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Philips to sell Assembléon Royal Philips Electronics intends to sell a majority stake in its subsidiary Assembléon to H2 Equity Partners, an independent pri- vate equity firm. H2 Equity Partners will take an 80% stake in the company and Philips will retain 20% once the transac- tion, which is subject to the advice of the works council and customary regulatory filings, is completed.


personnel to offer the best local support to KYZEN’s customers to find the best combination of cleaning equipment and chemicals to achieve the optimal cleaning process at the lowest cost of ownership. www.propelec.com, www.kyzen.com


Nordson ASYMTEK’s Steven Adamson honored with IMAPS President’s Award Steven J. Adamson, Nordson ASYMTEK marketing specialist, was honored with IMAPS’ 2010 President’s Award for dedi- cated efforts in ensuring a successful reor- ganization of the IMAPS Microelectronics Foundation and increasing its finan- cial


resources.


Henkel’s Dr. Brian Toleno elected to SMTA board of directors Electronics industry colleagues have elected Henkel’s Brian Toleno, Ph.D. to the Surface Mount Technology Association’s (SMTA) board of directors. Toleno’s term will span three years, during which time he will serve on the association’s planning and globalization committee. Toleno will serve from September 2010 through September 2013.


www.smta.org


Indium Corporation announces new technical support engineer Nicole Palma has accepted the position of Technical Support Engineer for Indium C or p or a t i on . Nicole’s new respon- sibilities


include


supporting all busi- ness units with tech- nical expertise, including customer assis- tance, product development, and training. www.indium.com


IMAPS (International


Microelectronics and Packaging Society) is the largest society dedicated to the advancement and growth of micro- electronics and electronics packaging. www.imaps.org, www.nordsonasymtek.com


Nihon Superior named Best Company in 2010 by Osaka Monodzukuri Spirit Awards Nihon


Superior www.henkel.com/electronics,


Co. Ltd. has been awarded a Best Company Award in the 2010 Osaka Monodzukuri Award program. Te award was officially pre- sented in a ceremony at the Osaka Labour Center on January 11, 2011. Te award was established to recognize manufactur- ers that exemplify the enthusiastic strive for excellence and the pride in making quality products that benefit mankind. www.nihonsuperior.co.jp


KYZEN Appoints Propelec, S.A. as its exclusive distributor for Spain and Portugal Kyzen has signed an exclusive distribu- tor agreement with Propelec,


S.A. for


Spain and Portugal. Propelec, S.A. will work closely with Kyzen’s experienced


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Digi-Key Corporation and Phihong USA sign global distribution agreement Digi-Key Corporation and Phihong USA have entered into an agreement in which Digi-Key will distribute Phihong products to customers worldwide. Products from Phihong USA are now available for pur- chase on Digi-Key’s global websites and will be featured in future print and online catalogs. Access to the company’s product offering is available 24/7 at Digi-Key’s web- site, www.digikey.com. www.phihong.com


Fregoso joins Speedline Roberto


Fregoso


has joined Speedline Technologies as sales manager. Mr. Fregoso will be responsible for sales and customer support activity in


the region for Speedline’s entire portfo- lio of products and services including Camalot dispensing systems, Electrovert soldering and cleaning systems, MPM printers,


www.speedlinetech.com


Electrolube presents live through cyber broadcasting Electrolube is set


to


broadcast a tech- nical presentation live over the inter- net


at IPC APEX


EXPO 2011 in Las Vegas. Xiaoping Lei, Technical Manager at Electrolube, will present a session on encapsulation. Te


presentation will


concentrate on the use of electron- ics and the importance of ensuring they are protected in harsh environments. www.electrolube.com


Mini-Cam takes SMT in-house with MYDATA Mini-Cam has placed orders for a MY500 solder-jet printer and a MY100LX10


www.globalsmt.net


and Accel cleaning systems.


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