Indianapolis, IN, Nov.19, 2004 -- Specialty Coating Systems (SCS), a business unit of Cookson Electronics, recently opened SCS Shanghai, a full-service Parylene conformal coating facility in China.

 

The expansion into China comes as SCS has purchased the assets of their former service partner Cycad Specialty Coatings Technology Co. Ltd. The Shanghai staff includes 20 experienced employees led by China Business Manager, Lu Bo.

 

China Assembly, part of the Cycad group, will continue in their partnership with SCS as the distributor of SCS Parylene deposition systems in China.

 

Parylene is applied via a vapor deposition polymerization process, for ultra-thin, pinhole-free conformal coating. Applications include circuit boards, ferrite cores, electronic components, medical devices, medical device components and rubber parts in the electronics, automotive, military and medical device industries.

 

The DIN EN ISO 9001:2000-certified Shanghai facility joins SCS Singapore, Parylene Japan K.K. and Parylene Korea in providing Parylene coating services to Asia.