Fancort Industries, Inc., now in its 44th year, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Andres Luna as its Mexico Regional Sales Manager. Mr. Luna attended the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and received his degree in Electromechanical Engineering. He is an industry veteran with 20+ years of experience, primarily in management and sales.
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Metcal today announced that it has appointed Neil Edwards as the Regional Sales Manager for the UK, including Ireland and Eastern Europe, for Metcal. Edwards will report to Rick Nuttall, Director of European Sales, OK International Ltd. An industry veteran, Edwards brings more than 33 years of experience within the electronics industry. His work experience
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Industrial IT provider, SolutionsPT, has responded to business growth with the appointment of a Managed Platform Product Manager and a new Marketing Manager for its Wonderware UK & Ireland arm. David Wilkinson is tasked with developing the company’s Managed Platform product range, both technically and commercially, to meet the needs of new and existing customers.
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On Friday, July 8, 2016, the industry lost a pioneer and legend with the passing of Stuart C. Baker at the age of 85. Stuart (Stu) Baker was best known for co-founding Amistar Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTA) in 1971, which was influential in the design and development of automation for the assembly of discreet components onto
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Industrial IT provider, SolutionsPT, has announced the promotion of Sue Roche to General Manager. SolutionsPT specialises in providing industrial IT services to assist manufacturers in improving operational efficiencies, through operational intelligence, disaster resilience, cyber security and mobile technology solutions. The company is also the sole-authorised distributor in the UK and Ireland for Schneider-owned Wonderware. Sue,
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HumiSeal®, a leading conformal coating manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Bálint Győrffy as Technical Sales Engineer to further strengthen support to major customers throughout Eastern Europe.  With an established background in the SMT industry, Bálint will be responsible for providing commercial and technical support to key customers and distributors in the area. Based in
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VJ Electronix, Inc., the leader in rework technologies and global provider of advanced X-ray inspection systems, has appointed DiversiTech Representatives, Inc. as its sales representative. DiversiTech will represent VJ Electronix throughout Southern California and Northern Baja California. “VJ Electronix is well-known in the Southern and Baja California marketplace for its innovation and leading-edge X-ray and
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It is with much regret that Blakell Europlacer has to report the sad news of the passing of Ken Dickie, an admired and respected member of the global SMT community for more than three decades. Ken Dickie had worked at Europlacer for 16 years. Prior to that, he was known for his roles at Dynapert
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AIM Solder, a leading global manufacturer of solder assembly materials for the electronics industry, announces the appointment of Manuel Munguia to the position of Senior Technical Support Engineer, Mexico, Central and South America. Operating out of AIM Soldadura de Mexico, Mr. Munguia will be responsible for providing technical support to customers in Mexico along with
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ZESTRON Europe, the world leader of high precision cleaning products and services for the electronics manufacturing industry is pleased to announce that Mr. Thomas Möller has been promoted to “Senior Process Engineer” on January 1st 2016. Mr. Möller joined ZESTRON’s Application Technology department in 2007.  He has become an experienced specialist in cleaning electronics boards. 
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