LUMBERTON, NJ - Fine Line Stencil and Metal Etching Technology Associates will extend their respective geographic reach under a just-announced corporate merger. 

The new company will be known as BlueRing Stencils, and will maintain eight manufacturing locations across the US (TX, NJ, NH, CA, FL, IN, MN and NC).

Fred Cox of MET has been appointed president of BlueRing Stencils. In a press statement, Cox said, “We look forward to providing improved technology and greater service to all of our stencil customers. Our combined companies will allow us to offer the latest innovations in SMT stencil printing.”

“FLS and MET are a perfect match," added Brent Nolan of Fine Line Stencil. "We have different technical solutions that will now be combined. Additionally, our new geography will allow us to reach 90% of the demanding stencil market in one day using ground freight.”

BlueRing Stencils will provide laser cut and electroformed stencil solutions. They will offer NanoSlic Gold and Microshield coatings, EZ-Step laser welded steps, mesh-weld foil bonding, root cause analysis and CAD-matic software solutions, as well as other stencil printing technologies. The firm's new website is www.blueringstencils.com.

 According to the company, ordering systems have been merged and there will be no changes to the method customer use to place orders. Also, company contacts will remain the same, and existing quotes remain valid.

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