46 SMT Magazine • April 2017
Lenthor Engineering Purchases Mirtec Inline
AOI Component Inspection Equipment
Lenthor Engineering, a California-based design-
er, manufacturer and assembler of flex and rigid-
flex printed circuit boards, has purchased Mirtec's
MV-6 OMNI 3D AOI Series inline component in-
spection machine, which offers 15 megapixel cam-
era technology along with an advanced 8-phase
color lighting system.
Nordson Acquires InterSelect to Broaden
Selective Soldering Capabilities
Nordson Corp. has acquired InterSelect GmbH, a
German designer and manufacturer of selective
soldering systems used in a variety of automotive,
aerospace and industrial electronics assembly ap-
plications.
Computrol Speeds Up Production
with VJ Electronix XQuik II
Computrol Inc. has purchased and installed an
XQuik II with AccuCount Technology from VJ Elec-
tronix. The innovative system uses X-ray imag-
ing combined with proprietary image analysis to
quickly and accurately count components without
the need to unwind the reels and manually count.
Libra Industries Upgrades Speed on
its ACE Selective Solder System
With the new software and drive system, Libra In-
dustries' ACE K.I.S.S. 102 selective solder machine
runs up to 30 percent faster and the programming
time has been reduced by at least 50 percent.
Nordson to Acquire Advanced Technologies
Business of Vention Medical
Nordson Corp. has entered into a definitive agree-
ment to acquire Vention Medical's Advanced Tech-
nologies (Vention AT) business for $705 million in
an all cash transaction.
SMT Xtra Launches Sister Company –
SMT Xtra USA Inc.
SMT Xtra has launched its sister corporation, SMT
Xtra USA Inc. The company will provide SMT noz-
zles, feeders, spare parts, printer parts, and ma-
chine sales in the U.S. and Mexico.
Ellsworth Adhesives ESRs Receive
Dow Corning 2016 Distributor Seller
of the Year Awards
Two of Ellsworth Adhesives' engineering sales rep-
resentatives (ESRs) have received the Dow Corn-
ing Distributor Seller of the Year Award for 2016.
Ron Cormier has been awarded the 2016 Gold
Level Seller of the Year for North America, and Ja-
son McGough has been awarded the 2016 Bronze
Level Seller of the Year for North America.
Indium to Feature Indium8.9HF Solder
Paste at SMT Hybrid Packaging 2017
Indium Corp. will feature its void-reducing
Indium8.9HF Solder Paste to help customers
avoid the void at SMT Hybrid Packaging, which
will be held on May 16-18, 2017 in Nuremberg,
Germany.
Mycronic Makes Upgrades on Already
Ordered Prexision Mask Writer
Mycronic AB has received an order to upgrade an
advanced mask writer from the Prexision series for
display applications. The upgrade will be delivered
when the ordered mask writer is delivered during
the first half of 2017.
Electrolube Appoints New Technical
Sales Engineer
Electrolube has appointed Bethan Massey as the
company's new technical sales engineer. Massey
will bring fresh eyes to this dynamic role, enhanc-
ing the technical export team further and offering
both distributors and end users valuable support
and advice.
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