Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2022: Rigid-Flex Specialists
February 17, 2022 | Real Time with...IPC APEX EXPOEstimated reading time: Less than a minute

As flexible circuit specialists growing their world-wide business, Flexible Circuit Technologies is planning to expand its workforce. Chris Clark, senior applications engineer, discusses the company’s 25% growth in the last year, as well as its new plant in Zhuhai, China, which will focus on rigid-flex circuitry. Chris just joined the company in the past year, but he has spent 31 years in the industry wearing whatever hat was required, and he lays out the company’s plans for the next year.
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