico, expanding regional support for customers across Mexico and Latin America.

SINGAPORE – Polymatech has opened a new advanced electronics manufacturing facility in Singapore that will serve as its Asia-Pacific hub for LED chip-on-board (CoB) packaging and advanced memory module assembly.