48 The PCB Magazine • March 2016
New CEO Jeff Waters Outlines his
Roadmap for Isola
Jeff Waters, Isola's newly appointed CEo and
president, comes to the laminate supplier after
more than 25 years in the semiconductor indus-
try, working for companies like Texas Instruments
and national semiconductor. only a few days
into his new job, I met with Jeff to discuss the
transition and what we can expect from Isola un-
der his leadership.
What a Difference a Year Makes: Voxel8
and the 3D Printing Pioneering Spirit
At CEs in las Vegas in January, Dan Feinberg and
I met with Michael Bell, co-founder of 3D print-
ing company Voxel8, to get an update on their
developments of the past year, where he sees the
company going in the future and whether rapid
prototyping might be a valid application for their
machines.
LPKF Launches Entirely New Flex
Drilling & Cutting Laser
Electronics manufacturing equipment manufac-
turer and laser specialist lPKF laser & Electronics
is launching an entirely new laser drilling and cut-
ting system specifically tailored to the needs of
the flexible circuit industry.
Insulectro Taps Industry Veteran
Norm Berry as Director of Laminates
and OEM Marketing
Insulectro, a leading distributor of materials for
use in the printed circuit board and printed elec-
tronics industries, has announced the promotion
of industry veteran norm Berry to director of lam-
inates and oEM marketing in the sales and mar-
keting group. Berry has been a long-time product
manager at Insulectro.
American Standard Improves Process;
Integrates Orbotech Systems into
West Chicago Facility
Anaya Vardya, CEo of American standard Cir-
cuits, has integrated a complete set of orbotech
systems into his high-tech PCB production
facility.
ESI Announces New Material Handling
Solution for Flex PCB Processing
EsI today announced immediate availability of the
RollMaster roll-to-roll material handling system for
automating flex printed circuit manufacturing.
Nippon Mektron, Orbotech Collaborate
to Optimize Digital Flexible PCB
Manufacturing
oRBoTECh lTD. today announced that nippon Me-
ktron Mektec, the world's most dominant maker of
flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs), is deploying
orbotech direct imaging (DI) and automated opti-
cal inspection (AoI) systems in multiple factories.
Nano System Installs Advanced
UV/CO2 Laser Drill at Nova Drilling
nano system Incorporated has announced the in-
stallation of an advanced uV/Co2 dual beam laser
drill at nova Drilling in santa Clara, CA. The Model
ns1-3228-uC2 machine is equipped with a Co2
laser of the latest technology with over 3kW peak
power and a 20 watt uV laser.
Nano System installs Tongtai 2-station
drill machine at Colonial Circuits
nano system Incorporated has announced the in-
stallation of a Tongtai Model sD-216B CnC drill-
ing machine at Colonial Circuits in Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
Hitachi Chemical Company Announces
Changes in Leadership
hitachi Chemical Co., ltd. has passed a resolution
at the Board of Directors' meeting held on January
27, 2016, to change its chairman of the board,
representative executive officer, and president and
chief executive officer.
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