February 21, 2018 – Rolling Meadows, IL – Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of America will feature Smart Factory Solutions for “Any Mix Any Volume” for Tier 1 through the Small- to Mid-market sectors at IPC APEX 2018 on February 27 - March 1 in San Diego, CA.

MORRISVILLE, Pa. (Feb. 21, 2018) – Doug Wulffleff has joined Gelest as Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions. He is responsible for identifying business opportunities and developing and executing strategies for growth through acquisitions in the specialty chemicals industry and adjacent markets.  

AUSTIN, TX — February 2018 — Optimal Electronics Corporation, a global provider of innovative software solutions for the electronics assembly industry, today announced a new partnership with ARK Manufacturing Solutions, LLC. Dave Murrin, President and principal owner of ARK Mfg., will help Optimal expand its customer base in New Mexico, Arizona, Southern Nevada and Sonora Mexico.

FREMONT, CA — February 2018 — Datest, a leading provider of advanced, efficient and mission-critical in-circuit testing, test engineering and X-ray inspection solutions, today announced that it has appointed Southwest Systems Technology as its representative throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.