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Ventec USA Expands Sales Force
Ventec USA, a member of the Ventec International
Group, leading manufacturer of high-quality, high-
performance copper clad laminates and prepregs,
is delighted to announce the appointment of two
sales professionals to further augment its presence
in the North American market.
Isola Unveils New Technical Education Series
Isola Group S.à r.l., a market leader in copper-clad
laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used
to fabricate advanced multilayer PCBs, today an-
nounced the launch of a new Technical Education
Series (TES) to address the increasingly important
role of laminate materials in the overall process of
system-level design.
Wurth Elektronik Invests in
Orbotech's Direct Imaging
Orbotech announced today that German PCB
manufacturer Würth Elektronik has selected Or-
botech as their vendor-of-choice for direct imag-
ing (DI) technology with the purchase of the latest
Nuvogo 800 DI system.
Orbotech's PCB Equipment Sales
Down in Q4
Commenting on the results, CEO Asher Levy said:
"2014 was a turning point for Orbotech, reflect-
ing our uncompromising commitment to deliver
on the growth strategy that we had marked out in
2013. We are pleased, as a result, to report record
annual revenues, as well as solid results for the
fourth quarter, concluding what has been a strong
and transformational year for the company."
Insulectro Purchases New Warehouse
in Minneapolis, MN
Insulectro President and CEO Tim Redfern com-
mented, "We are pleased to expand our presence
in the Midwest electronics markets, especially near
the Twin Cities. With so much PCB and printed
electronics activity in the greater Minneapolis mar-
ket it makes sense for us to continue our strategy
of acquiring property. We've just outgrown our
current location of 12,000 square-feet in Golden
Valley, MN."
Uyemura Taps International Process
Technologies to Expand Footprint
International Process Technologies will represent
Uyemura throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin and
the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
LPKF Continues to Build on
LDS Business in China
LPKF has received an order worth 2.5 million from
a Chinese electronic manufacturer for laser direct
structuring (LDS) systems. This is the first phase of
a large-scale order LPKF was expecting in the fourth
quarter of 2014, but which the client postponed.
Prototron Focuses on New
Product Development
"Because we are so focused on new product devel-
opment, we find DesignCon a very productive show
every year. It puts us face to face with all of the right
people, designers and new product engineers so
that we always walk away with some very interest-
ing leads and opportunities," commented Ryder.
Camtek's Q4 Revenue Drops but
FY 2014 Remains Positive
Rafi Amit, Camtek's Chairman and CEO, com-
mented, "I see 2014 as the year in which we put
all the pieces in place and began executing on our
strategy for accelerated growth in 2015. As we
recently reported, we have started commercially
marketing the Gryphon, our 3D Functional InkJet
Technology product and received our first condi-
tional purchase order for this product."
Rogers Expands Solutions;
Completes Acquisition of Arlon
Bruce D. Hoechner, president and CEO com-
mented: "We are very pleased to formally wel-
come Arlon's employees to the Rogers team. This
acquisition provides Rogers with unique growth
and diversification opportunities for two of our
strategic businesses and aligns well with both our
long-term strategy to grow through selective ac-
quisitions, as well as organically. We are excited to
begin our work with Arlon's team to expand our
solutions and better serve our customers around
the world."
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