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tech.com December, 2016
Juki Presents Horizon Sales with Top Three Rep Awards
Morrisville, NC — Juki Automation Systems (JAS) pre- sented Horizon Sales with three of its “Representative of the Year” awards for 2016. Bob Black, president and CEO of Juki, gave the awards to Dave Trail, principal, Horizon Sales, at a recent banquet held during the Juki Americas national sales meeting that took place at the company’s
facility in Morrisville. This is the seventh consecutive year that Horizon
Sales has earned the award for highest sales. In addition, Horizon received awards for highest printer sales and highest selective solder sales. “Horizon had another great year offering the full range of Juki products and our customer base has embraced the full product line once again,” commented Trail. “We have had much success penetrating the small shops and the larger shops as well, and both have continued to agree that the Juki products and support staff are the best in the industry. This terrific cus- tomer acceptance has allowed us to once again rise to the top of the Juki sales organization.” Horizon Sales takes great pride in its
ability to maintain a strong customer base as a well as the stability and longevity of its core product lines. The rep firm manages and sells equipment in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Ken- tucky, and Western Pennsylvania, and re- cently added Illinois, Eastern Iowa and Wis-
consin. Contact: Juki Automation Systems, Inc.,
The team at Horizon Sales from left to right: Joshua Casper, David Trail, Tom Baro, Kathleen Thompson, and David Smith.
507 Airport Boulevard, Morrisville, NC 27560 % 919-460-0111 E-mail:
gryden@jas-smt.com Web:
www.jukiamericas.com
Wacker to Open Expanded Silicone R&D Facility in U.S.
Ann Arbor, MI — Wacker is expanding its research and development facilities for silicones by establishing a new R&D center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The facility will sup- port the company’s overall business and product develop- ment throughout the Americas. In the first phase, the company is investing mainly in equipment and installa- tion for the new labs. The facility will officially open in the first half of 2017. Located in Michigan Innovation Head-
quarters, a co-work campus facility in Ann Arbor, the center consists of several labs for research, development and analytics. Proj- ects that the company plans to pursue in- clude health and medical care applications, solutions for coatings and paints, silicone- based softeners, and personal care products. The labs will be operated by Wacker Chemi- cal Corporation (WCC), the Wacker Group’s American subsidiary, and staffed by highly- specialized experts in the field of silicone and polymer chemistry. “Our facility is among several high-tech
development operations in a 90,000 square foot co-work campus,” said David Wilhoit, WCC president and CEO. “This scientific co-work community is ideal for Wacker, and for very good reason: It puts us in the midst of a busi- ness incubator atmosphere where ideas can be developed and brought quickly to market.” Main considerations for selecting the
Rehm Thermal Inaugurates Tech Center in Mexico
Guadalajara, Mexico — Rehm Ther- mal Systems has opened a new tech- nology center in Guadalajara, Mexi- co. Officially inaugurated in October, the facility recently hosted its first technology day event, which focused on the company’s energy-efficient, sustainable reflow soldering and fu- ture trends in electronic assembly production. Customers and partners from
the Greater Mexico region had the op- portunity to become familiar with the new facility and the company’s equip- ment. With over 3,000 ft2 (280m2) of space, the technology center offers services that combine theory and practice. Rehm’s VisionXP+, a partic-
icone division Wacker Silicones, the research and devel- opment center continues the company’s expansion of its global R&D footprint. “We already have R&D operations in Germany and in Asia. Our R&D center in Ann Arbor, combined with our Adrian site, furthers the strategic re- gionalization of Wacker’s global network of research and development,” Gnann explained. “Our aim is to offer long- term technical assistance for customers and support fu-
From left to right: David Monroy, Michael Hanke, Rodrigo
Sanchez, Luis Garcia, Stefanie
Stier, and Dr. Hans Bell of Rehm Thermal Systems inaugurate the new technology center in Guadalajara, Mexico.
ularly efficient reflow convection sol- dering system, is currently available for soldering trials and extensive tests. As the facility expands, other systems will also be made available. In addition to the opening cere-
mony, visitors participated in lec- tures and workshops to learn about sustainable reflow soldering and to exchange ideas with experts on the latest trends, such as the emerging topic of e-mobility. “With the new technology cen-
A researcher works with a silicone fluid compound.
Ann Arbor location were the availability of highly-skilled talent pools, and the close proximity to respected area universities and to Wacker’s production site in Adrian. “With Ann Arbor considered a technology hub, it comple- ments the company’s business model to be close to its cus- tomers and close to regional market trends,” Wilhoit pointed out. According to Robert Gnann, head of the Group’s sil-
ture business growth. By enhancing research efforts in the field of silicone technology, our emphasis will be on developing new and advanced applications in growth markets such as health, medical and personal care, elec-
tronics, life sciences, and coatings.” Contact: Wacker Chemical Corp., 3301 Sutton Road,
Adrian, MI 49221 % 888-922-5374 fax: 517-264-8246 E- mail:
info.usa@
wacker.com Web:
www.wacker.com
ter in Guadalajara, we will be able to provide individual customer support, coupled with the latest technology developments and fast response times, as well as further expand our services,” emphasized Michael Han- ke, Rehm’s global sales manager. Plant operators can visit the technol- ogy center and explore the functions of the VisionXP+ system, participate in training courses and receive prac-
tical tips for process optimization. Contact: Rehm Thermal Sys-
tems, LLC, 3080 Northfield Place,
Suite 109, Roswell, GA 30076 % 770-442-8913 fax: 770-442-8914 E-mail:
p.handler@rehm-group.com Web:
www.rehm-group.com
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