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Viscom co-hosted an open house at its new applications center in Silicon Valley on Thursday, December 1, 2011. The move into Zero Defects International’s (ZDI) newly acquired sales and service offi ce will enable Viscom to continue to serve its customers in Silicon Valley and Northern California as well as the entire Western United States. “The open house attracted a
Viscom holds successful open house at new Silicon Valley facility Ed Moll, Viscom’s Regional
Manager, was looking forward to opening the new offi ce. “It is very convenient to work directly with our partner and representative ZDI in its new facility. As in our former San Jose offi ce, we are close to our customers in the heart of Silicon Valley.” Viscom, as well as
turnout that exceeded not only all previous events, but surpassed expectations as well. Featured equipment included Viscom’s PCBA X-ray and automated optical inspection (AOI) equipment. Flying-probe test systems by Seica USA also were highlighted at the open house,” commented Paul Benke, Zero Defects International. Viscom will continue to offer X-ray application services out of the new offi ce and will support Zollner, its newest customer with a new state-of-the-art production facility only a few blocks away.
When education and practical application merge, the results can be astounding. That was the aim of the College for Creative Studies (CCS), Visteon and OSRAM in their collaboration during the 2011/2012 academic year. As part of CCS’s ongoing Corporate Sponsorship program, 18 CCS Transportation Design Seniors researched areas of innovation focused on the development of new exterior automotive lighting and styling concepts with representatives from Visteon and OSRAM. These projects have taken on an added dimension because of the opportunities presented by OSRAM’s LEDs technology and Visteon application knowledge. “We often partner with automotive
companies but we are equally excited when we partner with automotive suppliers. It is important that our students understand all the elements that must be taken into account when creating outstanding designs,”
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representatives of other ZDI partners, provided continuous demonstrations for the many attendees from the PCB and PCBA
industries who attended the open house from Northern California and beyond. All products shown at the open house including
Viscom’s AOI and X-ray systems permanently remain in the ZDI showroom in San Jose within the scenic River’s Edge business park. Demonstrations are scheduled on a regular basis for all interested parties. Visit:
www.viscom.com
Student Designers partner with Visteon and OSRAM
says Chairman of the Transportation Design Department Mark West. “We are training students in a new area of design development and new LED lighting technology for global vehicles.” CCS began partnering with
Visteon in 2002. This year’s project also included a major role by OSRAM with whom CCS has been partnering since 2010. Students are benefi ting from fi rst-hand accounts and hands- on direction by Visteon and OSRAM designers and engineers. A glimpse of some of the preliminary
work from the students proved the partnership is successfully leading students to think out of the box and to design in a way that brings both
aesthetics and functionality to this new generation of automotive forward lighting. The class culminated in December with a formal presentation of the student’s projects. The winning students are: 1st Place - Alexander Mcgowen, 21 (Houston, Texas), 2nd Place - Jae Han Song, 23 (Seoul,Korea) and 3rd Place - Dexter Carrie, 23 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada). The fi nal student designs will be displayed at multiple locations in 2012 including Visteon and CCS. For more information about CCS’s Corporate Sponsorships, visit
http://www.collegeforcreativestudies. edu/corporate. Student designers at the College for Creative Studies collaborated with OSRAM Opto Semiconductors and Visteon to research and develop new LED-based designs for exterior automotive lighting and styling concepts. Image Courtesy: Visteon/OSRAM/CCS Illustrator: Marty Coons
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