20 SMT Magazine • December 2016
Chintan Sutaria: CalcuQuote Aims to
Disrupt EMS Quoting Status Quo
Chintan Sutaria of CalcuQuote speaks with I-Con-
nect007's Judy Warner about what inspired him
to develop CalcuQuote. He also explains how Cal-
cuQuote supports capturing customers' require-
ments to coming up with labor and material costs,
allocating overhead, markups, and following up
with the customer.
Electrolube's Alistair Little on Thermal
Management in Automotive Electronics
At electronica 2016, Alistair Little, technical direc-
tor of Electrolube's Resins Division, sits down with
Editor Pete Starkey to discuss thermal manage-
ment challenges in the automotive industry, and
how their resin solutions are helping customers ad-
dress those high-temperature requirements.
Siemens to Acquire Mentor Graphics
for $4.5B
Siemens and Mentor Graphics have entered into a
merger agreement under which Siemens will ac-
quire Mentor for $37.25 per share in cash, which
represents an enterprise value of $4.5 billion.
ACE Production Technologies Launches
New Fully Responsive Website
ACE Production Technologies Inc. has launched
their new, corporate website.
Terry Morgan Appointed Sales Manager
for Dry Tower at Super Dry Totech
Industry veteran Terry Morgan has joined Super
Dry Totech as sales manager for the Dry Tower
product group for European territories.
Caltronics Purchases MIRTEC's MV-6 OMNI
3D AOI Machine at SMTAI 2016
Caltronics Design & Assembly, Inc., a PCB manu-
facturing and electronic design company, has pur-
chased MIRTEC's award-winning MV-6 OMNI 3D
AOI machine during SMTA International in Rose-
mont, Illinois.
Nordson ASYMTEK Welcomes eXelsius
and neutec electronic as Switzerland
Distributors
Nordson ASYMTEK welcomes two distributors to
provide sales, service, and support for Nordson
ASYMTEK's fluid dispensing, jetting, and confor-
mal coating equipment to customers in Switzer-
land.
Altron Partners with Mirtec to Provide
Total Quality 3D AOI Solution
Altron Inc., a veteran-owned, service-orientat-
ed, contract manufacturing company specializing
in high-quality circuit board and mechanical box
build assemblies, has selected Mirtec as its 3D AOI
partner with the purchase of six MV-7 OMNI 3D
AOI machines.
SMT Hautes Technologies Selects Mirtec
for Leading-edge 3D AOI Technology
SMT Hautes Technologies has selected Mirtec's
MV-7 OMNI as their future 3D AOI platform of
choice.
Alpha Leads Industry Discussion on
Advancements in PV Module Assembly
Alpha Assembly Solutions, the world leader in the
production of electronic soldering and other join-
ing materials, has launched a new technology-fo-
cused group on LinkedIn for Advancements in So-
lar (PV) Module Assembly.
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