MONTREAL, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - dcbel reached an agreement with Celestica to produce its flagship product, the dcbel r16 home energy station. This engagement marks an important milestone in bringing dcbel's revolutionary smart home energy technology to customers, ensuring world class production ramp up and delivery capabilities.

Celestica, a leader in design, manufacturing and supply chain solutions serving the world's most innovative companies, will provide engineering, manufacturing and assembly services for the dcbel family of products from its facility in Newmarket, Ontario.

dcbel COO Ron Denom explains why Celestica was an obvious choice: "They have an extensive global reach, a proven track record, and deep experience with the design, manufacture, and distribution of defense, industrial and smart energy products."

The dcbel r16 is a solar-ready home and EV charger with bidirectional power and home energy management capabilities. Its unique positioning puts it in an entirely new product category, and choosing a Tier 1 manufacturer capable of supporting a global release of the dcbel family of products was essential.

The dcbel r16 home energy station will launch in California, Texas, and New York in the fall of 2022. The company is now accepting reservations from homeowners living in those states. In 2023, we expect dcbel r16 to be available in all 50 states, as well as the UK and France.

About dcbel

dcbel develops technology and designs products that put people at the center of the modern energy ecosystem. The company was founded in 2015 on the principle that everyone deserves clean, reliable and sustainable energy to live a life without compromise.

The dcbel home energy station perfects the art and science of smart home energy, allowing people to take ownership over their energy supply with one small device.

Homeowners can supply their home and EV with solar power, use vehicle-to-home charging to make power outages a thing of the past, and reduce energy costs with artificial intelligence.

Visit dcbel.energy to learn more.

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TORONTO, Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS) (TSX: CLS), a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform, and supply chain solutions for the world's most innovative companies, today announced the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report.

The report demonstrates Celestica’s commitment to fostering a company-wide culture of sustainability focused on supporting people, the planet and the communities in which it operates. Prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core Option, Celestica’s 2021 Sustainability Report can be viewed at www.celestica.com/sustainability-report .

“Every day at Celestica we hold ourselves accountable for building a sustainable future for the next generation,” said Robert Ellis, Senior Vice President, Sustainability, and Chief Legal Officer, Celestica. “In 2021, we implemented a wide spectrum of programs and initiatives with an emphasis on sound Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. Our success would not be possible without our employees who drive positive change every day, and embed sustainability into everything we do.”

Highlights from Celestica’s 2021 Sustainability Report include:

Environmental:

Decreasing Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 63% from our 2018 baseline year.

Achieving a waste diversion rate of 85.6%.

Averting 72,000 metric tonnes of CO2e through renewable energy projects.

Social:

Launching four Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) supporting diversity and inclusion.

Launching global diversity and inclusion training with a completion rate of 100% for senior leadership and 96% for all employees covering topics of diversity benefits for all, microaggressions and managing biases.

Volunteering over 19,000 working hours in local communities and over 155,000 hours since 2015.

Logging over 2,200,000 training hours in 2021.

Governance:

Strengthening our governance position by expanding our ESG practices throughout the business.

Enhancing our own reporting to include our first Communication on Progress for the United Nations Global Compact.

About Celestica

Celestica enables the world's best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach, we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense, Communications, Enterprise, HealthTech, Industrial, and Capital Equipment to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design, manufacturing, hardware platform and supply chain solutions, Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development - from the drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services. With talented teams across North America, Europe and Asia, we imagine, develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Manassas, VA – Tuesday, September 6, 2022 ZESTRON, the leading global provider of high precision cleaning products, services, and training solutions in the electronics manufacturing and semiconductor industries, is pleased to announce that it will host a webinar titled “Overcoming Challenges for Class III Assemblies” on Tuesday, September 20th, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT. This is the seventh installment of the ZESTRON Academy 2022 Cleaning Webinar Series and will be presented by our industry expert, Ravi Parthasarathy, M.S.Ch.E, Senior Application Engineer.

Webinar Abstract:

When designing Hi-Rel electronic assemblies, functionality is critical and long-term reliability is essential. This webinar provides an overview of the various failure mechanisms, including the challenges associated with improper cleaning, board complexity, material mix, and component and package types used. Ravi will discuss the steps needed to reduce the risk of failure, improve long-term reliability, and review customer case studies.

“We invite both new and experienced industry members to attend this free webinar as we’ll review the importance of understanding the failure mechanisms and corrosion types to resolve cleanliness issues,” said Sal Sparacino, Director of Sales, ZESTRON Americas.

For additional information or to register for this free webinar visit us online.

About ZESTRON:

ZESTRON is headquartered in Manassas, Virginia and operates in more than 35 countries. With eight technical centers worldwide and the industry’s most knowledgeable team of engineers focused on high precision cleaning, ZESTRON’s commitment to ensuring that its customers surpass even the most stringent cleaning requirements is without equal.

For additional information or to tour one of our technical centers, please visit www.zestron.com

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8 September 2022 ― Cranston, Rhode Island USA – AIM Solder, a leading global manufacturer of solder assembly materials for the electronics industry, is pleased to announce their participation in the upcoming SMTA Guadalajara Expo taking place from September 21st-22nd at EXPO Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico. AIM will highlight V9, their new ultra-low-voiding, no clean paste, along with their full line of solder assembly materials.

Formulated to solve one of the industry’s most difficult challenges, V9 has proven to reduce voiding to as low as 1% on BGA and <5% on BTC components while exhibiting stable print performance on fine feature devices over 12 hours. V9 post-process residue is easily probed and possesses high SIR values required for high reliability applications.

To discover all of AIM’s products and services, visit the company at the SMTA Guadalajara Expo from September 21st-22nd for more information and to speak with one of AIM’s knowledgeable staff members, or visit www.aimsolder.com.

About AIM

Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, AIM Solder is a leading global manufacturer of assembly materials for the electronics industry with manufacturing, distribution and support facilities located throughout the world. AIM produces advanced solder products such as solder paste, liquid flux, cored wire, bar solder, epoxies, lead-free and halogen-free solder products, and specialty alloys such as indium and gold for a broad range of industries. A recipient of many prestigious SMT industry awards, AIM is strongly committed to innovative research and development of product and process improvement as well as providing customers with superior technical support, service, and training. For more information about AIM’s complete line of advanced solder products and global technical services, please visit www.aimsolder.com.