December, 2011 Business Briefs Plasmatreat NA Acquires
Plasma Technology Systems Elgin, IL — Plasmatreat North America has acquired PTS Plasma Technolo- gy Systems, LLC, Belmont, California, following a five-year collaborative re- lationship. This acquisition broadens the surface modification solutions port- folio to include the complementary low-pressure radio frequency technology and equipment. The combination of low pressure and atmospheric plasma technologies
offer customers a wider range of surface preparation processes to include crit- ical cleaning, activation and functionalization for improved bonding and coat- ing adhesion. In addition, thin film plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposi- tion (PECVD) processes are significantly expanded to include coatings for
chemical repellency, dry lubricity, and unique functional coatings. Contact: Plasmatreat US LP, 2541 Technology Drive, Suite 407, Elgin, IL 60124 % 847-783-0622 fax: 847-783-0991 Web:
www.plasmatreat.com
ORPRO Vision and SSI Team to
Serve Asian Markets Hameln, Germany — Orpro Vision, a global provider of AOI solutions, has en- tered into a new partnership with Samurai Spirit Inc. (SSI) to provide sales and service in the Asian markets. Since 1994, SSI has been servicing the industry with the most advanced
state-of-the-art technologies to improve manufacturing processes. SSI’s busi- ness in Asia started in fluid controls but has expanded into other markets such as flat panel, cell phone, LED and solar cell, to name just a few. All of SSI’s offices in Taiwan and China provide sales and support serv-
ices for the many Asian markets. SSI’s four offices dedicated to China are located in Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenzhen and Tenjing. In addition, there are offices in Taipei (company head-
quarters), Tainan (Taiwan) and Shinju. Contact: ORPRO Vision GmbH, Hefehof 24, 31785 Hameln, Germany, % +49(0) 5151 809 44 0 Web:
www.orprovision.com
SIPAD Systems Marks 10th Birthday
Alpharetta, GA — SIPAD Systems, Inc. recently marked its tenth anniversary operating from its Georgia location. The company began operations on Sep- tember 1st, 2001, just ten days before the 9/11 tragedy. “Timing was not on our side, but I was committed to making this work,” said Matt Kehoe, SIPAD president. Kehoe had left his position at Midwest Printed Circuit Services (MPCS) to start SIPAD SYSTEMS, Inc. after setting up and managing the first SIPAD
facility in the US at MPCS. Contact: SIPAD Systems, Inc., 360-C Winkler Dr., Alpharetta, GA 30004
% 770-475-4576 fax: 770-475-1597 E-mail:
mattkehoe@sipad.com Web:
www.sipad.com
EIT Expands, Opens New Facility
Danville, VA — EIT, LLC dedicated its new facility at the Cyber Park in Danville with a ribbon cutting ceremony, open house and lunch for customers, suppliers, employees and local and state officials. The 60,000 square foot building is the second manufacturing facility in
Danville for EIT. The new facility will focus on manufacturing printed circuit board assemblies. The facility will also offer test, mechanical assembly and fulfillment services. The building was designed to be flexible and features an open floor plan, ANSI/ESD S20.20 compliant flooring and climate and humid-
ity control throughout the manufacturing area. Contact: EIT, LLC, 108 Carpenter Drive, Sterling, VA 20164 % 703-478-0700 Web:
www.eit.com
PCB Production to Taiyo Ink Carson City, NV —Merlin Circuits, (Deeside, North Wales) has selected Taiyo America as its supplier of ink for the Sprint 8 legend printer. Merlin, a high tech PCB manufacturer, has been impressed by the sharpness of the ink and its exceptionally good adhesion to a number of surfaces. This could prove in- valuable to the company, since it produces a number of board types including
FR4, polyimide, flex, flex-rigid and PTFE. Contact: Taiyo America, Inc., 2675 Antler Drive, Carson City, NV 89701-
1451 % 775-885-9959 fax: 775-885-9972 E-mail:
info@taiyo-america.com Web:
www.taiyo-america.com
L.S. Starrett Acquires Bytewise
Athol, MA — The L.S. Starrett Company has acquired Bytewise Development Corp., Columbus, Georgia, a manufacturer of metrology products. Bytewise designs, develops and manufactures non-contact, industrial measurement systems and software that capture the external geometric profile of a product and analyze that data to meet measurement and/or quality control require- ments. Bytewise will continue to operate under its brand name as a wholly
owned subsidiary of The L.S. Starrett Company. Contact: L.S. Starrett Company, 121 Crescent St., Athol, MA 01331 % 978-249-3551 fax: 978-249-8495 Web:
www.starrett.com
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