84 PCB007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2019
Helfried Weinzerl Steps Down as President/
CEO of Bürkle North America E
Bürkle North America announced that its board
of directors has appointed Kurt Palmer as presi-
dent & CEO, replacing Helfried Weinzerl who is
stepping down after seven years. This leader-
ship appointment is effective immediately.
Amphenol Printed Circuits Recognizes
Panasonic as a Qualified Vendor for
Flexible Laminates E
Amphenol Printed Circuits has qualified Pana-
sonic's Felios Flexible Laminates and will now
increase usage on new part numbers.
Ventec to Unveil autolam Based Material
Solutions for Automotive Electronics at
productronica 2019 E
At productronica 2019, Ventec Internation-
al Group Co. Ltd. (6672 TT) will launch
"autolam"—a base material solutions set spe-
cifically curated for the diverse and unique re-
quirements of automotive applications.
Chemcut Representative TriChem
Technologies Expands to Illinois E
TriChem Technologies will now represent pre-
and post-sales support of Chemcut wet pro-
cessing equipment in Illinois.
Perfect Point Announces Release
of New FPC & Adhesive Based
Material Endmill E
Perfect Point and Jinzhou have recently re-
leased the newly designed "SR111RE" single
flute endmill specifically engineered for pro-
cessing of FPC, rigid-flex builds and adhesive
layers. Perfect Point has solved an industry
challenge in cutting/milling soft materials. The
modified helix and other geometry improve-
ments on the SR111RE prove to be effective at
heat mitigation by more effectively evacuating
debris.
Isola Names Travis Kelly
President/CEO E
Isola, designer and developer of copper-clad
laminates and fabrication materials for multi-
layer printed circuit boards, has appointed Tra-
vis Kelly president and chief executive officer.
Kelly most recently served as global chief op-
erating officer at Cerberus Operations and Ad-
visory Company (affiliate of Cerberus Capital
Management).
The Plating Forum: Update on IPC-4552
ENIG Specification Revisions E
George Milad's columns will cover PCB plat-
ing, IPC specifications, and more. In this
debut installment, he gives us an update on
the IPC-4552 ENIG specification, including
Revision A and B.
Nano Dimension Releases Record
Q3 Results E
Nano Dimension Ltd. has released selected
preliminary unaudited estimates of financial
results for the third quarter of 2019 and report-
ed record quarterly revenues of approximately
$2.2 million for the third quarter of 2019, up by
32% year-over-year.
Unimicron, Nan Ya 4Q19 Revenues
to Grow on ABF Substrates E
Taiwan-based Unimicron and Nan Ya PCB
have both seen revenues for the third quarter
of 2019 reach high levels thanks to robust ship-
ments of ABF substrates, and the growth mo-
mentum is expected to persist into the fourth
quarter of the year.
