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SMT007 Supplier/New Product
News Highlights
Henkel Launches LOCTITE GC 10
"Truly, this is the most exciting thing that's hap-
pened in solder materials development in de-
cades," says Dr. Mark Currie, Henkel Global Prod-
uct Manager for Solder Materials. "A material that
has temperature stability from shipping all the
way through to final assembly is a remarkable
achievement."
Industrial Scientific Upgrades their
AOI with MIRTEC
When it became clear some months ago that their
AOI capabilities needed to be stepped up, the
project proceeded in a fashion characteristic for
the company. As SMT engineer Jeremy Goodman
explained, "We are an employee-first organization;
two key members of our evaluation team review-
ing six potential vendors were line operators re-
sponsible for running the process."
Arrow Enters Agreement to
Acquire immixGroup
"immixGroup shares our strategic focus on solu-
tion selling into the higher value segments of the
data center and will bring us an expanded pres-
ence in the public sector market," said Michael J.
Long, chairman, president, and chief executive of-
ficer of Arrow.
Mek Installs Fourth AOI System
at Projects Concer
Mek (Marantz Business Electronics) has recently
announced the installation of a fourth AOI system
at Projects Concern Manufacturing. The Johannes-
burg-based EMS provider recently commissioned
an iSpector HDL with Mek statistical control soft-
ware including CS Center, Repair and Analyser.
The system complements their existing three Mek
systems.
Alpha Co-Chairs 2015 iNEMI Solid State
Illumination Industry Roadmap
Alpha, the world leader in the production of elec-
tronic soldering and bonding materials is proud
to announce that the Alpha Energy Technologies
team co-chaired the 2015 iNEMI Solid State Illu-
mination Roadmap. Gyan Dutt, technical market-
ing manager for LED, co-chaired the roadmap and
Amit Patel, project management engineer for LED,
led the section on LED Materials.
Nordson Reports Positive Q1 Results
Second quarter 2015 guidance: Sales expected to
decrease in the range of down 5% to down 1%,
inclusive of a negative 7% impact related to un-
favorable currency translation, compared to same
period a year ago; GAAP diluted EPS in the range
of $0.80 to $0.90.
Ellsworth Europe Now Offers LC50 PB
Mix & Dispense Machine
Ellsworth Adhesives Europe is pleased to confirm
availability of the latest mix and dispense machine
to hit the market—the LC50 PB from Fluid Re-
search Ltd (formerly Liquid Control).
MIRTEC Honors Murray Percival
with Prestigious Award
MIRTEC, "The Global Leader in Inspection Tech-
nology," announces that it has named the Murray
Percival Company 'MIRTEC Manufacturers' Rep-
resentative Organization of the Year 2014'. Brian
D'Amico, president of MIRTEC Corp., presented
the award to the company during the IPC APEX
EXPO 2014 in San Diego, California.
Eckard Wendt Joins Alpha's Die Attach
Sales Team for Europe
Alpha, the world leader in the production of elec-
tronic soldering materials, has announced the ap-
pointment of Eckard Wendt to the role of Die At-
tach Sales Manager for Central Europe.
Ellsworth Offers New Henkel
Loctite Solder Paste
The electronics division of Henkel has just an-
nounced the launch of an innovative new temper-
ature stable solder paste material, Loctite GC10,
which can be ordered from Ellsworth Adhesives
Europe.
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