Advanced Circuits Receives Gold Award from Metro Wastewater Restoration District for Third Year Running.AURORA, Colo. -- Advanced Circuits, the country's leading source for quick-turn printed circuit boards, announced today it was awarded a Gold Award from the Metro Wastewater Restoration District (MWRD MWRD Metropolitan Water Reclamation District ) of Colorado for the third consecutive year. The Gold Award signifies 100 percent compliance with pretreatment pretreatment, n the protocols required before beginning therapy, usually of a diagnostic nature; before treatment. pretreatment estimate, n See predetermination. requirements and a demonstrated commitment to environmental excellence. Advanced Circuits, and the 14 other winners, are distinguishing themselves as environmentally cautious, going above and beyond regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. . By doing so, they demand less of the Metro District's Pretreatment Program and set a good example for others. Advanced Circuits is being recognized for its continual efforts to minimize pollution and waste through the transportation of spent materials to off-site locations for recycling. Additionally, Advanced Circuits drums up spent nickel baths and collects excess copper panel frames and waste pieces for off-site reclamation. The company also installed a new pumice pumice (pŭm`ĭs), volcanic glass formed by the solidification of lava that is permeated with gas bubbles. Usually found at the surface of a lava flow, it is colorless or light gray and has the general appearance of a rock froth. scrubber system to reduce the amount of corrosive corrosive /cor·ro·sive/ (kor-o´siv) producing gradual destruction, as of a metal by electrochemical reaction or of the tissues by the action of a strong acid or alkali; an agent that so acts. chemistry used to prep circuit boards for subsequent chemical processing steps and a new etcher etch v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid. b. , which will reduce ammonia emissions. "Printed circuit manufacturers are historically seen as damaging to our environment," said John Yacoub, Advanced Circuits President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "One of our main goals at Advanced Circuits is to minimize our negative effects on the environment and allow customers to be confident they are working with an environmentally conscious manufacturing partner." The MWRD is a regional organization formed under Colorado law in 1961. It provides wholesale wastewater transmission and treatment service to 55 local governments in the Denver metropolitan area. These local governments provide retail wastewater services to approximately 1.5 million people. The MWRD has been recognizing environmentally conscious Colorado companies List of Colorado companies includes notable companies that are, or once were, headquartered in Colorado. 0–9 A
"We are happy to receive recognition for our environmental efforts," said Yacoub. "Advanced Circuits will continue to find ways to reduce our impact on the environment while still providing the quality circuit boards our customers are accustomed to." About Advanced Circuits Since 1989, Advanced Circuits has been a leading printed circuit board manufacturer specializing in engineering prototypes and quick-turn production boards with the industry's best on-time shipping record. Unlike other printed circuit board companies, Advanced Circuits combines real-time online service with personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. customer care. Customers can talk to a live representative, or go online to get quotes, place orders and check status 24 hours a day. In addition, the company offers free design for manufacturability checks, providing results within minutes, at www.FreeDFM.com. Advanced Circuits has no minimum order requirements and specializes in expedited services including same-day and weekend turns. For more information, visit http://www.4pcb.com, or call us at 800-979-4PCB |
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