Groundbreaking Technology Companies Selected

Ten Companies Selected for their Groundbreaking Technologies Wednesday, January 25, 2006 | IPC

IPC – Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announces the companies launching revolutionary technologies at this year’s Innovative Technology Showcase (ITS), which will be held Feb. 8-10, 2006, at the co-located IPC Printed Circuits Expo®, APEX® and Designers Summit in Anaheim, Calif.   The ITS showcases new and emerging technologies from all segments of the electronics interconnection supply chain, including assembly, printed circuit board fabrication and design.  These products represent new ideas and practices that achieve a brand-new functional capability separating them from their predecessors.    After a rigorous review, the ITS Review Board has selected the following companies as ITS award winners for their cutting-edge technologies.  Products selected are shown in parentheses.   Air Liquide Industrial U.S. LP     (ALIX IN2ERTWAVETM)    Burkle North America, Inc. (Pico Supralight Exposure Unit)    Conductor Analysis Technologies, Inc. (CAT Benchtop Probe System)    DEK International (DEK HawkEye RTE)    EFD, Inc. (EFD ProcessMateTM 6500 Temperature Control Unit)    ERSA North America, a Division of Kurtz North America Inc. (ERSA Ecoselect AOI+R)    Henkel Corporation (Loctite 3876 Thermally Conductive Adhesive)    Lloyd Doyle Limited (IBIS Interferometric Bump Inspection System)    LPKF Laser & Electronics (Microline 350 ci)    Transition Automation, Inc. (Permalex Paste ManagerTM System)   White papers, charts and graphics of the winning exhibitors’ new products, displaying ways that attendees and exhibitors can improve company operations, will be prominently displayed in the Exhibit Hall Breezeway between Halls C & D of the Anaheim Convention Center.   For more information, visit www.GoIPCShows.org.     About IPC   IPC is a global trade association based in Bannockburn, Ill., dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 2300 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly.  As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of a $40 billion U.S. industry employing more than 350,000 people.  IPC maintains additional offices in Taos, N.M.; Arlington, Va.; Garden Grove, Calif.; Stockholm, Sweden; and Shanghai, China.  For more information, visit www.ipc.org.