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| BLOOMINGDALE, IL –  George Mueller, of GH Mueller, LLC, was just awarded Representative of the Year at EDS 2012, held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas,NV May 8th-May 10th, 2012. Honors were given by ZEUS Battery Products (formerly Power-Cell Battery Products) in recognition of outstanding dedication, sales growth, and support for the Midwest, including Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin territories. 
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| BTU International’s Zeping Zheng Receives Award from SMTA China
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| NORTH BILLERICA, MA —  BTU International, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, announces that the Surface Mount Technology Association (SMTA) China presented Zeping Zheng with an award at the SMTA China’s annual breakfast reception and recognition ceremony on April 26, 2012, at the Shanghai Expo Intercontinental Hotel during NEPCON China in Shanghai
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| CyberOptics Promotes Wai Shun Loh to Product Engineering Manager
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| MINNEAPOLIS, MN -  CyberOptics Corporation announces the promotion of Wai Shun Loh to the new position of Product Engineering Manager effective immediately. Mr. Loh will oversee the company’s newly formed Product Engineering Team along with the software testing team to add momentum and greater focus to providing timely customer support, product performance testing, supporting key projects and conducting global training sessions.
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| Suntron Corporation Named 2012 Arizona Manufacturer of the Year
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| PHOENIX, AZ –  Suntron Corporation, a leader in integrated electronics manufacturing systems (EMS) and embedded computing solutions, announces that it has received the 2012 Arizona Manufacturers Council (AMC) Manufacturer of the Year Award. Suntron accepted the award at a reception on May 11, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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| Vitronics Soltec to Expand Operations in China
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| HAMPTON, NH - 
Vitronics Soltec has announced plans to consolidate manufacturing and expand operations in China. Starting in late 2012, and into the third quarter of 2013, it will transfer production of the XPM reflow line from the company’s Camdenton, Missouri plant to the existing Vitronics Soltec facility in Suzhou, China.
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| Nordson ASYMTEK's Precision Conformal Coating Applicator Wins Two Technology Innovation Awards
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| Mr. Kevin Wang, applications engineer, and Mrs. Roberta Foster-Smith, global marketing communications manager, both of Nordson ASYMTEK, accept the EM Asia Innovation Award from Mr. Raymond Wong, CEO of Ten Alps Communication Asia, at a ceremony during NEPCON China 2012 |
CARLSBAD, CA - Nordson ASYMTEK, a leader in dispensing, coating, and jetting technologies, earned two prestigious awards for innovative technology during NEPCON China 2012. The Innovation Award from Electronics Manufacturing (EM) Asia and the VISION Award from SMT China magazines were presented to Nordson ASYMTEK for product excellence in the dispensing category for its Select Coat® SC-280 Film Coater conformal coating applicator. Nordson ASYMTEK has received these awards each of the six years the awards have been in existence.
Nordson ASYMTEK's Select Coat SC-280 precision film coater uses patented dispensing technology to selectively apply conformal coating material in a controlled, uniform film rather than an atomized spray, coating complex circuit boards in seconds. Because the material is not atomized and is precisely applied to
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Anticipatory Maintenance Improves Order Picking Efficiency
By Ed Romaine, Sapient Automation, Hatfield, PA
Competing in today's rough-and-tumble global economy means that organizations of all kinds look for the most efficient way of operating. For many companies, this has led to installing automation that includes carousels and Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs) in their facilities. Today's automated ...
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Custom Connector Designs Using FR4 Headers
By Arnold Fletcher
FR4 is an industry-standard glass-filled material that can be used for high-temperature applications. Making connector headers with this material has numerous advantages. Instead of designing special moldings (and incurring the associated tooling costs and lead time) for each connector, the Autosplice approach makes use of standard FR4 as the dielectric insulating material that holds the individual contacts.
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Absolute Turnkey Upgrades Line with DEK Horizon Santa Clara, CA — Absolute Turnkey, an EMS provider, has purchased a DEK Horizon Screen Printer. The platform will provide the EMS company with absolute freedom of choice to configure its screen printer as needed. The DEK Horizon will be installed in Absolute Turnkey's Santa Clara, CA facility, where ...
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How Burton Helps US OEMs Stay Domestic
By Mark Leman, Operations Manager, Burton Industries, Inc., Hazelhurst, WI
Founded in 1978, Burton Industries, Inc. has a long tradition of providing customized manufacturing solutions to OEMs in the medical, industrial, motor control, specialized consumer, security, building controls, defense and professional tool markets. Production is done in a facility ...
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I&J Fisnar France: Making it all Work
By Walter Salm
Cergy-Pontoise, France — What? Translate the entire I&J Fisnar catalog, data sheets and engineering bulletins from English into French? Who on earth would willingly take on a task like that? The answer: Loic le Naou, the president of I&J Fisnar France S.A. Located in a northwestern suburb of Paris, the company provides complete technical and engineering support for its products. The French subsidiary started out in 1990 with just 2 employees; Loic was one of them, and he has been leading the company's French operation ever since.
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Mission-Critical Shielding from Leader Tech Tampa, FL — Leader Tech's standard CBS line is a suitable shielding solution for many mission-critical applications. The rugged 2-piece fence and cover design allows easy access to board level components during assembly and rework and provides a cover retention up to 2.5 lb./linear inch once attached ...
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Optical Inspection Made Easy By Richard L. May, President, O.C. White Company, Thorndike, MA
Quality visual inspection is still the primary means of ensuring that the finished product meets the manufacturer's standards for workmanship and operability. Discovering defects in the electronic assembly arena requires good visual inspection, which in turn calls for two basic elements ...
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Assembleon Intros Back-End Assembly System
Eindhoven, Netherlands — Assembleon has made its official appearance in the semiconductor industry with a dedicated solution. The company has launched the A-Series Hybrid, a new solution within its A-Series lineup targeting manufacturers in the semiconductor back end industry. The A-Series Hybrid ...
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