February 2016 • SMT Magazine 87
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Inovar adds Industry expert
Charlie barnhart to Its
board of Directors
Charlie Barnhart, a well
known EMS industry in-
sider, has joined inovar
Inc.'s board of direc-
tors. As a board mem-
ber, Barnhart's primary
objective will be to help
Inovar grow in footprint,
capabilities and service
innovation.
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Ce3 electronics builds
State of the art Facility
CE3 Electronics, Atlantic Canada's largest contract
manufacturer that specializes in high-technology
electronic and electrical assemblies, recently com-
pleted a new 45,000 sq. ft. facility that is fully fa-
cilitated for cgp (controlled goods).
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Firstronic expands
Conformal Coating
Capability
Firstronic is
expanding its
conformal coat-
ing capability,
adding a new
line in both its
Grand Rapids,
Michigan and Juarez, Mexico facilities.
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IPC applauds President
Obama for recognizing
Manufacturing's Key role
in u.S. Job Creation
The IPC – Association Con-
necting Electronics Indus-
tries commends President
Barack Obama for high-
lighting the critical and
continuing contribution of
the manufacturing sector
to the u.S. economy, in his
final state of the union address.
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Stefan Hedelius appointed
New President and CeO
of NOTe
Stefan Hedelius has been
appointed as the new pres-
ident and CEO of NOTE.
He will take up his position
on 7 March 2016.
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Flex to Manufacture HiQ
Solar's TrueString Inverters
and accessories
PV inverter inno-
vator HiQ Solar
has selected Flex
to manufacture its
TrueString inverter
family, which is in-
creasingly popu-
lar in commercial
3-phase PV installations and was recognized last
year with an Intersolar PV award for innovation.
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