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Seasonal upturn imminent but soft demand through 2009
time of 6 seconds/stroke) for middle size (50 Polytechnic Institute’s new business and market reports on the PCB and assembly
x 50 mm to 330 x 250 mm) applications. research center. automation and semiconductor industries. He
Holst Centre (Eindhoven, Netherlands) • amended its revolving credit facility can be contacted at: walt@custerconsulting.com
opened a fully equipped pilot-production to provide an additional $125 million or visit www.custerconsulting.com
line for systems-in-foil printing, coating, three-year term loan commitment.
drying and lamination. Zuken and Dassault Systemes partnered Jon Custer-Topai is vice president of Custer
HumiSeal Europe published its new on Board Interchanger, an integrative add- Consulting Group and responsible for the
edition of the Conformal Coating Facts on tool for concurrent mechanical and corporation’s market research and news
and Data handbook. PCB design. analysis activities. Jon is a member of the
Indium Corporation appointed Powell IPC and active in the Technology Marketing
Industries its sales channel partner for Walt Custer is an independent consultant who Research Council. He can be contacted at
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. monitors and offers a daily news service jon@custerconsulting.com
LORD began a $2.5 million renovation to
its electronic materials labs in Cary, North
Carolina, including 7500 SF. of new or
refurbished lab space and $600,000 in new
instruments and equipment.
Mania Technologie
• and its subsidiaries Mania Deutschland
and Mania Entwicklungsgesellschaft Reference Books
began insolvency proceedings.
• sold its outsourcing businesses in the

U.S., Canada, Japan, Taiwan, China
by Dr. Jennie Hwang
and Singapore to ESO Luxco.
NexTechFAS unveiled NanoScan AOI
technology to detect defects as small as 300
nanometers in TFT/LCD displays, touch-
screen substrates and solar panels.
TO ORDER:
Nordson acquired the remaining 51%
Online: www.LeadFreeService.com Fax: 216-896-0405
stake in its JV, Nordson Sang San, Gwang-
Ju City, Korea.
Dr. Hwang’s upcoming Lead-free lectures/seminars
Orbotech acquired Photon Dynamics.
Visit: www.LeadFreeService.com
Photo Stencil added a new LPKF
StencilLaser G 6080 in Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
Polar Instruments Europe introduced an
annual license fee for its GRS500 flying
probe test system.
Reactive NanoTechnologies invented
a thin metal foil that reacts quickly and
exothermically when triggered by a laser or
current pulse.
Tamura developed a new halogen and
lead-free solder paste, LFSOLDER TLF-
204-NH, for high temperature profiles.
Tecan introduced a new OptiGuard stencil
technology that has thickness variation
controllability.
Toray developed a new optical wave guide
material for the future hybrid E/O circuit
boards and a chip packaging system that
uses 60% less gold.
Ube Industries transferred its adhesiveless
flexible laminate business to its subsidiary
Ube Nitto Kasei.
Valor Computerized Systems’ vPlan
was selected by Assel (EMS provider in
Poland) to accelerate its NPI Processes.

Vishay
• was chosen as one of eight initial
corporate participants in the Turin
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