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Enthone Six Sigma Black Belt
Graduation Hits Milestone
enthone Inc. is proud to announce the upcoming
graduation of the company's 2014 six sigma Black
Belt class. the graduating class marks the tenth
black belt training certification held in the ameri-
cas and the twenty-third class worldwide since the
inception of the company-wide program in 2001.
Ucamco's Integr8tor v8.3 Now Available
for Download
Integr8tor v8.3 offers a range of new, state-of-
the-art features and tools that respond directly to
those needs. one of these is a brand new tool that
determines automatically whether holes should be
drilled in sequential PcBs using laser or mechani-
cal means.
Isola Introduces Tachyon-100G
Laminates & Prepregs
tachyon-100g laminates and prepregs enable line
cards required to transmit 100 gigabit ethernet at
data rates in excess of 25 gb/s per channel. they
have identical electrical properties as tachyon;
however, the Z-axis cte on tachyon-100g is more
than 30%, making it more suitable for fabricating
high-layer count, 0.8-mm pitch line cards with
heavy 2-ounce copper inner layers.
FASTechnologies Completes Installation
at Alpha Circuits
PcB drilling software solutions provider, fastech-
nologies corporation is pleased to announce the
successful installation of the company dnc ultra-
server, smartParts classic, and smartParts casset-
ting at alpha circuits in elmhurst, Illinois.
Fuji Recognizes National
Graphics Supply
during the recent Japan electronics Packaging
and circuits association exhibition (JPca) in to-
kyo, Japan, fuji film recognized national graph-
ics supply, llc for their excellent service and suc-
cess in providing fuji film products to the na-
tional graphic supply customers in the u.s. and
canada.
Isola Relocates Asia-Pacific
Technology Center
the new taiwan technology center, which will
support the increased demand for Isola's high-
speed digital materials and rf/microwave and mil-
limeter wave substrates in the asia-Pacific region,
will be co-located with the company's flagship
advanced engineered dielectrics Manufacturing
center in Yangmei, taiwan.
Orbotech Acquires SPTS;
Accelerates Growth
orbotech ltd. has announced the signing of a de-
finitive share purchase agreement to acquire sPts
technologies group limited (sPts), a u.K.-based
leading manufacturer of etch, deposition and
thermal processing equipment for the microelec-
tronics industry, from european private equity firm
Bridgepoint and others.
Intercept Expands to India with
Tecnode Solutions
Intercept technology Inc. announces its newest
authorized reseller, tecnode solutions (P) ltd. tec-
node's primary goal is to expand its rf and mi-
crowave solutions portfolio by selling Intercept's
PcB, rf, and hybrid design software applications
throughout India.
Plasma Treatment Can Improve
Conformal Coating Adhesion
nordson March, a nordson company, and
global leader in plasma processing technology,
announces that recent studies have shown that
plasma treatment of printed circuit boards prior to
conformal coating improves the adhesion of the
coatings.
Orbotech, Ion Pact Supports
Declassification Proposal
orbotech ltd. and Ion asset Management ltd.
have reached a mutual agreement under which
orbotech has agreed to call an extraordinary gen-
eral Meeting not later than august 15, 2014 to
allow its shareholders to consider a proposal to de-
classify the orbotech Board of directors.
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