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Holdrite finds perfect fit in Rutherford - The Daily News Journal

2012-02-05
Holdrite finds perfect fit in RutherfordThe Daily News JournalHoldrite employees Jason Connell, right, and Terry Stewart prepare brackets for copper plating Wednesday. / John A. Gillis/DNJ By the numbers MURFREESBORO – Since opening in July, the La Vergne Holdrite plant has surpassed its expectations and has ...and more »

Written by Mark Finstad - Printed Circuit Design & Fab

2012-02-01
Written by Mark FinstadPrinted Circuit Design & FabPlating copper on select areas of the resistive pattern will significantly lower the resistance in that area, resulting in little or no heat generation. Copper plating also makes it possible to make connections between layers using copper-plated ...

Plating technique cuts cost of small batch PCB production - ElectronicsWeekly.com

2012-01-17
Plating technique cuts cost of small batch PCB productionElectronicsWeekly.comA traditional plating cell uses monolithic bar or basket anodes operating at a fixed current. This takes no account of the copper distribution pattern. Intellitool uses a matrix of pin anodes, each of which is independently controlled by a simulation ...

Written by William J. Mack - Printed Circuit Design & Fab

2012-02-01
Written by William J. MackPrinted Circuit Design & FabTest panel cross-section photos revealed inadequate hole wall copper plating for both 18:1 and 15:1 aspect ratio through-holes in some cases. Figures 1 and 2 are test panel cross-section examples of good and poor through-hole copper thickness.

Rectangular connectors for missiles, torpedoes, and avionics introduced by CW ... - Military & Aerospace Electronics

2012-02-05
Military & Aerospace ElectronicsRectangular connectors for missiles, torpedoes, and avionics introduced by CW ...Military & Aerospace ElectronicsThe CCM-20, 21, 22, and 23 series connectors are made of glass filled polyester with beryllium copper alloy contacts that are gold plated in the mating area, and offer enhanced retention and solderability features that meet MIL-DTL-28804, ...and more »

Oscar magic brewing in gritty factory - Sydney Morning Herald

2012-01-23
Jakarta GlobeOscar magic brewing in gritty factorySydney Morning HeraldOscar statuettes at various stages of plating - copper, nickel, silver and 24-carat gold - sit on a table at the Chicago factory. Photo: AFP Oscar magic is brewing in a gritty Chicago factory where the statues soon to be hoisted in victory by the stars ...Making OscarThe Express TribuneOscars to Introduce Electronic VotingJakarta GlobeOscars: 'The Artist,' and 'War Horse' among most nominated filmsBuenos Aires HeraldAFPall 4,025 news articles »

O'Brien: Is Vasper really the exercise of the future? - San Jose Mercury News

2012-02-04
O'Brien: Is Vasper really the exercise of the future?San Jose Mercury NewsI placed my bare feet on the pedals, which were covered with copper plating to create the "grounding" effect. When I began pedaling, the bike was set with minimal resistance, and yet within a minute my thighs felt like I had been climbing a mountain ...and more »

Playing RFID tag with sheets of paper - EurekAlert (press release)

2012-02-06
Playing RFID tag with sheets of paperEurekAlert (press release)There are several techniques used to deposit an antenna on PET: etching, electroplating; and on paper: screen printing, flexography and offset lithography. Now, Camille Ramade and colleagues at the University of Montpellier have demonstrated how a ...