YESTech (San Clemente, CA), a provider of yield enhancement solutions, has announced that it has won a contract to provide automated optical inspection (AOI) technology to Zentech Manufacturing Inc. (Baltimore, MD), a full-service contract electronics manufacturers in the mid-Atlantic region.

Zentech will use YESTech's YTV-2050 AOI system for automated inspection of its printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are used in both military and commercial applications. The system was implemented at Zentech's 42,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Baltimore.

"Our business is doubling in size each year, creating a challenge in terms of the high volume of PCBs that need to be inspected," said Dave Hughes, director of advanced operations engineering for Zentech Manufacturing. "After evaluating AOI systems, I selected YESTech because they are leading the market with innovations such as multi-camera technology and easily took care of 80% of our inspection needs. We assemble thousands of boards per day to IPC 610 class 2 and 3 standards, so our quality and workmanship is critical."

The AOI system provides Zentech with defect detection and repeatability, ease of use and value. Up to eight cameras feature proprietary color megapixel Thin Camera technology, which integrates color, normalized correlation and rule-based algorithms to provide high-speed PCB inspection with exceptional defect coverage and a low false failure rate.

www.yestechinc.com

www.zentechman.com

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During the 2004 Apex tradeshow, Techspray (Amarillo, TX) presented Hisco (Houton, TX), an electronics distributor, with the 2003 Sales Growth Award. Hisco, a long-time distributor for Techspray, had 40% growth in calendar year 2003 over 2002. The growth is good news after several years of mainly bad news for the electronics industry.

The company also announced that they have hired Ken Caskey as the North American Sales Manager. Caskey has nineteen years of experience with the Premier Farnell organization including assignments for Newark Electronics in England and Chicago. He most recently served as vice-president of sales for MCM Electronics, an InOne company.

Techspray is a brand of precision cleaning technologies for the electronics industry. Techspray's Industrial product line includes cleaner/degreasers, defluxers, contact cleaners, lubricants, corrosion inhibitors, aerosol adhesives, desoldering braid, hand tools and solder tips.

Techspray is a brand of precision cleaning technologies for the electronics industry. Techspray's Industrial product line includes cleaner/degreasers, defluxers, contact cleaners, lubricants, corrosion inhibitors, aerosol adhesives, desoldering braid, hand tools and solder tips.

www.techspray.com

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Data I/O Corp. (Redmond, WA), a provider of manual and automated device programming systems, has announced the appointment of Joseph L. Murdica as vice president of Americas and Asia, effective March 1, 2004. Murdica will manage the company's sales organization throughout the Americas and Asia.

He served the company previously as director of North American sales from 1991 to 1996. He was vice president, Americas, with Digital Microwave/Stratex Networks from 1996 through 2002 and most recently held an executive sales position with Aeroflex Corp.

Fred Hume, president and chief executive officer, said, "With Joe's extensive knowledge of our products, our customers and our sales channels, he will have an immediate impact on our results. I'm simply delighted to have him back on the Data I/O team."

Data I/O has representatives and distributors throughout the Americas and Asia as well as offices in Redmond, Canada, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, China.

www.dataio.com

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