HELSINKI — Greg Grace will leave his position as Incap’s Director of Operations Estonia and Managing Director of Incap Estonia. The recruitment process for a new Director of Operations Estonia and Managing Director of Incap Estonia will begin immediately. Margus Jakobson, Member of the Incap Estonia Management Team responsible for QHSE, is appointed as interim Managing Director of Incap Estonia with immediate effect.
“I thank Greg Grace for his time in Incap and his contribution to the Estonian team’s work,” says Otto Pukk, President and CEO of Incap Corporation.
The members of Incap Group’s Management Team are currently Otto Pukk, President and CEO; Murthy Munipalli, Director of Operations India and Sales APAC; Jamie Maughan, Director of Operations UK; Miroslav Michalik, Director of Operations Slovakia and Antti Pynnönen, CFO.
Irvine, California, USA - TopLine® Corporation will exhibit its latest technology solutions at Electronica in Munich, Germany, November 15 – 18, 2022, in Booth B4-332. The exhibit will include leading TopLine products including CCGA Solder Columns, IC Bonding Wire, Zero Ohm Jumpers, IC JEDEC Trays, and more. TopLine manufactures a wide range of solder columns for CCGA semiconductor packages, and provides Daisy Chain CCGA packages for engineering development, profiling, and practice. For more information, visit Booth B4-332 at Electronica.
TopLine recently announced the availability of new low-void CCGA solder columns, developed by TopLine engineers using new proprietary processes. The absence of voids in the column's high temperature core makes the columns structurally stronger and more reliable.
About TopLine
TopLine manufactures a wide range of solder columns for CCGA semiconductor packages, and provides Daisy Chain CCGA packages for engineering development, profiling and practice. TopLine products provide hands-on learning for engineers. To learn more, visit www.CCGA.tv or call (1+) 800 – 776-9888.
Austin, Texas November 8, 2022. High Density Packaging (HDP) User Group is pleased to announce that Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., LTD. (Mitsui Kinzoku) has become a member.
Mitsui Kinzoku has been contributing to worldwide society by providing various valuable products. One of those products is copper foil. The company focuses primarily on high-end applications in each electronics field, such as advanced packaging and high-speed communications. The company expects that their materials knowledge will be utilized in several HDP projects.
“I am pleased to welcome Mitsui Kinzoku to HDP, joining the outstanding companies working on HDP User Group projects. Their expertise and capability in high-performance copper foil, especially for high-frequency and high-speed applications, will contribute significantly to several of our emerging technology projects”, said Larry Marcanti, Executive Director of HDP User Group.
Visit Mitsui Kinzoku at https://www.mitsui-kinzoku.com/
About HDP
HDP User Group (www.hdpug.org), a global research and development organization based in Round Rock, Texas, is dedicated to reducing the costs and risks for the Electronics Manufacturing industry when using advanced electronic packaging and assembly. This international industry-led group organizes and conducts R&D programs to address the technical issues facing the industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing, electronics assembly, and environmental compliance. HDP User Group maintains additional offices in Singapore and Tokyo.
For more information, visit HDP User Group on the Internet at www.hdpug.org or contact Madan Jagernauth at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., phone number +1 561.501.1567.
LONDON – November 08, 2022– nVent Electric plc (NYSE:NVT) (“nVent”), a global leader in electrical connection and protection, today announced it will preview its upcoming digital manufacturing software portfolio at Rockwell Automation Fair in Chicago. The Design to Manufacturing Software, powered by Zuken’s E3.series, is a proven and fast engineering system for designers and manufacturing personnel to:
• Plan and design the electrical engineering for machines and factory systems
• Automate panel building through 2D/3D design and assembly of industrial and commercial control panels
nVent is a global leader in providing industrial enclosures, and advanced cooling solutions, and a has comprehensive machine portfolio to automate panel building. The Design to Manufacturing Software solution by nVent HOFFMAN, powered by Zuken, helps us to create time and labor savings which enables us to build a more sustainable and electrified world.
“By adding the Design to Manufacturing Software solution, powered by Zuken, we have significantly enhanced our value proposition by optimizing the entire panel design and fabrication process,” said Alexander van der Weide, general manager and vice president for nVent. “Companies are prudently finding ways to maximize the skills of their workforce, especially in such a competitive landscape and tight job market. This will make it easier for our customers to deliver high-quality solutions faster, with fewer resources and time-consuming steps.”
We simplify design. We connect engineering to manufacturing.
• We simplify design
• We connect engineering to manufacturing
• We capture and deploy knowledge
• We solve the shortage of engineers and skilled labor
• We accelerate profitable growth
The Design to Manufacturing Software provides design automation to help electrical engineers to simplify processes, and ultimately increase overall productivity. With its easy-to-use intelligent central parts library, designers can now efficiently work on a single project while the software automatically ensures the data is continually up to date, making the design and planning process easy.
The optimized engineering process drives the creation of the digital twin with all the necessary manufacturing details. We automate the panel building process by connecting machines and workers, accelerating the transition to smart manufacturing. Workers can now easily visualize the design and immediately access digital documentation. This automated workflow detects critical errors and significantly improves the time to build a panel, and maintain the overall process.
The advanced software portfolio will be released in 2023 as part of a collaboration with Zuken, a leading global software company specializing in optimizing electrical and electronic engineering design processes. The Design to Manufacturing software portfolio will include specially designed software packages for engineering and manufacturing processes, connecting workers to the manufacturing floor, and adding optional add-on functionalities.
Visit us in Booth 149
There will be demonstrations of the Design to Manufacturing software each hour in Booth 149 at Automation Fair in Chicago November 16-17.
About nVent
nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of enclosures, electrical connections and fastening and thermal management solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF and TRACER. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
nVent, CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF and TRACER are trademarks owned or licensed by nVent Services GmbH or its affiliates.
About Zuken
Zuken is a global software company providing industry leading electrical and electronic design solutions. Founded in 1976, Zuken has a long track record of technology innovation and financial stability in the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. With a product portfolio of world-class design solutions spanning MBSE-based product definition and services to electrical and electronic design solutions to address the needs of a broad range of industries across the globe. These design solutions provide our customers with improved productivity and efficiencies in this highly competitive landscape. For more information about the company and its products, visit www.zuken.com.
WEST CHICAGO, IL — Anaya Vardya, President, and CEO of American Standard Circuits, has recently appointed industry veteran Robert Duke as head of ASC's new Global Sourcing Division.
Bob Duke is an industry leader in global supply chain management. At his most recent position as a vice president and managing partner for M-Wave Controls L.L.C. he was responsible for global sourcing of critical electronics parts and components. He brings knowledge, experience, and networking to ASC as he assumes leadership of the new division.
Mr. Vardya stated, “We are excited to have Bob join the ASC team. HIs vast amounts of global sourcing knowledge and experience make him the perfect candidate to lead the global sourcing division. Although we have been sourcing PCBs from all over the world for several years, we will now expand our offerings to included sourcing of other products including cable and wire harnesses, plastic and metal fabrication products, batteries, magnetics and more. I am certain that with his successful background in sourcing products from all over the world, Bob is the right person to lead the division into a successful future.”
Added Mr. Duke, “ I am thrilled to now be a part of the American Standard team. I have watched with admiration as ASC has evolved and grown over the past few years and now, I am proud to be able to say that I am part of that winning team. I’m ready to take on this new and exciting opportunity.”
Robert Duke has been involved in the electronics industry since the mid 70’s. He worked for various PCB manufacturers in the early days of his career and migrated to electronic component distribution and supply chain services prior to co-owning a PCB assembly company that had operations in the US and China. His present position is vice president/managing partner of M-Wave Controls, LLC based in Aurora, Illinois. MWC designs and manufactures custom controls for food service equipment and various other industries requiring these services. He has also held the position of general manager at Hamilton Hallmark (div. Avnet Electronics) in Chicago where he gained a great deal of experience in electronic component distribution.
FOUNTAIN INN, SC – KYOCERA AVX, a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future, is introducing a new global MLCC part numbering system this November.
The new global MLCC part numbering system will maximize manufacturing synergies within KYOCERA AVX and the KYOCERA Electronics Components Group, which combined their MLCC manufacturing and development resources in 2021 following the corporate reorganization and rebranding that elicited KYOCERA AVX. It will also facilitate the rapid expansion of the MLCC business unit and make it easier for customers to perform product searches across the entire KYOCERA AVX brand portfolio.
“The new MLCC part numbering system will be introduced this November, starting with new product releases. Our goal is to make it the universally preferred ordering code for all KYOCERA AVX MLCC products while providing customers with adequate time to familiarize themselves with the new part numbers,” said Neil Smyth, Marketing Director, KYOCERA AVX. “We’re excited about this important milestone of our MLCC product line integration. Also, I’d like to emphasize that all of the KYOCERA AVX MLCCs that employ the new part numbering system will continue to be produced with the same trusted materials, designs, and processes and exhibit the same physical and electrical characteristics.”
