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Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 05 May 2008

BEAVERTON, OR - The Merix Corporation has announced that George Dramowicz has joined the company as its vice president of quality. Dramowicz was most recently a director of corporate and global quality at Celestica International.

Prior to Celestica, Dramowicz held management positions at Honeywell/Allied Signal, and Marconi and Pratt & Whitney of Canada. He was also on the faculty of the British Columbia Institute of Technology, holds engineering degrees from Warsaw Technical University, and has participated in the Management Institute at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Michael Burger, CEO of Merix, commented, "We are delighted to add George to our management team. His substantial global experience and leadership capabilities in both lean and quality management systems will bring great depth to our existing team."

"Merix has a great reputation for producing the highest quality high-end printed circuit boards," said George Dramowicz. "I am very excited about the opportunity to help Merix drive lean philosophies throughout the company."

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 02 May 2008

REDMOND, WA - Prototron Circuits has announced the appointment of Christina Lane to manage sales in Northern California.

Lane will report to Russ Adams, the company’s western regional manager, and will be responsible for all sales efforts in Northern California.

“As we continue to build our national sales force, we feel that Northern California will be a very strong territory for Prototron, and we feel that someone with the experience and knowledge that Christina has will be able to make it happen,” said company president Dave Ryder.

Ms. Lane has a background in the Northern California PCB market that includes previous positions with Winonics, Westac, Phase 2 and Data Circuits, and was the previous owner of the firm Lane and Associates.

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 02 May 2008

BILLERICA, MA – Orbotech, Inc. has announced that R&D Circuits Inc. has installed a Paragon 8000 laser direct imaging system in its PCB manufacturing operation in South Plainfield, NJ.

“Since installation, the system has already met our expectations for superior registration accuracy on even our most complex jobs.” said Jim Russell, president of R&D Circuits.

Adi Kahn, president of Orbotech stated, “We are pleased that R&D Circuits is gaining important benefits from our LDI solution, as they continue to advance their operation to meet their very high standards for customer satisfaction.”

Details: Written by Staff; Category: Fab News; Published: 02 May 2008

BEAVERTON, OR – Merix Corporation has announced that Steven N. Lach has joined the company as its vice president of North American Operations.

Lach previously held the position of senior VP of North American PCB Operations for Sanmina-SCI Corporation, and prior to that served as president of Photocircuits, and also held positions at Viasystems/AT&T Microelectronics and Continental Circuits, where he led the integration of Continental Circuits into HADCO. Lach holds a degree in Business Management and Finance from the University of Nevada.

Michael D. Burger, CEO of Merix, commented, "Steve has a phenomenal reputation in our industry with our vendors and with our customer base. He brings over 25 years experience in PCBs to Merix, and his considerable talent will provide great strength to our operations team."

"The PCB industry is always challenging," said Steve Lach. "Helping Merix meet the challenges and achieve its potential is a great opportunity that I couldn't pass up."

PRESTEIGNE, UK – Labtech Microwave has purchased a March PCB-1600 plasma treatment system and a Hurco VMX24 machining center at its Presteigne microwave PCB production facility.

The company states that the PCB-1600 will provide increased capability for producing Teflon and ceramic substrate PCBs with uniform blind vias, higher aspect ratio holes, and a faster removal of residual resin on the PCB surface after laser cutting. The machine’s capability to process solvent sensitive microwave PCB materials such as RO3000 and RO6000 will also help contribute to the company’s environmental impact targets.

The Hurco VMX24 machining center’s key features include a CAD/CAM interface, which the company claims will reduce lead times and improving processes, efficiency and manufacturing capability.

Commenting on the investment, Brian Popsys of Labtech Microwave said, “The new plasma machine is much more flexible to use, requires less power and fulfils Labtech Microwave’s goal of reducing our environmental impact. The Hurco VMX24 will enable more efficient production of metal-backed PCBs and boxes for component manufacture.”

ANAHEIM, CA - Jeff Cannis has joined Technic in the role of technical services manager. Cannis will have responsibility for technical service support of the company's western region, and will also oversee the analytical laboratory, wafer plating lab, and certain facilities management functions. Having previously held senior management positions for Amkor, Delphi Jade Technologies and TRW, Cannis brings his processing engineering, lab management and technical electroplating experience to the company. Cannis holds a BA degree in Chemistry, and has a technical background in semiconductor packaging.

"Technic has differentiated itself in the marketplace by obtaining the best people with the kind of technical background and customer service dedication that sets us apart from our competition. Jeff is a welcome addition to the Technic team and we look forward to his leadership," said John Garrigan of Technic.