Event

On Oct. 2, 2014, President Obama declared the first official National Manufacturing Day. 

Held the first Friday of every October, National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) features a variety of events designed to help young people explore career opportunities in manufacturing. Each year, thousands of companies around the country open their doors to students, parents, teachers, and community leaders.

We’re in the height of conference season for 2020 and the ControlTek team recently wrapped up trips to the PNAA Annual Conference in Seattle and MD&M West down in Anaheim, California.

Now in its 19th year, the PNAA Advance Conference takes place February 3-6, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.

We are fast approaching the annual PNAA Advance Conference and we hope you will join us there!

The 19th Annual Northwest Electronics Design and Manufacturing Expo (NEDME) is coming up on October 2, 2019 and we are happy to announce ControlTek’s Engineering Business Manager has officially joined this year’s lineup of expert guest speakers.

ControlTek will be an exhibitor at the upcoming Puget Sound Expo & Tech Forum happening May 16, 2019 at the DoubleTree by Hilston Seattle Airport.

This full-day event includes complimentary admission, lunch, and a variety of technical sessions covering exciting trends happening across the electronics manufacturing industry.

Get up to speed on the latest technical knowledge and meet leading suppliers from across the northwest and beyond.

January 29-31st in San Diego

ControlTek’s manufacturing leadership team is ready to kick off the new year right at the upcoming 2019 IPC Apex Expo. We hope to see you there!

We are very excited to be joining many of the top Silicon Valley suppliers in San Jose, California November 28th for the 2018 Silicon Valley Expo & Tech Forum. 

This one-day event features an outstanding schedule of technical sessions to discuss trends that will affect the electronics and manufacturing industries in the years to come, including Industry 4.0 innovations like digital manufacturing and 3D printing, e-textile development and more.

DFM with your CM: How to Save Time and Money

Last weekend engineers and hobbyists alike met up at local crowdfunding platform Crowd Supply's Teardown, a hardware conference held this year at the Pacific Northwest College of Art.

What is Teardown?

An event for hardware enthusiasts from around the world, Crowd's Supply's Teardown event offers attendees an opportunity to “celebrate, inspect, create, and, of course, tear down” hardware. The 3-day showcase takes place May 11-13 at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and includes not only hardware but also art, food, puzzles, workshops, tutorials and more. ControlTek President Andy LaFrazia was asked to participate in this year's event to share his expertise with new product developers.

One of the many lessons we’ve learned during ControlTek’s 46 year history is that we must alway be prepared for change. Never has this been more true in the electronics industry, where the pace of change is rapidly accelerating to include new technologies, new processes, and the new skill sets necessary to meet the needs of our customers.