July, 2014 Business Briefs FCI Joins High Density
Packaging User Group Singapore —FCI, a supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, has enrolled with the HDP User Group (High Density Packaging User Group International Inc.), a non-profit trade organization offering memberships to companies in the supply chain business of manufacturing products that utilize high-density elec- tronic packages. The foundation of HDP User Group lies with its multi-company cooperation on technical issues. Members contribute resources needed for run- ning these projects and share results. FCI is participating in HDP User Group’s Optical and Press-fit project collaborations. Projects are typically proposed by
three or more member companies, and have to be approved by the Board. Contact: FCI USA, LLC, 825 Old Trail, Etters, PA 17319
% 800-237-2374 fax: 717-938-7527 E-mail:
technicalservices@fci.com Web:
www.fci.com or HDP User Group, % 480-951-1963 E-mail:
darrylr@hdpug.org Web:
www.hdpug.org
Henkel Makes Strategic Equity
Investment in Vitriflex Irvine, CA — The Electronics Group of Henkel has made a strategic equity in- vestment in and signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with Vitriflex, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Henkel will work with the ultra-barrier film innovator to develop customized solutions for the display market. Vitriflex’s nov- el barrier technology enables a flexible, transparent ultra-barrier film with low water vapor and oxygen transport rates (WVTR and OTR) that meet the needs of new products employing OLED materials, among others. Vitriflex has devel- oped a unique barrier film technology that utilizes a proprietary roll-to-roll (R2R) process to deliver high-performance ultra-barrier films in an easy-to-integrate form factor. Delivering a flexible polymer film with glass-like properties in high volume has been the ambition of barrier film specialists for many years but, to
% 714-368-8000 fax: 714-368-2265 Web:
www.henkel.com/electronics or
www.henkelna.com
date, no low-cost commercial product has been produced. Contact: Henkel Corp., 14000 Jamboree Rd., Irvine, CA 92606
Bel Fuse to Acquire
Emerson Network Power Jersey City, NJ — Bel Fuse Inc. (NASDAQ:BELFA) (NASDAQ:BELFB) has en- tered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Emerson Network Power Con- nectivity Solutions (ECS) business of Emerson Inc. (NYSE:EMR). Bel will pay approximately $98 million in cash to acquire the ECS business, which had 2013 revenue of approximately $83 million. The acquisition, which is subject to reg- ulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions, is expected to close in the second quarter of 2014. Dan Bernstein, Bel’s president, said, “This is Bel’s third major acquisition in the past 14 months; all together, these acquisitions will increase our revenue from $283 million, pre-acquisition, to approximately
$705 million annually. Contact: Bel Fuse Inc., 206 Van Vorst St., Jersey City, NJ 07302
% 800-235-3873 fax: 201-432-9542 E-mail:
belfuse@belfuse.com Web:
www.belfuse.com
Varitron Group Acquires Altronics
Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada — EMS provider Varitron Group Inc. has ac- quired Altronics Manufacturing, Inc., a company specializing in high-technol- ogy electronic contract manufacturing services in the U.S. Altronics, based in southern New Hampshire, serves New England and the rest of the United States. It has the technical expertise and operational flexibility to handle a va- riety of PCB assemblies and value-added services. Altronics’ robust capabili- ties allow it to service commercial, military, industrial and medical customers. The entire current senior Altronics management will stay on, and new jobs will be created, due to the higher volumes of business that are anticipated. Mr. Farley, Varitron Group President, will also serve as Varitron-Altronics Manufacturing’s President. Jeff Altschuler, founder of Altronics, becomes Ex- ecutive Vice-President of the New Hampshire division. Martial Vincent re-
J3Y 9G1, Quebec, Canada % 450-926-1778 fax: 450-926-1844 or 12 Executive Drive, Unit 2, Hudson, NH 03051 USA % 603-577-8855 Web:
www.varitron.ca
Calmark and Birtcher Brands
are now Schroff San Diego, CA — Pentair has rebranded and integrated the Calmark and Birtcher products into its Schroff brand. Schroff, a major electronics packag- ing design and fabrication since 1962, offers a wide range of innovative and high-quality standard products including 19-in. cabinets, subracks, cases, backplanes, motherboards, and microcomputer systems. Schroff became part of Pentair Technical Solutions, a global business unit of Pentair Ltd., in
1994.Schroff, Calmark, Birtcher, Hoffman, Raychem and Tracer are trade-
marks of Pentair Ltd. and its affiliates. Contact: Pentair Ltd., 5500 Wayzata Boulevard, Suite 800, Minneapolis, MN 55416 % 763-545-1730 Web:
www.pentair.com
Maximum Quality.
mains Chief Executive Officer of Varitron in Quebec. Contact: Varitron Group Inc., 4811 Chemin de la Savanne, St-Hubert,
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