2023 Spring Journal

The 2023 Spring Journal contains the technical papers and presentations from the continued PCMI Educational Webinar Series and the Spring 2023 Technical Conference held in Birmingham, United Kingdom, from May 13 – 17, 2023.

Educational Webinar Series Presentation

Development of Dry Film Photoresists Webinar
Emeritus Professor David Allen, Cranfield University

Fall 2023 Technical Conference Presentations

Benefits of Vision Metrology and Inspection
Andrea Bourdelais, Sales Specialist: Quality and Metrology System, Keyence Corporation

Building a Collaborative Relationship with Your Electroplater
Ken Marino, President and Steven Marino, Head of Etching Operations, Orbel Corporation

Establishing Control of a Ferric Chloride Etching Bath
Blake Parkinson, Director, Business Segment, Watlow

Fundamentals of Vacuum Heat Treating
Tim Steber, Regional Sales Manager, Solar Atmospheres, Inc.

Group Discussion
Quality Assurance Visual Inspections

High Speed, Precision, Automated Screen Printing – A New Additive Manufacturing Approach to Creating Ultra-Fine Part Structures
Eric Bert, President, Exentis North America, Inc.

New Member Product and Services Showcase – Introducing PCM Advice, a Premium Source of Information for all Aspects of the Etching Business
Dr. Peter Jefferies, PCM Advice

Nitric Acid’s Less Know Hazard, Autocatalytic Reactions
Kirk Lauver, Marketing and Customer Lab Manager, Chemcut Corporation

Penn State’s Materials Research Institute: Let Us Help You Solve Your Analytical Challenges
Dave Fecko, Director of MRI Industry Collaborations
Jeff Shallenberger, MCL Associate Director
Penn State Materials Research Institute

Process for Etch Optimization
Don Ball, Senior Process Engineer, Chemcut Corporation

Recovering from a PCM Factory Disaster
Pete Engel, General Manager, Newcut by Fathom

Registration for Imaging Exposure
Sylvain Dromaint, Vice President, Altix

Solvent Extraction of Nickel and Chromium from Waste Ferric Chloride Etchant Update
Dr. Peter Jefferies, Manufacturing Technical Consultant, Parker Meggitt

Survey Update – Regenerating Ferric Chloride Etchant and Waste Disposal
Dr. Peter Jefferies, Manufacturing Technical Consultant, Parker Meggitt