32 PCB007 MAGAZINE I FEBRUARY 2018
Isola: Evolving with the Market E
In this interview from productronica 2017,
Isola's Karl Stollenwerk discusses the decline
of the laminate market in Europe over the past
17 years, current demands on raw materials,
and Isola's new strategy to remain competitive.
Automation and Traceability Critical for
High-Throughput Probe Testing E
Peter Brandt, atg's director of sales for Eu-
rope, India and Japan, joined Barry Matties
at productronica
to share his views on re-
gional variations in electrical testing require-
ments, automation, traceability, and the fu-
ture demands of the market. GM manager Dr.
Jochen Kleinertz
also
comments on the need
for close cooperation with customers.
Lamination to Drilling in Minutes:
It's New and it's Not E
Barry Matties met with Lino Sousa at pro-
ductronica to check out Pluritec's new Pluricut
HPL machine, which offers an all-in-one solu-
tion for flash routing, beveling, measuring, and
corner routing.
Schmid: Bringing Integrated Solutions
to the Market E
Schmid's Laurent Nicolet and Demitry Kos-
touros recently sat down with Barry Matties
to talk more about recent market shifts and
Schmid's introduction of their new vertical
line.
Prototron Circuits Chooses Frontline's
InSight PCB Pre-Cam Solution E
InSight PCB to be integrated into Prototron's
pre-production CAM environment to acceler-
ate their quotation and CAM processes.
The Benefits of Coming Together to
Form a Global Reach E
At productronica, Patty Goldman talks with
Rich Retallick, MacDermid Enthone Elec-
tronics Solutions, about the newly integrated
company.
TUC Announces Plant Expansion and
Financial Report E
TUC is expanding capacity for high-speed
substrates, spending NT140 million on prop-
erty and expected to invest NT1.46 billion to
build the state-of-the-art plant. Operations to
begin in 2019.
Isola Group Transfers Ownership
to Investment Group Led by
Cerberus Capital Management E
Isola Group announced today that it has com-
pleted an agreement to successfully transfer
its equity ownership to an investment group
led by Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and
its affiliates and the Company's senior secured
lenders.
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