December, 2014 Business Briefs Fuji America and FlexLink Systems in
Preferred Partnership Agreement Allentown, PA — Fuji America Corporation and FlexLink Systems, Inc. re- cently signed a North American agreement to bring board handling equip- ment and conveyor systems by FlexLink to Fuji’s existing product offerings, providing turnkey solutions to the PCB industry.Fuji America will display the new Genius line of board handling equipment by FlexLink at its Vernon Hills, Illinois facility showing and demonstrating the equipment’s capabilities. The ability to showcase the Genius line and promote it within Fuji’s strong net-
work is expected to benefit both companies. Contact: FlexLink Systems, Inc., 6580 Snowdrift Road #200,
Allentown, PA 18106 % 877-266-2249 or 610-973-8200 Web:
www.flexlink.com ACE Expands Field Service Staff
Spokane Valley, WA — ACE Production Technologies, Inc., due to continued domestic and international growth, has expanded its regional field service staff. The company has hired four additional field service engineers thus in- creasing its capacity to accomplish new machine installations, upgrade exist- ing machines and carry out customer-specific applications. ACE has expand- ed its end-customer support by offering regional field service, 24/7 customer support, real-time on-machine help videos and remote diagnostic capabilities. The company now provides worldwide support to its domestic and internation- al customers by offering services including on-site installations, supplemental training, preventative maintenance services and repairs as well as software
and hardware upgrades. Contact: ACE Production Technologies, 3010 N. Industrial Park,
First Street, Spokane Valley, WA 99216 % 509-924-4898 fax: 509-533-1299 E-mail:
sales@ace-protech.com Web:
www.ace-protech.com
ELMEC: 29 Years of Quality Flexible
Circuit Assemblies Oceanside, CA — Starting business in September 1985, ELMEC Manufactur- ing has grown from a contract flex circuit assembly operation to a turnkey manufacturer for flexible circuit assemblies and flex jumpers. The manufac- turer expanded to its current owned location in 1991 and has consistently maintained the ability to deliver 100 percent on time with 100 percent quali- ty. The company has expanded to servicing 19 different markets including military electronics, satellite electronics, aircraft heads-up displays, aircraft entertainment systems, drone electronics, medical electronics, sensors, eleva- tor electronics, test electronics, industrial controls, laser sights, fluid control electronics, cellular, GPS systems, lunar rover interconnects, space and
CA 92056 % 760-631-0202 fax: 760-631-0237 E-mail:
sales@elmecmfg.com Web:
www.elmecmfg.com
ground based telescope electronics, automotive electronics & many more. Contact: Elmec Manufacturing, 4127 Avenida De La Plata, Oceanside,
SYSTEMS STARTING AT Goepel Partners with Kingtest in China
Jena, Germany — Goepel electronics has extended its global alliance program GATE (Goepel Associated Technical Experts) by welcoming Kingtest as a new member. The company, founded in 2003 and located in Shanghai, is an expert in selling electronic and optical test systems as well as program development of high-tech enterprises. The partnership will focus on applications and inte- gration of JTAG/Boundary Scan hardware solutions SCANFLEX® and SCAN-
Austin, TX 78759 % 888-446-3735 or 512-782-2500 fax: 734-471-1444 E-mail:
info-AT-goepelusa.com Web:
www.goepelusa.com or
www.goepel.com
BOOSTER® related to the SYSTEM CASCON®. Contact: Goepel electronic LLC, 9737 Great Hills Trail, Suite 170,
Henkel to Acquire the Bergquist Co.
Dusseldorf, Germany — Henkel has signed an agreement to acquire The Bergquist Company, a privately-held leading supplier of thermal-management solutions for the electronics industry worldwide. Bergquist, based in Chanhas- sen, Minnesota, USA, supplies thermal-management solutions for electronic ap- plications, serving a variety of industries ranging from automotive to consumer and industrial electronics as well as LED lighting, in North America, Asia-Pacif-
% 714-368-8000 Web:
www.henkel.com/electronics or
www.henkelna.com
ic and Europe. Contact: Henkel Corp., 1400 Jamboree Rd., Irvine, CA 92606
Wacker Becomes Bosch Group
Preferred Silicone Supplier Munich, Germany —Wacker has been named Bosch’s “Preferred Supplier” in the “elastomers and thermosetting plastics” materials group. Stuttgart-based Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, awarded the status recent- ly. In Bosch’s annual assessment, Wacker scored top marks in the categories of quality, logistics, innovation and strategic collaboration. Wacker and Bosch have been collaborating closely in automotive electronics and household appliances for over 30 years. The chemical company currently supplies over 100 different sili- cone products to Bosch, including adhesives, sealants, silicone rubber grades,
and specialty silicone gels for potting electronic components. Contact: Wacker Chemie AG, Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4, 81737 Munich, Germany % +49 89 6279-0 Web:
www.wacker.com
2130 Victor Place
Colorado Springs, CO 80915 USA 1-800-530-8377
Website:
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info@virtual-ii.com
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