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CRANSTON, RITechnic has agreed to a deal under which it will market its coverlay material jointly with Circuit Automation’s DP-1500-FL screen printer.

Under the agreement, Technic has the rights to supply the equipment with its LCL 1000 F liquid coverlay material. No financial terms of the agreement were disclosed.

The Circuit Automation screen printer is designed for liquid photoimageable coverlay coating of flexible circuit panels.

Technic also announced a sale to a large PWB fabricator in Guangdong, China, and production will commence shortly.

TAIPEIPao Chen Group said it would auction off 40% of its stake in PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture, one of the world’s largest printed circuit board fabricators.

Read more: Pou Chen to Sell GBM to HannStar

BANNOCKBURN, IL A new white paper urges EU Council and Parliament members to ensure that the revised RoHS Directive is rooted in science and fully aligned with existing REACH rules.

Read more: IPC: RoHS Amendment Carries Potential Risks

HAVERHILL, MADKN Research has developed a process for screen-printing resistors and capacitors using fine silver thick-film circuits on flexible substrates.

Read more: DKN Develops Screen-Printed Passives

PALO ALTO, CA – North America, once home to a reported 1,000 printed circuit board shops, now has 329.

Read more: And Then There Were 329: N.A. PWB Shop Numbers Dwindle

WESTPORT, CT – PCB fabricator Advanced Circuits has acquired Circuit Express Inc. for $15.6 million. 

Read more: Advanced Circuits Acquires Circuit Express

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