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Gardien Becomes Largest Military
Suitability Lab in U.S. with Addition
of Denver Test Center
Gardien announces the addition of our Gardien
Services Denver Test Center to the Defense Logis-
tics Agency's list of "Suitability Labs for Printed Cir-
cuit Board Electrical Test."
PhiChem Joins UL Standards Technical
Panel 796 for PWB
Dr. Jin Zhang, president of PhiChem Corporation,
announced today that PhiChem has been accept-
ed as a member of UL Standards Technical Panel
(STP) for Printed Wiring Boards STP796, which
covers standards UL746E and UL796.
Laminate Supplier Shengyi Expands
U.S. Presence
Shengyi Technology Co., Ltd., one of the largest
laminate suppliers in the world, is committed to
increasing its market share in the U.S., while en-
hancing its relationship with end users and PCB
manufacturers.
Mentor Debuts Version 8.1 of ODB++
Product Model for PCB Mfg
Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced the
newest version of the industry-leading ODB++ in-
telligent product model, a single and open data
structure for transferring PCB designs into data for
fabrication, assembly and test.
LPKF Strengthens Strategic Structures
for LDS and Rapid PCB Prototyping
LPKF Laser & Electronics AG enhances its struc-
tures in two relevant divisions. Two experienced
engineers take over new positions of important in-
terfaces with customers.
Multilayer Technology Invests in Orbotech
Sprint 120 Inkjet Printer
Multilayer Technology (MLT) located in Irving,
Texas has added a new Orbotech Sprint™ 120
Inkjet Printer to its growing list of equipment
upgrades. This Orbotech is the current state-
of-the-art in the area of high-viscosity ink jet
printing.
DYCONEX Invests in MXY2 Drilling and
Routing Machine from Schmoll
DYCONEX AG, an MST company and the world's
leading supplier of highly complex circuit board
solutions, has made a major investment in the
MXY2 drilling and routing machine from Schmoll
Maschinen GmbH. With this move, DYCONEX has
made a further step in the development of ever
smaller structures and meeting the requirements
for even higher accuracy.
SouthCom Technologies Wins Distributor
of the Year for Pulsonix
"Since the appointment of SouthCom in North
America three years ago, we have seen exponential
growth in North America. Year-on-year sales have
accelerated beyond our expectations as more and
more engineers come into contact with Pulsonix,"
said Marketing Director Bob Williams.
Fast Interconnect Announces
Multi-Platform Design Services
Co-founder Gary Griffin said, "One large benefit of
coming to Fast Interconnect is the fact that we can
design your product in your existing CAD software
package. Many companies that ask for design up-
dates find it hard to find a company to assist them
that can use the software they have established as
their core software design suite."
DuPont Microcircuit Materials Intros
New Inks for Printed Electronics
DuPont Microcircuit Materials is launching elec-
tronic inks that cure quickly at low temperatures,
expanding the possibility of printing electronics
onto a new group of plastic films. The technology
is expected to enable electronic components such
as sensors, heaters and antennas to be printed on
more versatile and less expensive substrates.
AISMALIBAR Ramps up Production of
Bond Sheet Prepreg and Thin Lam Cores
AISMALIBAR has increased production of their HTC
Bond Sheet Prepreg and Thin Lam Cores. Custom-
ers have been using HTC Bond Sheets to connect
cutting edge high-power LEDs mounted on MPCBs
to heat sinks to allow for superior heat dissipation.
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