Scienscope International, a complete inspection solutions provider, today announced the hire of Mary Westmoreland as the newest addition to its Field Service/Applications team.  Westmoreland will be based out of Scienscope’s Chino office. Westmoreland joins Scienscope’s Field Service/Applications team with more than 10 years of industry experience in SMT and thru-hole, semiconductor, fiber optics, and electro-mechanical
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Gen3 Systems Limited, a specialist British manufacturer and distributor, today announced the appointment of Christopher Hunt, Ph.D.,  as Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Hunt joins Gen3 with a range of practical, academic and on-the-job experience working with key players from a wide range of disciplines, including materials science, physics and chemistry. Prior to joining Gen3, Dr.
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DEN-ON INSTRUMENTS, CO., LTD. is pleased to announce that its Factory Manager – Mr. Masaaki Uchiyama, is the company’s longest term employee. Mr. Uchiyama started with DEN-ON right after high school at 16 years old and, 28 years later, he is the longest term employee in DEN-ON’s 53-year history. Mr. Uchiyama developed his skills through hard
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Super Dry Totech has announced that Terry Morgan has joined the company as Sales Manager for the Dry Tower product group for European territories. Reporting to Jos Brehler CEO, his role will focus on supporting direct sales of integrated centralized component storage and drying solutions to electronic assembly OEMs and EMS across all sectors including
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On Thursday, October 13, 2016, Charles Edward Lynch died peacefully at home in Cohasset, MA after several years of failing health. Mr. Lynch was known in the electronics industry for starting the NEPCON trade shows, which are in their 27th year of operation. Charles Edward Lynch was born in Boston on May 13, 1928 to
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Viscom AG is pleased to announce the addition of Grischa Wasmus to its sales team in Europe. Wasmus, based in Hanover, Germany, will take an active role in the sales of Viscom Technology’s inspection systems in Europe. Wasmus studied electrical engineering in the Lower Saxony capital, specializing in telecommunications. After completing his studies, he gathered
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SolderStar, a leading specialist manufacturer in the design and development of thermal profiling equipment for the lead-free electronics industry, has announced the addition of Chris Williams as Business Development Manager to further enhance the company’s global expansion plans. Chris brings with him over 15 years’ experience in the electronics’ industry, including his most recent position
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Libra Industries, a privately held electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is pleased to announce the promotion of William Redmon to Design Manager. Based out of Libra Industries’ Dallas facility, Redmon has been with ACD, now Libra Industries, for more than 11 years. Previously, Redmon was the company’s Senior Systems Analyst. He is a self-taught hardware
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Kurtz Ersa North America, a leading supplier of electronics production equipment, today announced that it has hired Gustavo Perez to join the company’s field service engineering team. Based out of Guadalajara, Perez will service Ersa Mexico’s customers. Chad Suckow, Service Manager for Kurtz Ersa NA, commented, “With the addition of Gustavo, we will be able to
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New Head of Business Development Role Created to Expand SMS’s Reach and Strategic Growth Plans.   SMS (www.smselectronics.co.uk), a UK based electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider, announced the appointment of Jeff Clifford as the company’s Head of Business Development.  Mr. Clifford brings more than 20 years of experience in the EMS industry and will hold
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