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Libra Industries' Scott Fillebrown to Present at PCB West Conference
August 19, 2016 | Libra IndustriesEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Libra Industries today announced that Scott Fillebrown, CTO, will present during the PCB West Conference, scheduled to take place September 13-16, 2016 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. Fillebrown will present “Manufacturability through Design” on Tuesday, September 13 during the morning session.
More and more electrical engineers are designing their own circuits. The presentation will include aspects of the past presentation entitled, ‘Factors to Consider for a Successful DFA,’ but will include some of the approaches and tools to make sure the board is producible at both the fabrication house and the EMS facility. This course is ideal for hardware engineers.
Fillebrown is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Libra Industries, a multi-site EMS company. Previously, he was president and CEO of ACD, a PCB design and EMS company, where he was from 1995 until its purchase by Libra Industries in 2016. He graduated from the University of Texas – Dallas with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing.
About Libra Industries
Libra Industries is a leading provider of integrated Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS), serving OEMs with complex or technologically sophisticated manufacturing requirements in a broad range of industries including industrial automation, medical, military and aerospace, instrumentation and LED lighting. Five world-class manufacturing facilities allow Libra Industries to provide customers with manufacturing flexibility including complete system build, module and subassembly production, as well as simple to complex PC board assembly. With an ongoing commitment to investment in people, quality systems, and the latest manufacturing equipment and processes, Libra Industries is committed to managing their clients’ products from initial design and prototype to full production; assisting their clients in their efforts to improve time to market, reduce total systems cost, and increase quality.
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