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IPC APEX EXPO: Design Through Box-Build Strategy Works for PNC Inc.
March 23, 2016 | Real Time with...IPCEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

Guest Editor Dan Beaulieu talks with PNC's production manager, Bhavesh Sangani, about PNC's "design through box-build" strategy along with their significant capital equipment purchases over the past few years for both PCB fabrication and assembly. Sangani also announced their upcoming Open House in May for their customers and potential customers.
Watch the interview here.
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