AVON, MA – SelecTech, Inc., a leading manufacturer of innovative and sustainable flooring products, is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming 2025 IPC APEX EXPO in Anaheim, California, from March 18-20, 2025. The company will be exhibiting at Booth 3503 and will showcase significant advancements in its FreeStyle ESD™ and FreeStyle ESD™ PLUS products, highlighting enhanced surface finishes and performance features.

SelecTech has made notable improvements to the surface finish on both its FreeStyle ESD and FreeStyle ESD Plus products. These updates feature new and improved conductive polyurethane finishes, providing the best maintenance properties in the market, while ensuring optimal ESD protection. These enhanced products are designed to deliver superior performance in static-sensitive environments, offering long-lasting durability and easy maintenance.

The FreeStyle ESD™ PLUS is an ideal solution for static dissipative or conductive environments that demand high- performance ESD control without compromising on ease of maintenance or installation speed. This free- floating flooring system features a patented hidden interlock and an advanced polymer surface, making it incredibly easy to install and maintain. Key benefits include:

Ease of Installation: No adhesives, copper foil, or copper grids required. Tiles interlock to provide an efficient tile-to-tile electrical connection. Versatility: Can be installed over existing floors, minimizing downtime and operational disruptions. Maintenance: The advanced polymer surface ensures effortless upkeep and long-lasting performance.

“We are excited to present our enhanced FreeStyle ESD and FreeStyle ESD PLUS products at the 2025 IPC APEX EXPO,” said Tom Ricciardelli, President at SelecTech. “Our focus has always been on delivering high-quality, reliable flooring solutions that provide optimal ESD protection and ease of maintenance.”

Visit SelecTech at Booth 3503 during the IPC APEX EXPO to learn more about the company’s latest advancements in ESD flooring technology and how its products can improve the efficiency and safety of your work environments.

SelecTech flooring is available in a variety of colors for commercial use. For information before ordering samples, please call 508-583-3200 or visit  www.selectech.com

SAN DIEGO, CA ― As a wave of experienced engineers and technicians retire, the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) manufacturing industry faces a critical challenge: this looming skills gap threatens production efficiency and the ability to provide high-quality products. Intraratio, a leading provider of Advanced Manufacturing enterprise software solutions, will be exhibiting in Booth 732 at the 2025 IPC APEX EXPO to showcase its innovative solutions platform designed to bridge this gap and enable manufacturers in today's dynamic environment and into the future. The event is scheduled to take place March 18-20, 2025 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.

The SMT industry relies heavily on highly skilled engineers and technicians who deeply understand complex processes and equipment. However, with a significant portion of the current workforce nearing retirement, the industry needs additional qualified personnel and to retain deep technical process knowledge. This knowledge transfer bottleneck can lead to:

• Loss of critical internally developed process knowledge.
• Production slowdowns due to a lack of expertise in troubleshooting and maintaining equipment.
• Quality issues as new hires struggle to learn complex procedures from scratch.
• Increased training costs associated with onboarding a less experienced workforce.

Intraratio's latest innovation, AiCard, when utilized with our comprehensive MES and YMS solution addresses these challenges. Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning enables Intraratio to empower manufacturers to:

• Capture critical knowledge from experienced engineers and technicians, ensuring it is retained and remains accessible to your organization and future generations.
• Automate routine tasks and workflows, reducing reliance on individual’s expertise, minimizing downtime.
• Provide real-time insights and analytics to guide data-driven decision-making, optimizing your production processes.
• Prepare new employees with readily available information and training materials to facilitate a faster and more efficient onboarding process and ensure high-quality product builds.

By leveraging Intraratio's platform, manufacturers bridge these skill gaps, maintain operational excellence, and secure a sustainable future.

Visit Intraratio in Booth 732 at the 2025 IPC APEX EXPO to learn how our solutions ensure your organization overcomes the challenges of knowledge transfer and workforce shortages.

For more information about Intraratio, please visit www.Intraratio.com 

LEESBURG, VA – The SearchWorks Group, a leading executive search firm specializing in the electronics manufacturing market, is pleased to announce the addition of Anthony Carter, CIR as Senior Recruiter, further strengthening its world-class recruiting team following the firm’s recent expansion into the PCB, Interconnect & Cable, Distribution, OEM, and Components markets.

With over 25 years of recruiting experience, Anthony brings an extensive background in full-cycle talent acquisition across multiple industries, including field sales, legal, finance, marketing, technology, consulting, program and project management, and IT/software development. Having worked for both recruiting agencies and corporate environments, he has successfully sourced and placed top professionals at leading organizations such as Microstrategy, Genesys, Dynatrace, and AARP.

"Anthony’s deep expertise in sourcing, interviewing, and offer negotiation will be beneficial as we continue to grow to deliver tailored talent solutions in the electronics sector," said Jeremy Vanselous, President at The SearchWorks Group. "His proven ability to enhance both candidate and client experience will be instrumental as we continue expanding our footprint in EMS, contract manufacturing, and adjacent markets."

What sets The SearchWorks Group apart is its unique blend of recruiting and industry expertise. Unlike traditional firms, SearchWorks combines nearly 20 years of dedicated EMS recruiting experience with direct, hands-on knowledge of EMS and contract manufacturing. This allows the firm to deeply understand the specific needs of both employers and candidates, ensuring high-quality placements that drive success.

For more information on The SearchWorks Group and its services, visit www.searchworksgroup.com 

INGLESIDE, IL – IDENTCO, a manufacturer of high-performance labels for the power equipment, electronics, transportation, and the general industrial sector, has launched an online storefront offering a one-stop shop for an array of labeling solutions.

The website shop.identco.com allows visitors to peruse and purchase the company’s durable, functional labels across a variety of categories, including those for printed circuit board (PCB) and electronic components, as well as solutions for reliable wire and cable marking. IDENTCO’s broad range of complementary ribbons and printers also are available through the online store.

“Our new online store is designed with customers in mind to provide the most convenient way to purchase and resupply IDENTCO’s wide range of mission-critical labels, ribbons and ancillary solutions,” says Shahela Ali, director of global marketing for IDENTCO. “The ability to place orders with just a few clicks helps expedite purchase order generation and overall delivery and exemplifies our commitment to customer satisfaction.”

Among the products available through the new site is IDENTCO’s DuraTrack series, a set of robust label solutions for printed circuit board (PCB) applications. The DuraTrack series provides PCB assemblies with comprehensive traceability – an increasingly attractive internal quality control and supply chain transparency feature for brand owners producing high-leverage electronics. Engineered for use in surface mount technology and throughout the entire assembly process, DuraTrack thermal transfer printable labels can endure harsh fluxes, the latest cleaning chemistries, and high temperatures encountered in today’s circuit board assembly processes.

The online storefront also will feature a selection of IDENTCO’s labeling and marking solutions for wires and cables, including DuraWrap and DuraFlag. Suitable for a variety of wires and cables, DuraWrap labels are self-laminating cable and harness products combining the functionality of traditional wire label wrapping with the convenience of fully automated self-laminating technology. The durable clear wrap-around area reliably withstands chemicals and scratches, ensuring markers remain both affixed and legible.

Meanwhile, self-laminating DuraFlag labels allow for easy and explicit flagging of wires and wire harnesses. This provides a simple way to identify and organize wires, even in harsh conditions such as high temperatures, moisture, and chemical exposure.