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Dr. Rita Mohanty Appointed to Lead Speedline Technologies' Advanced Development Group

Posted on: Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 06:00 CST

Dr. Rita Mohanty has been appointed to lead Speedline Technologies' Advanced Development Group (ADG), a team of engineers and resources dedicated to the research and development of technological and process innovations in SMT manufacturing and PCB assembly.

"In the ADG, we are creating industry-shifting breakthroughs in processes and products that give Speedline Technologies' customers a clear and competitive edge," Dr. Mohanty said. "The ADG itself is a clear and competitive edge for Speedline in its leadership in printing, dispensing, reflow and wave soldering."

The ADG features a cutting-edge laboratory staffed with experienced process engineers and equipment. Dr. Mohanty says the lab is at least two to five years ahead of the industry in its work. Its current work includes improving print inspection techniques, achieving smaller and faster dispensing, and improving reflow and wave soldering in conjunction with lead-free initiatives she noted.

A certified Six Sigma instructor, Dr. Mohanty has over fifteen years of experience in both industry and academics relating to engineering and electronic polymers, electronic packaging and assembly.

Prior to joining Speedline, Dr. Mohanty worked as the General Technologist at Ark-Les Corp. managing lead free processing, RoHS compliance roadmap and various Six Sigma improvement projects along with developing and teaching a custom Green Belt program. Before joining Ark-Les, she worked as the R&D manager at Cookson Semiconductor Packaging Materials, developing both conductive and non-conductive electronic adhesives. At Brown University, her research focused on thin film ITO, employing RF sputtering and at Univ. of Rhode Island, polymer membranes as applicable to environmental applications.

Dr. Mohanty is active throughout the industry, as an author and editor of books and technical papers, the owner of a technical patent, and as an officer in IMAPS, SMTA, and SGIA. She earned a BS-PhD from the University of Rhode Island in Chemical Engineering and a Six Sigma Black Belt from Whirlpool Corporation. Dr. Mohanty is a Rhode Island resident.

For more information about Speedline Technologies' Advanced Development Group, visit http://www.speedlinetech.com/adl or call (508) 541-4950.

About Speedline Technologies

Speedline Technologies is the global leader in process knowledge and expertise for the PCB assembly and semiconductor industries. Based in Franklin, Massachusetts, U.S.A., the company markets five best-in-class brands -- Accel microelectronics cleaning equipment; Camalot dispensing systems; Electrovert wave soldering, reflow soldering, and cleaning equipment; MPM stencil and screen printing systems; and Protect global services, support, and training solutions. Speedline Technologies is Frost & Sullivan's "2005 Surface Mount Technology Company of the Year." For more information, visit: http://www.speedlinetech.com or contact Speedline at:

- USA: Speedline Technologies, 16 Forge Park, Franklin, MA 02038 USA, Tel: 1-508-520-0083, Fax: 1-508-520-2288, E-mail: info@speedlinetech.com;

- Europe: Speedline Technologies GmbH, Im Gefierth 14, 63303 Dreieich, Germany, Tel: +49 (0)6103/832-0, Fax: +49(0)6103/832-299, E-mail: info.europe@speedlinetech.com;

- Asia: Speedline Technologies Asia Pte Ltd, 150 Kampong Ampat, #05-08 KA Centre, Singapore 368324, Tel: 65-6286-6635, Fax: 65-6289-9411, E-mail: asiamarketing@speedlinetech.com.

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Source: Business Wire

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