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CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA -- Automa-Tech Advanced Technologies will merge with its branch company, ORC Imaging Corp., the companies said today. Under the new structure, the company's UV exposure products will be marketed under the name Automatech-ORCi.

Read more: Automa-Tech to Absorb ORC

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The IPC spent $140,000 in lobbying expenses during the first six months of 2007, according to a disclosure form.

Read more: IPC's Cost for Washington's Ear? $140,000

REHOVOTH, ISRAEL – Printar Ltd., a manufacturer of digital printing equipment, has named Arie Rosenfeld chairman of the board.

Rosenfeld is managing partner of Dor Ventures, one of Printar’s shareholders. He has served on the board since mid 2006. He has also served as chairman of XAAR in Cambridge, U.K. and is a strategic consultant to Dainippon Screen Ltd.

From 1988 to 1995, Rosenfeld was president and CEO of Scitex Corp. Ltd. During this period, the company’s revenue grew fourfold to $750 million.

Rosenfeld replaces Koby Rosenthal, who stepped down following his departure from D-Partners fund.

ROGERS, Conn.- Rogers Corporation announced the company has licensed a highly compliant thermal interface material technology from International Business Machines (IBM). This technology is used in high performance and high reliability chip packaging applications where heat management becomes a limiting factor. Rogers plans to integrate this product line into its Thermal Management Solutions family of products.

Robert C. Daigle, Rogers Vice President of R&D and Chief Technology Officer, stated, "We are pleased to add this technology to our thermal management portfolio. Products based on this technology will become an essential part of Rogers's strategy of being a solutions provider for our thermal management customers. While searching for thermal interface material technologies, it became clear that IBM had developed a truly unique, high performance material set and we feel confident we can turn this into a commercial success."

MIREBEAU, FRANCE – Neltec Europe SAS, a maker of PCB laminates, is proposing to restructure its Mirebeau operations and reduce workforce in response to demand shifts from Europe to Asia.

Read more: Restructuring Proposed for Neltec in France

KUNSHAN, CHINA – Nan Ya Plastics Inc., affiliate of the Formosa Plastics Group, will spend $360 million to expand its Kunshan PCB materials manufacturing site.

Once complete, the site will have the world`s largest capacity for glass fiber and fabrics for use in copper-clad laminates.

The latest expansion will also reportedly bring Nan Ya’s total investment in the site to $2.2 billion since its 2000 groundbreaking.

According to Nan Ya executives, the company is also expanding its epoxy resin production to a reported 132,000 metric tons annually.

This will place the company among the top three epoxy-resin suppliers with an output of 432,000 metric tons per year.

A third glass-fiber factory is also going in, capable of producing up to 38,000 metric tons a year. Nan Ya will likely build one more factory at the base, the company said.