Indiana Chapter of IMAPS

2008-2009 Meeting Schedule

Date

Location

Speaker/Topic

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Dinner and Meeting
The Trails Restaurant
West Lafayette, IN
Plant Tour
Subaru Automotive
Lafayette, IN

Student Night

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Dinner and Meeting
Coach and Horses Restaurant
Huntington, IN

Tour of UTEC
Huntington, IN

Joint Meeting with Indiana SMTA

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Dinner and Meeting
Tippecanoe Place Restaurant
South Bend, IN

Tour of South Bend Chocolate Factory

Spouse Night

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Dinner and Meeting
Delphi Electronics and Safety
Kokomo, IN

Presentation on Two Delphi Concept Vehicles

Monday, April 27, 2009

Indianapolis, Indiana

Vendor’s Day and Mini-Symposium

Indiana IMAPS October 2008 Tour and Meeting

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Tour of UT Electronic Controls

Huntington, IN

Dinner & Meeting to follow at

The Coach and Horses Restaurant
Huntington, IN

à Joint Meeting with Indiana SMTA ß

àElection of Chapter Officersß

Tour Starts                     4:00          IMAPS Members        $20.00

Dinner                             6:00          Non-Members             $25.00

Meeting                           7:00          Students                      $5.00



Advance reservations are being taken by Ray Fairchild and will be accepted until 5:00 pm on Friday, October 17, 2008.   No walk-ins will be allowed for this tour. Reservations can be made by contacting Ray at 765-451-1068, fax 765-451-8844, or email m.ray.fairchild@delphi.com.

Abstract:

UT Electronic Controls is the largest and leading supplier of residential and commercial systems and controls for the HVAC industry. The company started in 1976 and moved to this location in 1989. This facility has 9 production lines, 700 employees and produces 9 million units or about 35,000 PCB assemblies per day.

Our tour will begin with a 30-minute technical overview of this operation, a one-hour tour followed by a Q&A period of about 20-30 minutes. This presentation and tour will include showing a redesign of a product line, bringing it back from China on a highly automated production line at a competitive price all in the Huntington plant. They are extremely proud of this accomplishment and this should be of great interest and good news to everyone showing it can be done!

UT Electronic Controls Company Requires:

- No walk-ins

- No cameras or camera phones

- No high heel shoes

- No open-toed shoes

Archives of Previous Indiana IMAPS Events:

Indiana IMAPS Tour of Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc.

September 18, 2008

The Indiana Chapter of IMAPS toured the Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. factory in Lafayette, Indiana prior to its chapter meeting on September 18. A group of 27 Indiana IMAPS members and guests toured the complete factory that assembles automobiles from rolls of bare metal to a complete, drive out the door, consumer product. The tour was from a 1-mile series of catwalks above the factory floor, where every phase of the operation could be observed.

Hoosier pride is built into each vehicle through their team of dedicated associates. They are skilled professionals committed to excellence and zero defects. SIA has the Auto Industry’s lowest OSHA recorded incident rate, their buildings have been smoke-free since 1994, and they are the first automobile maker to be both ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 certified.   They are also the first auto manufacturer in the USA to have an on-site solvent recovery system, the first to be designated as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat, and since 2004, the very first auto assembly plant in the USA to reach ZERO Landfill status.

SIA was proud to tell us that, “Last year, 100 percent of the waste steel, plastic and other materials coming out of the plant were reused or recycled. Paint sludge that used to be thrown away, for example, is now dried to a powder and shipped to a plastics manufacturer, ending up eventually as parking lot bumpers and guardrails. What can’t be reused — about 3 percent of the plant’s trash — is shipped to Indianapolis and incinerated to generate electricity.”

This is from a factory that assembles approximately 300,000 automobiles a year in the middle of what was an Indiana cornfield.

In 1998, SIA began assembling the Legacy line of sedans and wagons, and transitioned to the popular Outback series of All-Wheel Drive vehicles. They also produced Subaru’s first-ever SUV. In 2002, they started manufacturing the Subaru 4-cylinder, horizontally opposed engine. Today they produce both the fuel-injected and turbo versions of the Subaru boxer horizontally opposed 4-cylinder engine.



Indiana IMAPS Vendor’s Day 2008

The Indiana chapter of IMAPS held its 23^nd annual Vendor’s Day and Technical Symposium in Indianapolis on April 14, 2008. The event was co-sponsored by the Indiana chapter of SMTA and featured 53 attendees, 15 vendor tables, and 8 technical presentations on a variety of topics, including computed tomography, embedded dielectric capacitors in LTCC substrates, component reliability, RoHS compliance, electrically conductive adhesives, and Delphi Electronics’ concept vehicle for information, convenience and protection. Dr. William Chappell of Purdue University won the Best Paper award for his presentation, “Advancements in Tunable Front Ends for Wireless Systems.” The event concluded with the awarding of 18 door prizes that were donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA, IMAPS headquarters and several of the participating vendors.

The event marked the conclusion of a successful 2007-08 meeting schedule in which Indiana IMAPS witnessed the past, present and future of manufacturing in the state of Indiana by touring Haynes International in Kokomo (nickel and cobalt-based alloys), The Studebaker Museum in South Bend, DePuy Orthopaedics in Warsaw, and Wabash National (semi trailers) in Lafayette.   The Indiana chapter will continue to focus on Indiana manufacturing during the meetings and tours that are being planned for 2008-09.

The list of speakers and topics for the joint IMAPS/SMTA technical symposium was as follows:

1:05 PM
Dr. William Chappell
Assistant Professor, Purdue University
1st Keynote: "Advancements in Tunable Front Ends for Wireless Systems"

1:35 PM
Jon Dupree
YXLON Feinfocus
"The Next Level of Computed Tomography for the Production Floor"

2:00 PM
Ray Fairchild
Delphi Electronics and Safety
"Reliability of Embedded Large-Area High-K Dielectric Capacitors in LTCC Substrates"

2:25 PM
Terry Munson
Foresite, Inc.
"Why Are QFN and PQFN Packages Failing Due To Leakage and Stray Voltage Problems?"

3:05 PM
Sam He
Delphi Electronics and Safety
2nd Keynote: "Delphi Concept Vehicle for Information, Convenience and Protection"

3:35 PM
Todd Oman
Delphi Electronics and Safety
"Delphi's Enhanced Remote Vehicle Access for Information, Convenience and Protection"

4:00 PM
Jim Wood
Heraeus
"Performance of a RoHS Compliant Resistor System from 50 mohm/square to 1 Mohm/square"

4:25 PM
Scott Harry
Emerson & Cuming
"Electrically Conductive Adhesives (ECA) for Component Attach in Harsh Environment Applications"

The 2008 Vendor's Day door prize winners were:

Gift Donated By Winner Company

South Bend Chocolate Gift Basket Microscreen Ginzi Mostayo University of Kentucky

Stanley LED Flashlight Stanley Supply Sam He Delphi

Hexacon Soldering Iron Hexacon John Myers Delphi

Signed CD by Becky Archibald John Hart Scott Harry Emerson & Cuming

IMAPS Membership IMAPS HQ Spencer Reese Gentex Corp.

Applebees $50 Gift Card Young Snodgrass William Chappell Purdue University

40th Anniv. Glasses & Bottle Wine Heraeus Ray Fairchild Delphi

Mouse with Retractable Cord Heraeus Sri Krishna University of Kentucky

Insulated Drinking Mug Heraeus Janet Lumpp University of Kentucky

Memory Stick 512M Heraeus Matt Walsh Delphi

Thumb Drive/Pen Neal Thomas/TT Elect. Andy Howat NWSC Crane

$25 BP Gas Card IMAPS/SMTA Chapters Todd Oman Delphi

$25 BP Gas Card IMAPS/SMTA Chapters Mary Rayl Delphi

$25 BP Gas Card IMAPS/SMTA Chapters Yuehin Ouyang Purdue University

$25 BP Gas Card IMAPS/SMTA Chapters Mindy Phelps University of Kentucky

$25 BP Gas Card IMAPS/SMTA Chapters Larry Rexing Heraeus

Memory Stick 1G Foresite Ashwantti Reddy University of Kentucky

Memory Stick 1G Foresite Chris Asberg University of Kentucky

Tour of the Studebaker Museum
South Bend, IN

The Studebaker National Museum has its roots in the Studebaker Corporation’s private collection, which originated in the 1890’s. Studebaker operated its own museum for many years, and by 1920 their collection included: Lafayette’s and President Lincoln’s carriages, the company’s last farm wagon, the first automobile built entirely in South Bend, IN, and a large collection of World War I military vehicles.

The collection continued to grow until Studebaker ceased production in 1966. By that time, the collection numbered 37 vehicles, including the last Studebaker automobiles produced in South Bend and Canada.

Studebaker donated its collection to the City of South Bend in late 1966. The collection was housed at a number of locations before its current building on Chapin Street.

The museum’s Archive Center houses an extensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts and records from the Studebaker Corporation, Packard Motor Car Company, and local South Bend industries. The weight of the Studebaker records alone exceeds 70 tons.

The dinner and business meeting was held at historic Tippecanoe Place Restaurant, a mansion that was originally owned by the Studebaker family. It is the premier landmark in the heart of South Bend’s historic district.

17 IMAPS members and guests toured the Studebaker Museum on October 25, 2007. Here, the
group poses in front of the main automobile collection.

Indiana IMAPS and Indiana SMTA - 2007 Vendor's Day and Mini-Symposium

Monday, April 30, 2007

Larry Wallman, Hi-Tek Sales, Vendor's Day Chair
Ray Fairchild, Delphi Electronics and Safety, Technical Chair

The Indiana chapter of IMAPS held its 22^nd annual Vendor’s Day and Technical Symposium in Indianapolis on April 30, 2007. The event was co-sponsored by the Indiana chapter of SMTA and featured 23 vendor tables and 8 technical presentations on a variety of topics, including LTCC materials and processes, acoustic microscopy, automotive sensors, PC board contamination and nanotechnology. Brian Iverson of Purdue University won the Best Paper award for his presentation on, “Enhanced Electro-Hydrodynamic Micropumping.” Dr. Gary Bernstein of the University of Notre Dame delivered the keynote address and described a novel method for interconnecting IC’s at their peripheries called “Quilt Packaging.” Dr. Bernstein is looking for industry partners to assist in the development in this new technology and can be reached at gary.h.bernstein.1@nd.edu. The event concluded with the awarding of 30 door prizes that were donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA, IMAPS headquarters and several of the participating vendors.

Vendor's Day Chair Larry Wallman would like to offer his sincere thanks to all vendors, speakers, door prize donors and participants for a very successful and enjoyable event this year.

Speakers and Topics - Vendor's Day 2007

Time Speaker Company Presentation Title

1:05 Dean Buzby Heraeus, Inc. Our Next Generation Multilayer Dielectrics for High Reliability Multilayer Circuits

1:30 Phil Fisher CIS Microelectronics New Developments in the LTCC Arena

1:55 Ray Thomas Sonoscan, Inc. Finding Defects using Acoustic Microscopy Imaging

2:20 Brian Iverson Purdue University Enhanced Electro-Hydrodynamic Micropumping

2:45 BREAK

3:00 Dr. Gary Bernstein University of Notre Dame Keynote Address: Quilt Packaging: A Novel Interchip Communications Method

3:30 Manuel J. Solis Foresite, Inc. Spot Extraction of Contamination on Printed Circuit Assemblies

3:55 Eddie Borzabadi Delphi Electronics & Safety Plate Level Packaging / Calibration Alternative for Silicon Based Automotive MAP Sensor

4:20 Dr. Ronald M. Cosby Ball State University Nanotechnology Research at Ball State University

Door Prize and Award Winners - Vendor's Day 2007

Fred King, Delphi, South Bend Chocolate Gift Basket donated by Holly Wise/ MicroScreen

Ray Fairchild, Delphi, Earthmate GPS donated by Dave Skupien/ Action Integrated Resources

Dr. Gary Bernstein, University of Notre Dame, IMAPS Membership donated by IMAPS Headquarters

Chris Coapman, Delphi, Memory stick donated by Eric Camden/Foresite

Mark Rayl, Delphi, Memory stick donated by Eric Camden/Foresite

David Fisher, JBC, Memory stick donated by Eric Camden/Foresite

John Hart, retired, Memory stick donated by Eric Camden/Foresite

Jason Warner, CIS Microelectronics, Box Titleist golf balls donated by Nick Mates/Diversified Systems

Shing Yeh, Delphi, Memory stick donated by Larry Rexing/Heraeus

Matt Walsh, Delphi, Memory stick donated by Larry Rexing/Heraeus

Ben Haffke, Delphi, Memory stick donated by Larry Rexing/Heraeus

Mike Mindel, Total Electronics, Memory stick donated by Larry Rexing/Heraeus

Young Snodgrass, RFM, Leather folio donated by Constant Reyerse

Phil Fisher, CIS Microelectronics, Phoenix soldering iron donated by Hexacon

Phil Wittmer, Delphi, Insulated rolling cooler, donated by Larry Rexing/Heraeus

Terry Bloom, CTS Corp., LED flashlight donated by Neal Thomas/TT Electronics

D.H.R. Sarma, Delphi, LED flashlight donated by Neal Thomas/TT Electronics

Carl Benson, Delphi, Optical mouse donated by Larry Rexing/Heraeus

Eddie Borzabadi, Delphi, Optical mouse donated by Larry Rexing/Heraeus

Fred Binggell, MAPCO, $50 gift card Rathskeller restaurant donated by Larry Wallman, Vendor's Day Chairman

Ray Thomas, Sonoscan, $25 TGI Fridays gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

John Myers, Delphi, $25 Lowes gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Eric Camden, Foresite, $25 Lowes gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Brian Iverson, Purdue University, $25 Olive Garden gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Suresh Chengalva, Delphi, $25 BP gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Patrick Bissonette, Protavic America, $25 BP gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Richard Parker, Delphi, $25 Applebees gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Dean Buzby, Heraeus, $25 Best Buy gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Ben Benson, Electrotek, $25 Best Buy gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Noel Atkinson, Compass Communications, $25 Barnes & Noble gift card donated by Indiana IMAPS/SMTA Chapters

Best Paper Award went to Brian Iverson of Purdue University

Indiana IMAPS Tours Fernandez Racing

On Thursday, February 9, 26 Indiana IMAPS members and guests were treated to a tour of the Fernandez Racing Garage in Indianapolis. The tour was conducted by general manager Steve Miller, who spent over two hours showing the attendees every facet of the operation, from shock absorber and electronic system fabrication to race car design, construction and maintenance. The group was shown two brand new cars that are being built for driver Kosuke Matsuura, and cars for driver Scott Sharp that are in the final stages of body preparation and painting. Also on display was a Grand Am car that had recently been driven by Adrian Fernandez in the 24 Hours of Daytona and was being torn down and inspected for ways to improve performance.

The tour of Fernandez Racings new 32,000 square foot building was arranged through Delphi Electronics, who recently teamed with Sharp and Matsuura to form Super Aguri Fernandez Racing. Indiana IMAPS wishes to thank Steve Miller and Fernandez Racing for their generosity during the tour, and wishes them well during the 2006 IndyCar and Grand Am Series racing season.

Fernandez Racing GM Steve Miller (far left), and the Indiana IMAPS members and guests who attended the Fernandez Racing Garage tour on February 9, 2006.

Photos from October 2005 Indiana IMAPS Chapter Meeting

CTS Microelectronics Farewell Dinner

Terry Baum of L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics, who organized the meeting and presented a brief history of CTS Microelectronics, discusses the meeting agenda with Young Snodgrass of Resources for Microelectronics.

CTS Microelectronics operations manager Don Granitz, and sales and marketing manager Dick Kramer.

Indiana IMAPS treasurer Matt Walsh, along with Holly Wise and Kathy Jenczewski from MicroScreen, Larry Woodling, who sold Indium products to CTS for many years, and Terry Bloom from CTS Automotive in Elkhart.

From left, Vic Larson, Wayne Blom, Larry Rexing, and Phil Fisher. Vic had 40 years of service to CTS before retiring in 2004. Larry is the current IMAPS national secretary. Wayne is the former CTS QA manager, and Phil taught CTS Micro everything there is to know about thick film screening and LTCC processing.

CTS wirebonding engineer Sandy Wilcox reminds Young Snodgrass about the problems she had with those K&S 1419 wirebonders back in 1989.

Three current CTS Microelectronics employees – LTCC manager Jamie McCormick, HR manager Ed Higgins, and LTCC manufacturing engineer Jason Warner.

From left, Ron Hinds, John Menaugh, Jim Elsner, Vic Larson, and Dick Kramer, all current or former CTS employees representing over 100 years of service to CTS.

Group photo of current and former CTS employees at the meeting (left side). The entire group represents over 800 years of service to CTS Corporation.

Group photo of current and former CTS employees at the meeting (center).

Group photo of current and former CTS employees at the meeting (right).