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Description of the vacuum press process with comparisons made between the isostatic gas pressure and hydraulic press technologies: advantages of the former: materials for flexible and flexi‐rigid circuit production in the vacuum press.

IMASA Ltd. have introduced a new generic name for their range of gold plating processes which have been developed in their UK laboratories. ORIMA N is the first in this series and was previously known as EUROGOLD N.

The manufacture of multilayer circuit boards demands a press possessing a number of different characteristics that have a bearing on the accuracy and quality of the finished product.

The CCA is a non‐profit organisation composed of member companies within the state of California, aimed at providing an environment for information exchange between individuals involved in the printed circuit industry. Each branch holds monthly meetings on state‐of‐the‐art technology. Other benefits of CCA membership include: free admission to Nepcon technical sessions; educational and employment information; reduced fees for the annual fall symposium; and a monthly newsletter.

The subject of the meeting on 20 June was ‘Numerically Controlled Routing’. Dave Dosier, of Paul Dosier Associates, explained how important it is to maximise programming and routing equipment. Former dusty, noisy fabrication rooms are now humming with NC equipment.

A hasty Bockwurst mit Sauerkraut to provide energy for the afternoon, those well‐earned succulent spare ribs or crisply barbecued Schweinshaxen to sink one's teeth into, yet another Löwenbräu hangover, queueing resignedly for taxis in the snow, discovering the recently completed U‐5 line on the U‐Bahn … just some of the memories that Productronica '85 may conjure up!

Held in the Cameo Room of the Metropole Hotel, Brighton, on the evening of 9th October, the Cahners Gala Awards Dinner sponsored by Electronics Weekly was attended by over 200 guests. Mr A. B. Nolan, Director Cahners Exhibitions Ltd, in welcoming those present to the 4th Annual Awards Dinner, explained that Internepcon was 18 years old; 31 of the original 54 exhibitors were still supporting the event, and the total number of exhibitors in 1985 amounted to 420.

Since its advent in 1983, Circuit Technology has gone from strength to strength, as indicated by visitor attendance which increased from 3000 in 1983 to over 6000 in 1984. Predictions are that, with the larger venue at Olympia's National Hall, previous attendance figures will be exceeded many times at Circuit Technology '85.