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CRANSTON, RI – Veteran inventor Karl Seelig has been named chairman of the IPC Solder Products Value Council.
Seelig, vice president of technology at AIM, has authored numerous technical papers on topics such as lead-free electronics assembly, no-clean flux, assembly and process optimization, inspection, and metallurgy. He holds several patents in soldering technology, including four for lead-free solder alloys.
He supersedes Roger Savage, president of Kester, who completed a two-year term.
The SPVC is a management council formed under the auspices of the IPC whose aim is to provide leadership for the global solder manufacturing industry.
AIM is a global manufacturer of assembly materials.
Seelig, vice president of technology at AIM, has authored numerous technical papers on topics such as lead-free electronics assembly, no-clean flux, assembly and process optimization, inspection, and metallurgy. He holds several patents in soldering technology, including four for lead-free solder alloys.
He supersedes Roger Savage, president of Kester, who completed a two-year term.
The SPVC is a management council formed under the auspices of the IPC whose aim is to provide leadership for the global solder manufacturing industry.
AIM is a global manufacturer of assembly materials.
HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Sanmina-SCI's local PCB assembly plant suffered a transformer fire Oct. 31, according to local news reports.
The fire originated in the facility's power plant on the evening of Oct. 31, the Huntsville Times reported .
The paper said witnesses and firefighters attributed the fire to the transformers, but the cause remains under investigation.
The extent of any damage is unclear at this time.
On an unrelated note, Sanmina-SCI was recently involved in a pair of real estate transactions in the area. Brazelton Properties bought a 130,000-sq. ft. campus in Lacey's Spring, AL, for $1.2 million, and local investors purchased a 194,540-sq. ft. office and warehouse building in Huntsville for $2.9 million.
CHENNAI, INDIA -- The head of Flextronics' India operations has reportedly left the company.
A. Gururaj, director and general manager of Flextronics Technologies as well as overseer of the EMS company's manufacturing facility here, reportedly resigned more than a month ago, said The Business Standard, citing industry sources.
Gururaj declined comment to The Business Standard. “I am not talking to the media about it,” he reportedly told the news outlet.
There have been reports over operational issues at the plant.
A. Gururaj, director and general manager of Flextronics Technologies as well as overseer of the EMS company's manufacturing facility here, reportedly resigned more than a month ago, said The Business Standard, citing industry sources.
Gururaj declined comment to The Business Standard. “I am not talking to the media about it,” he reportedly told the news outlet.
There have been reports over operational issues at the plant.
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