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the patent.
www.EVGroup.com
proMaTion and oMTec partner on
sono-Tek’s Q1 sales up 31% custom handling solution
Sono-Tek Corporation’s first quarter sales PCB handling solution provider PROMA-
ending May 31, 2008 were up by 31 percent TION selected OMTEC, a manufacturer of
compared to the same quarter last year. The pop-up ball transfer solutions, as its business
increase has been attributed to the business partner to create a progressive line flow solu-
development program that the company has tion for a premier computer manufacturer.
been pursuing over the last several quarters The resulting solution included roller beds
that include the introduction of several new with pneumatically controlled crossover pop
products in the advanced energy field for ups, integrated work benches with custom
fuel cells and solar cells, a new line of recip- ESD ball table tops, and electric South-
rocating ultrasonic spray fluxers and new worth lifts with custom/offset retractable
Appointments
products in the glass and medical coating ball tables and selectable transfer heights.
area.
www.sono-tek.com www.Pro-mation-Inc.com
Michael Brianda
Krayden appoints eastern area sales
appointed DeK
manager
president
Krayden, Inc., appointed Jill White as the
Global sales
eastern area sales manager. Jill has been with
& marketing
Krayden, Inc. since 2006, and brings 10
director Michael
years of experience in the polymer sales area
Brianda has been
industry.
www.krayden.com
appointed to the
position of com-
Two promotions at photo stencil
pany president of DEK International.
Photo Stencil
Brianda reports to Dover Electronic
recently promoted
Technologies executive vice president
Skye McDaniel
John Hartner.
www.dek.com
from a regional sales
manager position to
hervé gindre named Vp and gM of
sales manager and
Dr. hwang appointed to committee
3M electronic solutions Division
Bill Vaughn from
on Forecasting Future Disruptive
The 3M Electronic Solutions Divi-
CAD team lead to
Technologies
sion appointed Hervé Gindre to vice
CAD manager.
Dr. Jennie S. Hwang has been appointed to
president and general manager. During
Mr. McDaniel
the newly established Committee on Fore-
his tenure with 3M, Gindre has held
has been with the company since 2000, fo-
casting Future Disruptive Technologies. The
leadership positions in the Commu-
cusing on providing
Committee, organized by National Research
nication Markets Division, Electronic
strong technical and
Council, National Academies and the
Markets Materials Division and the
applications support
U.S. Department of Defense, comprises 12
Electronic Solutions Division. He
to his customer base.
members from business, academia, venture
will lead the 3M Electronic Solutions
Bill Vaughn
capitals and futurists.
Division from his office in Singapore.
joined Photo Stencil
www.3M.com
asys opens office in hillsboro, or
in 1990 and has
ASYS Inc., with its regional headquarters
held positions in
henkel names new electronics
for the Americas located in Atlanta, GA, has
production, quality
executive team
opened a second office on the west coast, in
control and on the
Dr. Michael Todd will lead Henkel’s
Hillsboro, OR. The new location is at 4660
CAD team.
global product development initiatives
NE Belknap Ct., Suite 201K, Hillsboro, OR
www.photostencil.com
as vice-president of product develop-
97124, USA.
www.asys-group.com
ment and engineering. Former Ablestik
gore invests more into semiconduc-
general manager Andreas Mader has
tor equipment industry
palomar Technologies achieves man-
been tapped to head Henkel’s semicon-
agement buy-out
W. L. Gore & Associates doubled its
ductor group. To direct its electronics
Palomar management has bought out the
manufacturing capacity for flat cables to
assembly business, Henkel has selected
original investor group that spun the com-
keep pace with customer demand for cables
former Emerson & Cuming general
pany out of Hughes Aircraft in 1995. “We
capable of reducing particles and outgas-
manager Joe DeBiase. Rounding out
are financially self-sufficient,” said Bruce
sing in semiconductor manufacturing steps
the customer-facing executive appoint-
Hueners, Palimar’s president and CEO,
such as lithography, ion implantation and
ments is global marketing director
“with an awesome team of employees and
inspection. The additional capacity includes
Doug Dixon. Management of the
the latest technologies in precision intercon-
the ability to make flat cables up to 300 mm
operational organization is the respon-
nect for microelectronic assembly.” www.
wide so that multiple cables can be replaced
sibility of Dr. Michael Reilly, former
palomartechnologies.com
with a single, self-supporting cable perfect
National Starch vice-president of global
for stroke lengths of 500 mm or less. www.
operations.
www.henkel.com/electronics
gore.com
10 – Global SMT & Packaging – September 2008
www.globalsmt.net
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