CHICAGO, IL – Bimos, the best-in-class manufacturer of specialty ergonomic seating for Science and High Tech facilities, is excited to announce that Nicholas Weatherspoon has joined the team as Business Development Manager.

Nick brings a wealth of previous experience in cultivating client relationships, driving strategic growth, and lab market experience. His extensive background in business development and commitment to exceeding client expectations makes him a valuable asset to the Bimos team. In his new role, Nick will focus on expanding Bimos’ presence in key markets, building relationships with new and existing clients, and identifying opportunities to further innovate and grow.

“We are thrilled to add Nick to our US team,” said Mark Scelfo, US Managing Director at Bimos. “His previous expertise will align very well with our objective to deliver knowledge and support to our lab and ESD reseller business partners.”

BOSTON, MA – Creation Technologies, (“Creation” or the “Company”), a global specialty Electronics Manufacturing Services provider, today announced several senior leadership transitions that are effective February 1, 2025. Patrick L. Freytag, who has been serving as Creation’s Chief Financial Officer, will be appointed Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Stephen P. DeFalco, who will become Creation’s Executive Chairman. Megan Melusky, most recently Senior Vice President, Finance, will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer. This planned succession is designed to ensure consistent, strong leadership at Creation as the Company continues to serve as a distinctive partner to Aerospace & Defense, Medical Device, and Tech Industrial Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”).

Freytag, who has been with the Company since 2019, brings over 20 years of financial and operational leadership experience to the role. Working side by side with DeFalco, Freytag has driven Creation’s financial strategy, optimized operational efficiency, and managed key acquisitions.

Freytag expressed his commitment to Creation’s customers and employees: “I am honored to take on the role of CEO. I’m focused on leveraging the strong foundation we’ve built to drive growth by continuing to deliver exceptional technology solutions to our customers. I look forward to working with every level of our organization to continue to build Creation into the first scaled specialty provider in the industry, setting the standard for excellence.”

Melusky, who has been with the Company since 2021, brings more than 25 years of financial, operational, and supply chain expertise from the medical device industry. In her tenure at Creation, Melusky has led transformative projects, built an operationally focused team, and delivered strategic financial leadership to the Company.

DeFalco, who has served as Creation’s Chairman and CEO since 2019, will transition to Executive Chairman and continue as an Affiliate Partner at LindsayGoldberg Private Equity. DeFalco conveyed his enthusiastic support for the changes, “Patrick has worked closely with me as we have grown the Company’s revenue from $500 to $950 million and expanded the number of sites from 8 to 13. I am confident in his ability to lead Creation, deliver world-class service to our customers, and create opportunities for our employees.”

Creation Technologies will continue its business focus on the needs of high-reliability/medium-volume programs in the Aerospace & Defense, Medical Device, and Tech Industrial segments.

For more information, visit www.creationtech.com 

WALDENBURG, GERMANY – On January 29 to 30, 2025, the Pan-European Electronics Design Conference (PEDC) will convene leading experts from industry and research in Vienna. This newly launched event is dedicated to the entire development cycle of electronic systems. Würth Elektronik will contribute to the extensive program and host a panel on artificial intelligence.

“The experts agree that artificial intelligence will fundamentally change our lives,” explains Alexander Gerfer, CTO of the Würth Elektronik eiSos Group, a key supporter of the conference. “For Würth Elektronik, innovation, and therefore artificial intelligence, is by no means an end in itself, but a highly effective method of achieving our goal. Electronics for positive impact. Electronics should make our everyday lives easier, more pleasant, safer and more efficient. We need to use them to preserve our living space. And that is exactly what we want to discuss here at PEDC.”

The role of AI in electronics - panel with international experts

Alexander Gerfer, a member of the Technical Program Committee, will moderate the discussion “The Role of AI in Electronics” on January 29 at 2:15 PM. Following the discussion, an expert panel featuring renowned international participants will explore the topic further. These experts include the following:

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Ebel (University of Southern Denmark)
• Francis D’Souza (Banyan.eco, France)
• Savita Ganjigatti (Sienna ECAD Technologies, India)
• Dr. Reinhardt Seidel (DEEPTRONICS, Germany)

The PEDC is jointly organized by the FED and IPC associations, which together represent more than 3700 companies from the electronics industry. The conference aims to bridge the gap between industry and research in order to promote the exchange of information on the latest developments in electronics design.

The event will focus on forward-looking topics such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, advanced packaging, and digital twin technology. With a diverse program, PEDC offers participants a platform to discuss innovative approaches and actively shape the electronics industry.

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released a policy agenda setting forth the U.S. semiconductor industry’s policy priorities and suggested areas for collaboration with the Trump-Vance administration and the 119th Congress.

The policy agenda, titled “Winning the Chip Race,” provides government leaders with actionable policy goals to position the U.S. semiconductor industry for success and ensure America’s economic strength, national security, technology leadership, and global competitiveness.

“To be the world’s economic, technology, and security leader, America must lead the world in semiconductors,” said SIA President and CEO John Neuffer. “It is essential to get in place more government policies that help us run faster at home and abroad, and compete and win in the game-changing technologies of the future. We welcome the opportunity to partner with the new administration and Congress to achieve our shared goals, reinforce America’s semiconductor resurgence, and rise to the great challenges of our time.”

“Winning the Chip Race” sets forward several key policy priorities:

• Semiconductor Manufacturing Incentives and R&D Investments: Advancing incentives for U.S. chipmaking and investments in American innovation.
• Tax: Ensuring the U.S. remains a competitive tax destination to invest in semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing.
• Research: Supporting existing R&D initiatives and growing federal investment in semiconductor research and basic research across the physical sciences to enable U.S. technology leadership and win technologies of the future.
• Workforce and Immigration: Growing the talent pipeline by developing, attracting, and retaining a high-skilled workforce.
• Economic Security – Trade & Supply Chain Resilience: Restoring U.S. trade leadership, building strong global chip supply chains, and facilitating access to new and growing markets.
• National Security – Export Controls & Technology Restrictions: Ensuring policies are carefully calibrated and targeted, effective, and do not undermine the interests they are designed to protect.
• China: Out-competing, out-innovating, and out-flanking to win the future for U.S. semiconductors.
• Environmental & Energy Regulation: Streamlining regulatory and permitting requirements to promote innovation and industry growth, protecting workers and the environment, and supporting American energy strength domestically and around the world.

Semiconductors are the brains of modern electronics, enabling advances in medical devices and health care, communications, computing, defense and aerospace, transportation and infrastructure, energy, and technologies of the future such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and advanced wireless networks. A globally competitive U.S. semiconductor industry will allow us to tackle global challenges, boost our economy, enhance national security, and lead the technology race of the 21st century.

SIA stands ready to work with policymakers to adopt a robust policy agenda to advance U.S. semiconductor leadership.