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ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Orion Packaging, powered by Pro Mach, features at Pack Expo 2015 in Las Vegas, September 28-30, an upgraded control package for their Flex line of semi-automatic stretch wrapping systems. The upgraded control package features a larger, full color touch panel with a totally redesigned operator interface, remote monitoring, built-in diagnostics, and an onboard PLC with USB connectivity for easy software updates. (Orion Packaging Booth C-3023)
Navigation of menu items and operating parameters has been improved to make the user experience as intuitive as possible. Users can program wrapping "recipes" for certain pallet load types and sizes. The controller can also communicate production data wirelessly for management analysis. It can also transmit error data such as a film break or low stretch film to help operators achieve better efficiency. The 7" high resolution touch panel features IP65 protection for harsh industrial environments.
"This new control package makes our Flex line of stretch wrappers the most advanced in the market," said Steve Holland, Orion Vice President of Marketing. "We designed the operating system from the ground up so the Flex wrappers will be as easy to use as a smart phone."
For more information on Orion stretch and pallet wrappers, call 800-333-6556 and visit www.OrionPackaging.com. And stop by the Orion Booth C-3023 at Pack Expo.]]>
The new Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services business will open a sales, technical support, equipment, and parts stocking facility in Monterrey, Mexico, this summer. See Pro Mach and 14 of its more than 20 brands at Expo Pack Mexico June 16-19.
Monterrey, Mexico - Pro Mach, a leading provider of integrated packaging and processing products and solutions for food, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and other industries, announced today that the company is significantly expanding the support of its Latin American customers. The creation of Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services expands in-country sales presence and technical field services to better support Pro Mach's rapidly expanding customer base. The opening of the shared services facility in the Santa Catarina Industrial Park, Monterrey, Mexico will occur this summer.
The Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services business will provide customers, distributors, and agents with aftermarket parts availability, custom stocking of consumables, training, equipment demonstrations, light assembly, and technical field support. Deploying parts and having regional services available, in country, means better overall productivity for customers. Pro Mach currently has four full-time Latin American technical support personnel, eight sales representatives, and a number of well-equipped channel partners supporting its customers in Latin America.
"The power of Pro Mach is that it ensures best industry practices from each of its brands in terms of research and development, engineering, manufacturing, back office services, and aftermarket support through the ProCustomer program," said Adrian Hermosillo, Director, Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services. "The Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services business will deliver a host of advantages to Pro Mach's Latin American customers in ways far greater than any single brand could do on its own."
Hermosillo, who has been in sales, marketing, and technical support for Axon for more than four years in the USA, is a Monterrey native. He holds a B.S. degree in engineering from Monterrey Tech (ITESM) and an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill, Kenan Flagler Business School. He will be responsible for all aspects of the Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services business, including facility management, importation of aftermarket parts, management of training services, equipment demonstrations, trade shows, and Internet-based marketing.
"Adrian is a Pro Mach veteran with exceptional knowledge of packaging technology and customer expectations," said Mark Ruberg, Vice President, Pro Mach Business Process Group. "He brings superior engineering, sales, and support skills to his new position. Adrian establishes close personal relationships with customers, which is essential for success. He is an outstanding representative of Pro Mach, and we are proud that he will be leading our efforts for the new Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services business."
Expo Pack Mexico, June 16-19, Banamex Convention Center
Pro Mach will have 14 brands exhibiting at Expo Pack Mexico 2015. Pro Mach has increased its presence every year at Expo Pack Mexico to support growing sales in the region. Attendees are invited to visit the Pro Mach Booth #1809 and:
Pro Mach is the title sponsor of the Expo Pack 30th Anniversary Reception on Wednesday, June 17, from 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. at the Salon Valparaiso 1 in the Centro Banamex. All Expo Pack Mexico attendees and exhibitors are welcomed and encouraged to attend.
Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services is located at Manzana 23, Parque Industrial Marfer, Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico. For more information call +52 1 (81) 1910 3216. Anyone interested in joining the Pro Mach Latin American Team should stop by the Pro Mach Booth at Expo Pack Mexico.]]>
Fourteen original equipment manufacturing brands will showcase primary packaging, end-of-line packaging, flexible packaging, bottling & capping, and identification and tracking under the Pro Mach banner at the Centro Banamex Convention Center, Mexico City, June 16-19.
Mexico City, Mexico - Pro Mach, a leading provider of integrated packaging and processing products and solutions for food, beverage, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, and other industries, will display solutions from 14 of its more than 20 brands at Expo Pack Mexico, June 16-19 at the Centro Banamex Convention Center. This is the largest contingent of Pro Mach brands, machines, and overall packaging solutions ever assembled at Expo Pack Mexico.
This major investment in the Expo Pack Mexico exhibition results from the rapidly growing customer base for Pro Mach brands in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and Colombia. As part of its overall Expo Pack Mexico activities, the company announced the establishment of the new Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services business in Monterrey, Mexico. This facility will serve Pro Mach's Latin American customers, distributors, and agents with aftermarket parts availability, custom stocking of consumables, training, equipment demonstrations, light assembly, and technical field service support. The Monterrey facility is expected to open this summer.
Pro Mach has established two full islands of equipment solutions at Expo Pack Mexico. Attendees are invited to visit the Pro Mach Booth #1809 and:
Pro Mach is the title sponsor of the Expo Pack 30th Anniversary Reception on Wednesday, June 17, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Salon Valparaiso 1 in the Centro Banamex. All Expo Pack Mexico attendees and exhibitors are welcome and encouraged to attend.
"These innovative individual brands place in a customer's hands the ability to improve the quality and productivity of their packaging operations," said Mark Ruberg, Vice President, Pro Mach Business Process. "Through the new Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services business and facility in Monterrey, Mexico, Pro Mach companies will be able to deliver more training, technical support, equipment demonstrations, and parts stocking than any single brand could do on its own. We believe Latin American customers will find exceptional value from Pro Mach and its brands, beginning with machine specification and continuing through to aftermarket parts and ProCustomer support."
Pro Mach Mexico Shared Services is located at Manzana 23, Parque Industrial Marfer, Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, Mexico. For more information call +52 1 (81) 1910 3216. Anyone interested in joining the Pro Mach Latin American Team should stop by the Pro Mach Booth at Expo Pack Mexico.]]>
ALEXANDRIA, MN - Orion Packaging, powered by Pro Mach, will showcase at Pack Expo 2014, November 2-5 in Chicago, its low profile, heavy-duty, three-strand chain conveyor with a pass height of only four inches, allowing for convenient loading of multiple loads by either hand-powered pallet jacks or electric "walkies" equipped with long forks. (Orion Packaging Pack Expo Booth # N-5431)
The Lo-Pro™ is ideal for half-pallets, which the beverage delivery industry is beginning to embrace. The smaller pallets make handling easier within convenience stores. They are often preferred for direct store delivery, and the smaller pallet offers flexibility in building and locating in-store displays.
The new Lo-Pro conveyor gently moves pallet loads to an Orion MA rotary tower automatic stretch wrapping system for unitizing with stretch film. Production rates of up to 80 loads per hour are possible with this system.
The new Lo-Pro conveyor is ideal for beverage distribution and other facilities where multiple pallet loads are carried by one vehicle, increasing efficiency and productivity. The operator simply brings the load to the infeed zone of the conveyor then lowers it onto the chain drive. The machine's logic control then takes over staging the loads and conveying them one at a time into the wrapping zone of the stretch wrapper.
The Lo-Pro conveyor is engineered and built with high-grade components to withstand the constant use within a high-volume wrapping environment. The load capacity of the Lo-Pro is 4,000 pounds. A modular design allows customers to order the Lo-Pro conveyor in custom lengths to meet specific application requirements. A typical installation usually consists of up to 50 feet of infeed conveyor, 10 feet of conveyor in the wrap zone, and another 50 feet of exit conveyor. Approximately four loads can be staged for every 20 feet of conveyor.
"The drag chain design of the Lo-Pro is capable of moving delicate or fragile loads much better than conventional roller conveyors," says Orion's Marketing Manager Peter Vilardi. "The gentle handling causes less load damage and fewer displaced loads during the wrapping process. Our customers truly appreciate these advantages because of the cost savings realized."
AC motors are used throughout the conveyor system for low maintenance and excellent reliability. Cleanup around the conveyors is also much easier and faster compared to conventional roller conveyors.
For more information about the Lo-Pro conveyor, contact Orion at 800-333-6556, 320-852-7705 or visit www.OrionPackaging.com.]]>
Cincinnati, OH - Pro Mach, Inc. announced today the completion of its acquisition by affiliates of AEA Investors LP (AEA) from The Jordan Company. Financial terms were not disclosed. Pro Mach's management team and employees will continue to operate from their facilities in North America and Europe.
Pro Mach is a leading provider of packaging machinery and integrated systems, with more than 25 equipment brands sold throughout the world. Pro Mach provides automated solutions that drive efficiency and increase packaging line performance for diverse food, beverage, pharmaceutical, consumer goods, and industrial goods companies. It manufactures and integrates bottling and capping, primary packaging, flexible packaging, material handling, identification and tracking, and end of line packaging solutions.
"Our acquisition by AEA brings a strong partner for our vision to be the world's premier provider of integrated packaging, material handling, and processing solutions," said Mark Anderson, Pro Mach President and CEO. "AEA shares our vision and will provide significant support as we increase our capabilities and create new opportunities to better serve our customers throughout the world, building on the progress we made over the last three years with The Jordan Company."
"Our management team and employees look forward to working with AEA to build on our success and create greater value for our customers and new investment partners," added Mr. Anderson.
Pro Mach's brands include Allpax, Axon, Benchmark Automation, Brenton, Currie by Brenton, Dekka, Edson, Federal, Fowler, ID Technology, IPak, KLEENLine, Matrix, Orion, Ossid, Pace Packaging, Rennco, Roberts PolyPro, Shuttleworth, Tekkra, Wexxar/BEL, and Zalkin. Pro Mach's Flexible Packaging Group also sells, integrates, and supports Toyo Jidoki, Inever, and FLtècnics brand equipment.
"Pro Mach and its brands have an excellent reputation for manufacturing exceptional products and delivering exemplary customer service," said Tom Pryma, Partner, AEA. "We look forward to working with the management team to accelerate growth and build on their success as a valued partner for diverse consumer and industrial goods companies around the world."
About AEA Investors LP
AEA Investors LP was founded in 1968 by the Rockefeller, Mellon, and Harriman family interests and S.G. Warburg & Co. as a private investment vehicle for a select group of industrial family offices with substantial assets. AEA's active individual investors (the "Participants") include an extraordinary network of more than 75 highly successful business executives, industrial families and former government leaders. Today, AEA's approximately 70 investment professionals operate globally with offices in New York, Connecticut, London, Munich and Shanghai. The firm manages funds that have approximately $6 billion of invested and committed capital, including the leveraged buyouts of middle market companies and small businesses and mezzanine and senior debt investing. AEA Private Equity invests across four sectors: value added industrial products, specialty chemicals, consumer products / retail and services. For further information about AEA, please visit www.AEAInvestors.com.
About The Jordan Company
The Jordan Company (www.TheJordanCompany.com), founded in 1982, is a middle-market private equity firm that manages funds with original capital commitments in excess of $8 billion with a 32-year track record of investing in and contributing to the growth of many businesses across a wide range of industries. The senior investment team has been investing together for over 20 years and is supported by the Operations Management Group, which was established in 1988 to initiate and support operational improvements in portfolio companies. Headquartered in New York, The Jordan Company also has offices in Chicago and Shanghai.]]>
Alexandria, MN - Orion Packaging, powered by Pro Mach, will be introducing at Pack Expo 2014, November 2-5 in Chicago the InstaThread-S powered prestretch film delivery system. This film carriage will be available optionally on most Orion models and is the first S pattern prestretch stretch film carriage with "drop in" film threading for safe and easy film roll change overs. (Orion Packaging Pack Expo Booth N-5431)
The S pattern routes the film around the front of the first prestretch roller, then around the back of the second prestretch roller dramatically reducing the distance between rollers where the film is actually stretched. This allows for reduced neckdown (width reduction) and the ability to use one sided cling films with the cling side against both the prestretch rollers and the load. The new InstaThread S will come standard with 260% prestretch with higher or lower rates available optionally.
For more information InstaThread-S powered prestretch film delivery system, contact Orion at 800-333-6556,
320-852-7705 or visit www.OrionPackaging.com.
Brenton Engineering, powered by Pro Mach, announced today that it is expanding its Center of Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence in Alexandria, MN. An addition of 25,000 square feet will accommodate growth in its packaging machinery solutions business including Brenton case packers and robotics, Currie by Brenton palletizers and Orion stretch wrappers. The expansion will provide additional manufacturing capacity necessary to test sophisticated end-of-line systems.
The new addition to the manufacturing facility and resources will significantly increase Brenton's production capacity and improve the overall flow of the production processes. The expansion was fueled by the continued growth they have experienced since 2007 when the first 85,000 square foot addition was made to the facility. "Brenton has an impressive history of growth," said Mark Anderson, Pro Mach President and CEO. "Pro Mach is proud of their past success and to support another project to strengthen Brenton's position for advancement in the packaging industry and Alexandria community."
Construction will begin July 2014 and is expected to be complete in the fall of 2014, giving the facility more than 225,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space. "We are committed to our customers and their growing demand for our products," said Jason Enninga, VP of Sales. "The additional space will allow us to meet current and future demands for the Brenton, Currie and Orion product lines."]]>
Brenton is proud to announce the recipients of this year's Brenton Scholarships, which recognize outstanding academic achievement among children of employees at its Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence – home to Brenton, Currie by Brenton and Orion manufactured products. Eight exceptional high school seniors will each receive a $250 scholarship. The scholarships go to students who currently attend or plan to attend a two- or four-year college or university, or technical school and have a GPA of 2.8 or above.
Brenton started the scholarship program in 1994 as a memorial to Ray Faber, an employee who passed away of cancer in May of 1994. The program continued to distribute one scholarship each year until 1996 when a second memorial scholarship was created in the name of Doug Weber, another valued employee who passed in 1995 of an aneurism. Since 2001 the Brenton Scholarship program has expanded the amount of scholarships distributed each year to include all eligible children of full-time Brenton employees. Since the program's inception, 93 scholarships have been awarded.
"These scholarships recognize children of Brenton employees for their academic excellence and should be celebrated by our community," said Ryan Kirksey, Brenton General Manager. "We are thrilled to congratulate and reward them for what they've already accomplished, and we look forward to watching them progress as future leaders in whatever careers they choose."
The 2013 – 2014 recipients of the Brenton Scholarships are:
Madelyn Urman – daughter of Mark and Angela Urman, attending The College of St. Scholastica
Misha Harstad – daughter of Steve and Jane Harstad, attending Alexandria Technical College
Dylan Kluver – son of Randy and Laura Kluver, attending St Cloud Technical College
Breanna Larson – daughter of Ryan and Joy Larson, attending Bemidji State University
Zach Peterson – son of Al and Naomi Peterson, attending St Cloud State University
Julie Crone – daughter of Jeff and Sharon Crone, attending Olivet College
Ramsey Burss – daughter of Randy and Wendy Burss, attending Alexandria Technical College
Darrian Peterson – daughter of Chad and Christine Lorenzen, attending Salon Professional Academy
April - 2014 -- Orion Packaging is pleased to announce the appointment of Dennis Alexander as the new National Accounts Manager. Mr. Alexander, who will be based in Nashville, TN, will be representing Orion Packaging equipment to major industrial accounts in the U.S. and Canada and assisting Orion distributors in their efforts to provide equipment to these important customers.
Mr. Alexander's role will be to identify major end users across all geographic territories and create a better awareness of Orion stretch wrap equipment. He will work with these customers to create specifications, identify trends, and explain the Orion value proposition. He will work with the Orion Regional Sales Managers, Orion Distributors, Integrators and O.E.M. groups that specify equipment in large accounts and new installations.
Mr. Alexander has over thirteen years of experience selling in the "business-to-business" environment as a Systems Specialist for Unisource and over thirty years' experience as a Maintenance Engineer for a major manufacturer.
Please welcome Dennis Alexander to his new role with Orion Packaging. As he completes his transition and training, he will be contacting the distributors, agents, and major end users to introduce himself and our products.
Dennis' contact information is:
Business Phone: 615-587-1236
E-mail Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Brenton, a local packaging machinery manufacturer, announced today that it will donate $75,000 to the Alexandria Area High School Technology Academy. The financial contribution during the construction phase of the new facility will support precision machining equipment not currently available to the students in the referendum funding.
Funding for the donation comes from Brenton's parent company Pro Mach, Inc. At the heart of Pro Mach's values is being a strong corporate citizen and supporter of communities in which it operates. "We are a firm believer in giving back to the community in which we operate and are excited to invest in the Alexandria community to support the growth of technology, education and our industry," said Mark Anderson, Pro Mach President and CEO.
In 2011 voters in the Alexandria, MN school district voted in favor of a $65M referendum to replace the existing high school. In addition to the new facility, the school district will implement an academy approach to learning at the high school level. The academy model allows for students to choose from 3 primary areas of interest: Engineering and Technology, Health and Human Services and Business and Communication.
"I extend a heartfelt 'thank you' to the hardworking employees of Brenton. Their commitment to quality workmanship and customer satisfaction every day help make it possible for our company to donate," said Ryan Kirksey, General Manager, Brenton. "We are pleased to help the Alexandria Area High School Technology Academy with the most charitable donation possible."
As Brenton's business has expanded over the years so has its community support. In 2013 Brenton, along with support from Pro Mach, has been able to fund 25 financial gifts to support the local YMCA – Phase II Capital campaign, and programs including the Harmon Killebrew Hospice Foundation, United Way, and local area school activities. Other initiatives also supported by Brenton include the annual Brenton Scholarship program to recognize outstanding academic achievement among children of employees and also materials and expertise for a variety of community projects ranging from mentoring local robotics teams to providing a new stainless steel countertop at the local Elks lodge.]]>
Alexandria, MN - Orion Packaging introduces its new AXIS stretch wrapping system for maximum pallet protection and security. AXIS applies film to all six sides of a pallet in multiple, user-defined patterns to deliver increased load reinforcement or ultimate protection from environmental exposure.
AXIS combines the strengths of Orion's MA-DX and orbital, precision ring wrapping machines to provide a versatile, easy-to-use, robust solution. AXIS allows multiple user-defined wrap patterns including combinations of roped film and flat webs to provide optimum strength and pallet coverage. AXIS is ideal for customers seeking a high value alternative to steel and poly strapping or a solution for storage and transport in adverse conditions.
The AXIS is equipped with Orion's industry leading pre-stretch film delivery system, InstaThread, which precisely elongates stretch film up to 260% before being wrapped on the load. InstaThread features an ultra-sensitive corner compensation mechanism to assure that film tension around the entire load is consistent for better load stability and economy. Orion supports its industry leading pre-stretch system with a lifetime warranty on pre-stretch rollers.
Automatic, heavy-duty conveyors transport the pallet through the AXIS system beginning with the high performance MA-DX equipped with a 30-inch InstaThread film carriage. The MA-DX applies film to four sides of the load in any combination of strong ropes or full webs. The load then moves through the AXIS orbital machine to complete wrapping on all six sides. The AXIS orbital wrapper uses two 20-inch InstaThread film carriages to apply film and includes an 80-inch ring to accommodate large pallets. AXIS orbital film carriages can also be set to apply any combination of wrap and roping patterns.
AXIS handles loads up to 4,500 pounds and delivers up to 50-75 loads per hour. For enhanced ease-of-use, Orion AXIS includes a powerful PLC controller with a digital Human Machine Interface, low-maintenance AC motors, and Category 2 safety systems.
Orion's engineering team can customize AXIS for specific customer requirements, including different ring sizes on the Orbital wrapper, productivity enhancements, multiple operations variances and custom options.
AXIS will be unveiled at Pack Expo Las Vegas, September 23-25, Booth C-1914. For more information about the new AXIS wrapping system, contact Orion at 800-333-6556, 320-852-7705 or visit www.OrionPackaging.com.]]>
Alexandria, MN - Orion Packaging will feature its Flex Series A (Automatic) and D (Deluxe) models with new wrap recipes at Pack Expo Las Vegas, September 23-25, Booth C-1914
New wrap recipes on the Flex A and D models allow users to pre-program up to 5 recipes containing multiple parameters that provide greater control over wrap type, patterns and amount of material used. This allows operators to quickly change wrap specifications to presets to accommodate different applications, products or security requirements. Pre-sets also provide users with greater control over material use to reduce costs or increase security for specific applications.
All Flex models are equipped with Orion's industry leading pre-stretch film delivery system, InstaThread, which precisely elongates stretch film up to 260% before being wrapped on the load. Options are available to increase pre-stretch up to 350% for greater film efficiency. InstaThread also features an ultra-sensitive corner compensation mechanism to assure that film tension around the entire load is consistent for better load stability and economy. Orion supports its industry leading pre-stretch system with a lifetime warranty on pre-stretch rollers.
Flex Series stretch wrappers handle loads up to 5,000 lbs and deliver up to 40 loads per hour. For enhanced ease-of-use, Orion Flex models include a powerful PLC controller with a digital Human Machine Interface, low maintenance AC motors, "drop lock" safety system, a height sensing photoeye, forklift portability from front or rear, and easy "drop in" stretch film loading. Flex models include a structural steel base to provide years of durable service and reliability. By design, Flex models use many non-proprietary parts for easy, cost-effective maintenance. Additional options are available to meet specific customer requirements.
Orion's popular Flex line of stretch wrapping machines deliver performance and features unavailable on similarly priced machines in the market. Orion has combined its expertise from more than three decades of stretch packaging engineering and manufacturing excellence with cutting edge technology to provide customers with exceptional performance, durability and reliability in even the most severe environments.
For more information about the Flex Series of stretch wrappers, contact Orion at 800-333-6556, 320-852-7705 or visit www.OrionPackaging.com.]]>
Brenton, powered by Pro Mach, is proud to announce the recipients of this year's Brenton Scholarships, which recognize outstanding academic achievement among children of employees at its Center for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence – home to Brenton, Currie by Brenton and Orion manufactured products. Eight exceptional high school seniors will each receive a $250 scholarship. The scholarships go to students who currently attend or plan to attend a two- or four-year college or university, or technical school and have a GPA of 2.8 or above.
Brenton started the scholarship program in 1994 as a memorial to Ray Faber, an employee who passed away of cancer in May of 1994. The program continued to distribute one scholarship each year until 1996 when a second memorial scholarship was created in the name of Doug Weber, another valued employee who passed in 1995 of an aneurism. Since 2001 the Brenton Scholarship program has expanded the amount of scholarships distributed each year to include all eligible children of full-time Brenton employees. Since the program's inception, 85 scholarships have been awarded.
"These scholarships recognize children of Brenton employees for their academic excellence and should be celebrated by our community," said Ryan Kirksey, Brenton General Manager. "We are thrilled to congratulate and reward them for what they've already accomplished, and we look forward to watching them progress as future leaders in whatever careers they choose."
The 2012 – 2013 recipients of the Brenton Scholarships are:
Alexandria, MN - Pro Mach Inc. announced today it has formed a new End of Line (EOL) Distributed Products Group to enhance sales and marketing support for distributors selling its end of line products. Pro Mach's industry leading EOL brands primarily sold through specialty packaging distributors include Wexxar/Bel case packers and case sealers, IPak tray and bliss formers, and Orion stretch wrappers.
The new group will focus on the specific support needs of Pro Mach's EOL packaging distributors and include an expanded team of Business Development Managers, Regional Sales Managers, and marketing staff. Foremost the new team will provide distributors with increased regional support, lead generation and resources to help them increase revenues.
Two Pro Mach veterans will head up the Distributed Products Group Sales and Marketing efforts. Jim Stoddard has been named Vice President of Sales for the EOL Distributed Products Group. Steve Holland has been named Vice President of Marketing for the EOL Distributed Products Group. Both Mr. Stoddard and Mr. Holland will report to Barry Heiser, Pro Mach End of Line President.
EOL Distributed Products Group Sales
Three new Business Development Manager roles, reporting to Mr. Stoddard, have been created to oversee distributor sales relationships in the Eastern U.S., Central U.S, and Western U.S. and Canada geographic regions. Mr. Stoddard recently served as Vice President of Sales for Wexxar. He has been a part of the Wexxar team for 13 years.
"The goal for our Business Development Managers is to strengthen regional support for distributors and to help them accelerate equipment revenues," said Mr. Stoddard. "All our Business Development Managers are proven sales professionals, experienced in working with distributors to cultivate sales opportunities. Our entire team is looking forward to forging stronger relationships and delivering world class regional support for our distributors."
Scott Combs has been promoted to the role of Business Development Manager for the Eastern U.S. EOL distributed products' sales professionals covering the Eastern Territory will report to Mr. Combs. These include Wexxar Regional Sales Managers Michael Bourdua and Chad Waites and Orion Regional Sales Managers Irwin Azriel and Jeff Crone. Mr. Combs has been part of the Wexxar team for 13 years. He was Wexxar's Territory Manager for the Northeast before accepting his current role.
Pat Pownall has been promoted to the role of Business Development Manager for the Central Territory. All EOL distributed products sales professionals covering territories in the Central part of the U.S. will report to Mr. Pownall. These include Wexxar Regional Sales Manager Matt Shockley and Orion Regional Sales Managers Mark Collins and Paul Repmann. Mr. Pownall has been with Wexxar for seven years. He joined Wexxar as the Territory Manager for the North Central Region.
Paul Watmough has been promoted to the role of Business Development Manager for the Western U.S. and Canada. All EOL distributed products sales professionals in the Western U.S. and Canada will report to Mr. Watmough. This includes Wexxar Regional Sales Managers Mike Parkinson and Robert Jefferies and Orion Regional Sales Manager Jeff Mayberry. Mr. Watmough has been part of Wexxar packaging for 10 years and most recently was Business Development Manager for the West Coast and Canada.
Peter Zweber has been named National Accounts Manager for EOL Distributed Products. Mr. Zweber, a veteran Pro Mach sales manager, will lead development of national accounts programs for Wexxar/Bel, IPak and Orion distributed products.
Marketing, EOL Distributed Products Group
All marketing staff and efforts supporting Pro Mach's EOL distributed product lines will report to Mr. Holland. Mr. Holland started with Pro Mach's Wexxar brand in 2003 and was its Vice President of Sales before assuming sales management duties for the Orion product line.
"Our goal is to provide a more focused and expanded marketing effort that specifically supports our distributors and provides them with the resources they need to increase equipment revenues," said Mr. Holland. "We have a strong team and outstanding distributors. A more focused marketing effort on developing those channels and forging stronger relationships should be a win-win for both Pro Mach and our distributors."]]>
Alexandria, MN - Orion Packaging, powered by Pro Mach, is pleased to announce that Jeff Crone has been named the new Regional Sales Manager for the Northeast U.S.
In his new role, Mr. Crone represents all Orion stretch wrapping products to distributors and end users in the Northeast U.S., which includes Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Mr. Crone started his Pro Mach career as a Distribution Sales Representative with fellow End of Line brand Rennco in 2007.
Paul Repmann, who formerly represented the Northeast U.S. territory, has accepted a new Product Line Manager role for Orion. Mr. Repmann will be introducing Jeff Crone to Orion distributors and transitioning current projects to him.
Mr. Crone will report to Scott Combs, Orion Business Development Manager for the East Coast, who is responsible for Wexxar and Orion Sales Professionals covering the Eastern Territory. Mr Combs. has been part of Wexxar for 13 years. He was Wexxar's Territory Manager for the Northeast before accepting his current role.
Please welcome Jeff in his new role with Orion Packaging and feel free to contact him at HYPERLINK "mailto:email@example.com" firstname.lastname@example.com or 517-256-8837.]]>


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Elan Updates Future Plans - Analyst Blog
Elan Corporation, plc ( ELN ) recently provided an update after it announced the restructuring of the Tysabri collaboration with Biogen Idec ( BIIB ).
Notably, Biogen gained full strategic, commercial and operational control over Tysabri. As per the agreement, Elan will be receiving an upfront payment of $3.25 billion from Biogen. For the first year, Biogen will make royalty payment of 12% on the worldwide net sales of Tysabri (for all indications). After the first year, Elan will receive a royalty of 18% on up to $2 billion of global net sales of Tysabri and 25% thereafter on over $2 billion of global net sales of Tysabri.
The current collaboration agreement (profit and loss equally shared) between the companies will be terminated. The transaction is expected to end in the first half of this year.
Elan mentioned in its press release that it expects to invest a portion of the $3.25 billion into multiple business assets. These assets are expected to diversify the company's portfolio from a product, science/clinical, therapeutic, and geographic point of view. Elan expects to announce a number of strategic transactions this year upon or after the close of the Tysabri restructuring.
Elan also has plans to refinance its outstanding debt. The company is expected to announce details of its refinancing following the closure of Tysabri restructuring.
Moreover, Elan announced that it will institute a share repurchase program by utilizing $1 billion of the upfront proceeds post the restructuring of Tysabri. As a result of the repurchase program a significant portion of the unlocked value of Tysabri will be returned to Elan's shareholders.
We are impressed with the company's initiatives post its announcement of Tysabri restructuring. But we still believe that Tysabri is an important product at Elan. We expect Elan to actively pursue more in-licensing deals or acquisitions.
Elan currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Biotech companies such as Alkermes ( ALKS ), which carries a Zacks #2 Rank (Buy), and United Therapeutics Corporation ( UTHR ), which carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), too are well positioned.
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Maddie Jay and the pH Collective
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This evening will feature two performances: the annual Victor Wooten/Steve Bailey Bass Bash with virtuoso drummers JD Blair and Derico Watson, and the Nth Power fronted by powerhouse Nikki Glaspie.
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|Publication number
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|Publication date
|Jul 15, 1975
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|Aug 15, 1973
|Priority date
|Aug 15, 1973
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|Publication number
|Smith A Gause, Jr Marion C Gray, Wilbur R Thomas
|Original Assignee
|Westinghouse Electric Corp
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (9), Referenced by (21), Classifications (22)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
United States Patent [1 1 Gause et al.
1 COMPOSITE GLASS CLOTH-CELLULOSE FIBER EPOXY RESIN LAMINATE [75] Inventors: Smith A. Cause; Marion C. Gray,
Jr.; Wilbur R. Thomas, all of Hampton, SC.
[73] Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corporation,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
[22] Filed: Aug. 15, 1973 [2]] Appl. No.: 388,533
[52] 11.8. CI. 428/220; 174/685; 428/236 [5 I] Int. Cl. B3211 5/08; B32b 5/12; H05k 1/00 [58] Field 01 Search 174/685; 161/DIG. 7, 70, 161/79, 82, 84, 85, 89, 93, 112, 152, 200,
[56] Relerences Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,417.586 3/1947 Crosley 156/163 3,242,027 3/1966 Dowda 156/277 3,318,063 5/1967 Stone et a1. 161/200 X 3,393,117 7/1968 Zolg et a1 161/93 X FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 1,251,837 10/1967 Germany 1,739,055 12/ l 956 Germany Primary Examiner-George F. Lesmes Assistant ExaminerAlan T. McDonald Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Alex Mich, Jr.
[57] ABSTRACT Unclad and metal clad laminates are constructed by sandwiching a resin impregnated core of paper between epoxy resin impregnated woven glass fabric sheets. The paper is a water laid sheet of cellulose fibers, preferably wood cellulose or cotton linter fibers having an average length from about 0.5 to 5 mm. The laminates are used as substrates for printed circuits and printed circuit modules.
15 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures 24 F//////////////////f/I 23 Z'IAVA'ILVLVLVLVLVAVAVLVL' 22 'LVL7LVA'IIIIIIIL'IL'IL L L COMPOSITE GLASS CLOTH-CELLULOSE FIBER EPOXY RESIN LAMINATE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION High pressure laminates are constructed by consolidating a plurality of resin impregnated sheet materials under heat and pressure. The laminates are available in diverse resin binder-sheet material combinations to meet diverse industrial requirements for physical. electrical and chemical properties. Inorganic sheet materials, e.g., those made from glass fibers. in combination with epoxy resin binders are extensively used in the field of printed circuitry because they provide the high order of physical, electrical and chemical properties necessary for reliable use in applications such business machines, miniaturized industrial control equipmerit and military guidance systems. Sheet materials of woven continuous filament glass fibers impregnated with epoxy resin binder are employed to make high quality laminates that meet the rigid requirements for NEMA Grade types FR-4 and G-l and the comparable Military Grade types GF and GE. These grades require the exclusive use of woven continuous filament glass cloth or fabric, presumably to provide the high flexural strength, volume resistivity, surface resistance, dielectric breakdown, are resistance. blister resistance and bond strength and the low water absorption, dielectric constant. dissipation factor and, where applicable. flame resistance. The properties are essential for the preparation and use of printed circuit boards in rigorous applications and warrant the high cost.
The high physical properties or mechanical strengths, e.g.. flexural strength. permit a high density of compo nents to be mounted on the circuit board and contrib ute to the desirable or essential miniaturization requirements of modern electrical and electronic apparatus. The electrical properties under both dry and humid conditions provide the necessary reliability in long term service under adverse environmental conditions.
The described woven glass fabric-epoxy laminates may be typically clad with one or two ounce (per square foot) copper foil in one or both sides so that the copper clad laminates may be processed to generate printed circuits thereon by subtractive processes. The unclad laminates may be sensitized, with catalysts in the resin and/or in surface layers for example, and be suitable for generating printed circuits thereon by additive processes.
Several disadvantages attend the woven glass fabricepoxy laminates. High cost, warping and twisting, poor punching, shearing, blanking and drilling quality with concomitant rapid tool wear are among the most significant disadvantages. The high cost is primarily due to the high cost of the woven glass fabric reinforcement, considered essential to the obtention of high physical properties such as flexural strength.
Warping and twisting are serious defects in many applications of printed circuits, particularly where a high component density is desired for miniaturization. Closely spaced printed circuit plug in units, for example, may not fit into close tolerance receptacles, or, if they fit, may contact and short against adjacent units. Warping and twisting may also adversely affect the preparation and/or processing of the printed circuit. Close fitting masks designed for high resolution or as contact plating seals may not function properly with a twisted or warped laminate. Warp and twist may be present in a laminate as it emerges from the press. A separate flattening operation may provide the desired flatness but adds to the cost. A more serious warping or twisting occurs during processing or fabrication of the printed circuit or module, particularly where the laminate is subjected to relatively severe environmental conditions. The high temperature of a solder floating operation where components are electrically connected to the circuit pattern may warp or twist the laminate. In these latter stages, flattening is not generally possible and a much more expensive unit has to be discarded. A high temperature plating operation in additive processes is another example ofa rather severe exposure that can produce warping or twisting.
Another very significant disadvantage attending the woven glass cloth laminates is their poor drilling. punching, shearing and blanking quality. In the preparation of printed circuits it is necessary, for example, to provide numerous holes in the laminate. not only for mounting components but also to create conductive paths through the holes by depositing a conductive metal layer in and about the hole surface. Punching in all woven glass fabric laminate frequently creates cracking, haloing, delamination and fraying in the laminate so that punched holes may not be reliably suitable for plating. Drilling holes, an expensive alternative to punching, may consistently provide holes suitable for plating but rapid drill tool wear is inherent because of the abrasive nature of glass. That abrasive nature of glass also causes rapid wear of hole punches and other tools.
There are, of course, high pressure laminates which can be punched or drilled without the above-described disadvantages. Paper base laminates with either phenolic or epoxy resin binders may be successfully punched or drilled without rapid tool wear. Unfortunately. the physical properties. e.g., the flexural strengths. of these laminates are considerably lower than the glass fabric-epoxy binder laminates. The paper base laminates also have a higher water absorption than the glass fabric laminates and can therefore suffer a greater loss of electrical properties in humid environments. The paper base laminates are, therefore, employed in less demanding applications.
US. Pat. No. 3,6l7,6l3 describes punchable high pressure laminates wherein an epoxy impregnated nonwoven glass fiber paper layer is sandwiched between sheets of epoxy impregnated woven glass fabric. This combination of essentially inorganic or all glass reinforcement and epoxy impregnant or binder, is disclosed as providing improved punchability and meeting the physical electrical and chemical property requirements for GE, GF, G-lO and FR4 grade laminates. The glass fiber paper core layer is described as being relatively weak so that it must be supported by the stronger woven glass fabric sheet during resin treatment. While the described combination does provide improved punchability, it also appears that some difficulty is experienced with warping and twisting during processing and in consistently meeting the minimum flexural strength requirements. The rapid tool wear has not been materially reduced because of the abrasive nature of an all glass construction.
US. Pat. No. 3,499,821 describes a laminate wherein a lubricated cotton batt core is sandwiched between sheets of epoxy impregnated woven glass fabric. The cotton batt is first sandwiched between woven cotton cloth or paper layers so that the soft and fluffy batt is not destroyed or pulled apart when processed through conventional resin treaters. The cotton batt. apparently made by combing or needling relatively long cotton fibers, must also be stitched in a manner to impede exudation or extrusion of the binder during the curing step. It would appear that difficulties would be encountered in maintaining a satisfactory peel strength or foil bond because of the lubricant. Because of the expected uneven impregnation of the batt and the high resin and fiber flow in the press, a high degree of warping and twisting should be expected.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A relatively low cost high pressure laminate is formed by disposing a resin impregnated layer of cellulose fiber paper between layers of epoxy resin impregnated woven glass fiber fabric sheets and bonding the layers together into a unitary consolidated laminate under high pressure and temperature. The cellulose fiber paper may be a saturating grade of kraft paper made from water-laid fibrillated cellulosic wood and/or cotton linter fibers. The paper is sufficiently strong so that it may be separately treated with resin, dried and partially cured to the B-stage without auxiliary support. Copper or other metal foils may be bonded to one or more of the outer woven glass fabric layers as the laminate is made. The surface of unclad laminates may be catalyzed or sensitized for additive processes.
The laminates of this invention can be molded flat and are not warped or twisted after solder float or other operations as are all glass or all paper laminates. The drilling, punching, shearing and blanking quality of clad or unclad laminates in accordance with this invention is equivalent to paper base laminates. Punched holes are free of cracking, haloing, delamination and fraying so that both punched and drilled holes are suitable for plating. The improved drillability permits a greater number of laminates to be stacked for the drilling operation. The physical, electrical and chemical properties of composite laminates in accordance with the invention may be made to essentially meet the physical, chemical and electrical property requirements for GE. GF, 6-10 and FR-4 types or designations, with particular ease in thicknesses of one thirty second and onesixteenth inch. Both the punch and drill tool wear is lower than that experienced with all glass laminates, even those partially constructed from glass fiber paper, because of the presence of the less abrasive cellulose fibers.
The laminates of this invention also provide the advantages of punchability, drillability, and lower tool wear without incorporating liquid lubricants into the core. Liquid lubricants, particularly those which are incompatible with epoxy resins (i.e., do not react with epoxy resin systems), can escape during molding and foul expensive caul plates. In any event, the lubricants can interfere with plating operations and with the obtention of high peel strengths when copper foil is bonded to the laminate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. I is a schematic illustration of the treatment of glass fabric or paper;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an assembly of sheets constituting a make-up for a high pressure metal clad laminate; and
4 FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a unitary consolidated high pressure metal clad laminate in accordance with this invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In accordance with the present invention a high pressure laminate is made by sandwiching a layer of waterlaid paper sheets consisting essentially of cellulose fibers between outer layers of a woven glass cloth. With an epoxy resin binder in the outer layers. the laminate provides an outstanding combination of properties that make it an outstanding substrate for thin metallic printed circuitry. Metal foil, such as copper or aluminum, may be bonded directly to one or both of the outer woven glass layers during the fabrication of the laminate, preferably without separate adhesive layers. to conveniently form metal clad laminates. By properly sensitizing the core and/or surface, additive processes may be employed to generate the circuits on the unclad laminates of this invention. While the principles of the invention have a broader application, it will be primarily described in terms of the most popular and widely used form, i.e., copper clad laminates having nominal thicknesses from one thirty-second to one-eighth inch with sheets of l or 2 ounce copper directly laminated to at least one woven glass surface during the construction of the laminate.
Lightweight, electrical and high pressure laminating grade glass fabrics may be employed. Such fabrics are available in a plain weave of continuous filaments, in a variety of styles and finishes. generally varying in thickness from about 1 to 7 mils and from about 0.6 to 6 oz./sq. yd. in weight. The fabric is available in substantial lengths on a roll. An ASTM Style 5944, for example, has a weight of 5.80 ozs./sq. yd., a thickness of 7 mils, thread count of 42 X 32 (warp & fill), tensile strength of 250 and 200 (warp 8L fill] and is made from -l/0 yarn (warp & fill) in a plain weave. The finish should be compatible with the resin system employed.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a treater 10 comprising a tank 11 containing an epoxy resin impregnant 12 and an oven 13. Woven glass fabric 14 is taken off of the pay-off reel I5 and passed into the resin tank I] where it is held immersed in the impregnant 12 by the roll 16. Emerging from the tank, the fabric passes between the rolls 17, 18 which remove excess resin, and is directed into the oven 13 where it is heated to cause the resin to partially cure to the non-tacky but fusible B-stage. After cooling, the B-stage resin impregnated fabric or prepeg is wound onto the take-up reel 19.
Among suitable epoxy resins are those popularly known as DGEBA epoxies, i.e., those derived from the reaction of epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A in an alkaline medium. Shell Chemical Companys Epon lOOl DGEBA epoxy resin is an example of a suitable commercially available resin. Other dihydric phenols may be used in combination with or in substitution for the bisphenol A. Epoxy novolacs may also be employed in partial or complete substitution for the bisphenol epoxies. The novolacs are prepared by reacting epichlorohydrin with phenol-formaldehyde condensates. In addition to phenol, alkyl phenols may be employed. Acetaldehyde, butyraldehyde and furfuraldehyde, for example, may be used in place of formaldehyde. Chlorinated phenols and chlorinated aldehydes may be used to impart flame resistance to the cured product. lndeed, chlorinated and particularly brominated epoxies are effectively employed to impart the flame resistance required by the GF and FR specifications noted above. Dow Chemical Companys DER 5l 1 resin is an example of a suitable commercially available brominated epoxy resin. Antimony trioxide certain phosphates and other flame retarding additives may also be included in the impregnant to impart an additional degree of fire or flame resistance to the product.
It should also be understood that solvents and/or reactive or unreactive diluents may be employed to provide a suitable liquid state impregnant in the impregnating tank. The liquid composition should also include catalyst, accelerator and/or hardening or cross-linking agents to enable or aid the epoxy to first advance to the fusible B-stage and then later to the infusible or C- stage. Reactivity after B-staging should be sufficiently limited so that the wound substrate is not significantly advanced during any storage conditions or time. As will become apparent hereinafter, dicyandiamide is the preferrred hardener or catalyst for the epoxy impregnant in the glass fabric surface layers and chlorendic anhydride for the epoxy impregnant in the cellulose fiber paper core layer. It should also be understood that in the treating operation, the resin will penetrate into the interstices and also coat the fibers of the sheet. A resin rich surface may be provided, if desired. This applies to both the inner and outer layers.
It should, however. be understood that the epoxy resin impregnating system is free of liquid lubricating oils such as Mobisol 66 or Mobisol 44. Punchability and lower tool wear is obtained without such oils and without the disadvantages of such oils. Such oils, which appear to be unreactive, would be removed during typical vapor degreasing operations and the voids would provide for moisture absorption and consequent lower electrical properties. Plating through holes or to generate circuit patterns could be fouled by the oil. The absence of lubricating oils permits trouble free plating and vapor degreasing (trichloroethylene or perchloroethylene) of the laminates of this invention with a continued high moisture resistance.
The paper core of the substrate of this invention is made from a sheet of water-laid cellulose fibers which have been treated or fibrillated to provide a high degree of bonding between the fibers in the sheet and, therefore, provide sufficient strength so the sheet can be continuously treated without auxiliary support. Glass fibers, asbestos fibers and similar inorganic fibers do not produce strong paper because there is a lack of fibril bonding between the fibers. Properly beaten cellulose fibers, on the other hand, are fibrillated and capable of a high degree of interfiber bonding and can, consequently, be made into strong paper, sheets of which can be treated without auxiliary support.
There are various theories on the cohesive forces between the fibers of the paper, and while there may be other forces involved, it appears that the fibrillation of the fibers is the most important factor in permitting strong papers to be made under practical conditions. The primary wall surrounding the wood cellulose fiber is a deterrent to fiber bonding and must be removed. Rupture of the primary wall and partial removal exposes the secondary wall which, in a typical paper beating operation, if frayed out into fine fibrils that provide high strength bonds.
Wood cellulose fibers are the least expensive and most widely used fibers in paper making. Wood cellulose fibers are suitable and, indeed, the preferred fibers for the core sheets of this invention. The fibers generally run from about 0.5 to 5 mm. in average length. Mixtures of relatively long (0.52 mm. avg. length) hardwood and relatively short (2.5-5 mm. avg. length) softwood fibers may be employed and the various known pulping processes may be used in preparing pulp for the core sheets for this invention. This pulp. admixed with water. is laid onto a screen or other 10 rous surface. The water is removed and a paper sheet is generated in a known manner. The respective paper making operations shoulld be designed to make an open sheet for rapid and thorough resin penetrations in the treater. Such open" sheets are commercially known as saturating core stock papers.
All of the benefits of this invention may he realized only with papers whose fibers consist essentially of cellulose fibers such wood cellulose fibers. Other cellulose fibers such as cotton linter cellulose fibers may also be water-laid to provide high strength sheets and may also be employed. Since fibrils cannot be generated from inorganic fibers, the presence of inorganic fibers is not desired and their complete absence is preferred. While they may be tolerated in small amounts to the extent that they do not affect the basic properties of the cellulose fiber paper sheets, their presence even in small amounts may, for example, increase tool wear. Additives that are typically employed in the manufacture of saturating grade cellulose papers may. of course be included. Cotton batting is made from cotton fibers several orders of magnitude longer than those described above, including the relatively long cellulose fibers. The cotton batting is also not a water-laid sheet and is typically combed or needled into a sheet-like form. It is not suitable for use as core sheets in this invention.
The cellulose fibers papers may be treated with phenolic resins and/or the above-described epoxy resins, in the manner described hereinabove for the woven glass cloth to provide sheets impregnated with B-staged resin. With the epoxy impregnated paper, however, an anhydride hardening or curing agent such as chlorendic anhydride is preferred to the dicyandiamide hardener preferably employed with the woven glass cloth. Surprisingly, the anhydride in the paper and the dicyandiamide, in the woven glass cloth do not interfere with the consolidation and cure of the B-staged sheets. This particular combination provides a more flexible, softer core than that provided by the use of a hardening agent such as dicyandiamide in the paper and results in an even further improvement in punch hole quality. Water absorption may be kept to a minimum by first treating the cellulose paper sheet with a low solids phenolic resin methanol-water solution to open the sheet, B- staging the phenolic resin and then treating the sheet with the anhydride cstalyzed epoxy resin in a second pass through the treater.
Referring now to FIG. 2, a make-up assembly 20 is composed of one or more paper core sheets 21 wherein the fibers consist essentially of cellulose fibers, surface sheets 22, 23 of a woven glass fabric and a one ounce per square foot copper foil sheet 24. The core and surface sheets are treated to a resin ratio (weight of solid B-staged resin to weight of the sheet without resin) of about 2.0 to 3.0. The paper is a water-laid saturating tween pressing plates and inserted into a press having I heated platens and cured at a pressure from about 500l500 psi at about l50200C for l-l /2 hours until the resins are advanced to the C-stage to form the high pressure copper clad laminate illustrated in FIG.
In FIG. 3, there is illustrated a unitary bonded combination or composite 30 having a core of the resin impregnated paper sheets 31, sandwiched between woven glass cloth outer layers 32, 33 and a copper cladding 34. The copper cladding may be omitted to provide an unclad laminate. Catalysts may be incorporated into the resins so that metal layers may be plated onto the entire surface or onto selected portions thereof in a predetermined circuit pattern. A separate catalyzed adhesive layer may be deposited on a catalyzed or uncat- 35 alyzed unclad laminate. Aluminum foil may be used in place of the copper foil. lt may be useful to employ a sacrificial aluminum foil layer with a phosphoric acid anodized surface to provide an improved bonding surface for additive circuits. As is well know. an electroless copper strike may be first deposited on the catlyzed surfaces, including the catalyzed or sensitized surfaces of through holes. and thicker copper or other conductive metals may be deposited over the strike. The lami- 8 solids. The impregnated paper passes through squeeze rolls and into heating zones from about 20030()F until the phenolic resin is B-staged. Only a small amount of phenolic resin is added (resin ratio about l.l-l.2).
The lightly impregnated paper is treated a second time. It is passed through about a 50 percent solids so' lution of epoxy resin (Epon lOOl-A-SO; Shell Chem. Co.) and chlorendic anhydride in toluol with additives for flame resistance. The phenolic and epoxy resin impregnated paper passes through squeeze rolls and into heating zones from about 250300F until the epoxy resin is B-staged. A larger amount of epoxy resin (resin ratio about 2.22.8) is added in this second treating step. The prepreg paper is cut into sheets about 3 ft. X 8 ft. and is later employed as core sheets.
A 3 foot wide roll of ASSTM Style 5944 (Clark- Schwebel Fiber Glass Corp. Style 7628) woven glass fabric having a nominal thickness of 7 mils is continuously passed through a solution of brominated epoxy resin (Epon 1045. Shell Chemical Co. or DER5l 1, Dow Chemical Co.) containing dicyandiamide as hardener and benzyl dimetbylamine as accelerator. The impregnated glass fabric passes through squeeze rolls and into heating zones from about 225425F until the epoxy resin is B-staged. A resin ratio from about l.ol.9 may be employed. The pre-preg woven glass fabric is cut into sheets about 3 ft. X 8 ft. to be later employed as outer or surface sheets.
Three sheets of the paper prepreg as a core are sandwiched between two sheets of the woven glass fabric prepreg. A sheet of one ounce electrodeposited copper foil (also 3 ft. X 8 ft.) is placed over one of the glass nates of this invention may be advantageously emprepregs. a polyvinyl fluoride (Tedlar, E.l. duPont) ployed in a variety of printed circuit fabricating techseparator sheet (also 3 ft. X 8 ft.) is placed over the niques other glass prepreg. That pack or lay-up is placed be- EX M tween pressing plates and inserted between the heated A PLE l platens of a hydraulic press. Several packs may be in- A 3 foot wide roll of water laid saturating grade wood 40 serted into the press for greater output. The pack is cellulose paper of heretofore described fibrillated hard heated for about one hour to a temperature of about and softwood fibers having a nominal thickness of 20 200C, then colled for about one hour before removing mils, a nominal Mullen of 35 psi (TAPPl-403) a den from the press. The described procedure will produce sity of 67 pounds/Pt. and a nominal porosity of 2 4S atone-sixteenth inch copper clad laminate. The test re- (TAPPl-T452) is first continuously passed (without an sults, together with the MIL-P-23949E specification, auxiliary support sheet) through a methanol-water soare summarized in Table I.
TABLE I Military Property Conditioning Example Specification Flexural Strength (PSI) Lengthyvise A 60000 50000 min. Crosswise A 45000 40000 min. Volume Resistivity (megohms/cm) C 96/35/90 1 X l0 [0 min. Surface Resistance (megohms) C 96/35/90 5 X l0 l0 min. Water Absorpt|on(%) D 24/23 .17 .35 max. Dielectric Breakdownfltv) D 48/50 30 min. Dielectric Constant D 24/23 4.4 5.4 max. Dissipation Factor D 24/23 .030 .030 max. Arc Resistance (sec) D 48/50 60 min. Blister (sec A 260C) 60+ 20 min. Bond (lb/in. width) l ounce copper A 9.5 8 min. 2 ounce copper A l3 0 l l min. Flammability (sec) A 7 l5 max.
lution of phenolformaldehyde resin (Union Carbides Bakelite BBL39l3) containing about 20 percent It should be noted that the Example l laminate meets the property requirements for PR4 laminates.
9 Additional evaluation of Example I samples indicates that they have a molded flatness at least equal to that obtained with an all woven glass fabric construction but more frequently better than the all glass fabric.
EXAMPLE 3 This example was identical to Example 1 except that the brominated epoxy resin with the dicyandiamide hardener and the benzyl dimethylamine accelerator The Example l samples were consistently better in that was d t t t b th th paper d th woven glass they not warp and/or V /is after solder float tests. only a decreage in punch was de- The all glass fabric construction. indeed the known bl b h li was i bl f h h h l composite paper-fabric all glass constructions. usually l i o h properties were i ll th game,
' 1i lr do exh|bit problems of warp and/or twist after \t u. EXAMPLE 4 floating or after other printed circuit processing steps I A 1 involving rigorous environmental conditions. particu- Th s ex mp "l p- 1 p i larly high temperature conditions. The Example 1 samthe first phenolic resin treatment was omitted. This ples are also consistently better than epoxy-paper base change had an effect on the electrical properties of the laminates in remaining flat after solder float or other laminate primarily because of the higher water absorp high temperature processing steps. The punching. tion. This could be minimized by using a less dense and shearing. drilling and other machining qualities of Exmore open paper to get better wetting during the single ample 1 samples were better than the all glass fabric treatment with epoxy resin. construction. Punched holes exhibited no cracking. Tests run on the laminates of Examples 2, 3 and 4 are crazing or haloing and had a hole quality suitable for summarized in Table ll.
TABLE II Property Example 2 Example 3 Example 4 Flexural Strength (PSI) Lengthwise 38534 53367 57403 Crosswise 28521 42729 445 l 7 Volume Resistivity [megohms/cm) 3.5 X 10' 1.9 X [0 I3 X 10 Surface Resistance (megohms) 1.6 x 10* 7.1 x 10-" 3 x 1o Water Absorption (7%) .215 .137 .43 Dielectric Breakdownflcv) 60 60 Dielectric Constant 4.5 4.35 4.45 Dissipation Factor .028 .030 .044
plated through hole work. unlike the all glass fabric The foregoing examples all employed the same numlaminates. Drilled hole quality was also suitable for 35 her ofcore sheets and the same woven glass fabric. The
through plating with an increased stack of laminates able to be drilled compared to the all glass fabric laminate. Tool wear was evaluated as lower than that with any known all glass fiber construction. All of these advantages are obtained with a significantly lower material and/or processing cost than other laminates which provide only a portion of the described advantages.
The evaluation of other resin systems for the paper core prepregs indicates that the essential advantages may be obtained with other resins. The following exampics are illustrative.
EXAMPLE 2 This example was identical to Example 1 except that following example employs a different construction.
EXAMPLE 5 This example was identical to Example 1 except that one sheet of the paper prepreg, instead of three. was employed as the core to produce a laminate having a nominal thickness of one thirty-seconds inch. Test results are summarized in Table Ill.
EXAMPLE 6 an oil and epoxy modified phenolic resin was used for the second paper treatment in place of the solution of Epon 100l-A-80 and chlorendic anhydride. Some decrease in properties was noted but results indicate a large improvement over all paper base laminates with little effect on machinability.
It should be noted that the 3/32 inch thick laminate of Example 6 falls below the minimum flexural strength requirements of MlL-P-l3949E. These minimum requirements could be met, however. by increasing the proportion of the woven glass fiber sheet in the thickness of the laminate.
By eliminating the copper foil sheet and including a small amount of a proprietary additive catalyst (CA- Tl; Photocircuits Corporation) to the resin solutions of Example l. an activated laminate suitable for additive processes. particularly through hole plating. is provided. Alternatively. or in addition thereto. an adhesive layer containing a catalyst or activator may be coated or applied to the unclad surface of the laminate. Such catalysts. activators. sensitizors and adhesive layers are known in the art and are described. for example. in U.S. Pat. No. 3.625.758; U.S. Pat. No. 3.600.330; U.S. Pat. No. 3.546.009; and US. Pat. No. 3,226,256; incorporated herein by reference. A phosphoric acid anodized aluminum foil sheet may be used in place of the copper foil. Etching away the anodized aluminum foil provides a surface which will bond to additive circuit deposits. The anodized foil is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3.620.933. also incorporated herein by reference.
What we claim is:
l. A high pressure laminate comprising the unitary bonded combination of (l outer surface layers of an epoxy resin impregnated woven glass fabric and (2 a resin impregnated core layer consisting essentially of at least one saturating grade fibrous paper sheet, the sheet consisting essentially of water-laid fibrillated cellulosic fibers. said sheet sandwiched or disposed between said outer surface layers.
2. The laminate of claim 1 wherein an electrically conductive metal layer is bonded to at least one of said outer surface layers.
3. The laminate of claim I wherein copper foil is bonded to at least one of said outer surface layers.
4. The laminate of claim 1 wherein said core layer is a plurality of epoxy resin impregnated paper sheets, the cellulosic fibers consisting essentially of wood fibers having an average fiber length from about 0.5 to 5.0
5. The laminate of claim 4 wherein said paper sheets have a first deposit of phenolic resin and said epoxy resin is deposited thereover.
6. The laminate of claim 4 wherein said epoxy resin in the outer layers is hardened with dicyandiamide agent and said epoxy resins in the paper sheets is hardened with an anhydride hardening agent.
7. The laminate of claim 6 wherein the anhydride is chlorendic anhydride.
8. The laminate of claim 7 wherein the epoxy resin in the outer layers is a brominated epoxy resin.
9. The laminate of claim 4 further characterized by a nominal total thickness from about one thirty-second to one-eighth inch.
10. A high pressure laminate comprising the unitary bonded combination of outer layers of a woven glass cloth impregnated with an epoxy resin binder hardened with dieyandiamide and an inner core layer impregnated with an epoxy resin binder hardened with an anhydride hardening agent. said core layer comprising a plurality of fibrous paper sheets, the paper sheet fibers consisting essentially of water-laid fibrillated cellulosic fibers having an average length from about 0.5 to 5 11. A high pressure laminate comprising the unitary bonded combination of (l) outer surface layers of a DGEBA epoxy resin impregnated woven glass fabric and (2) a DGEBA epoxy resin impregnated core layer consisting essentially of at least one saturating grade fibrous paper sheet. the sheet consisting essentially of fibrillated water-laid cellulosic fibers. said core layer sandwiched or disposed between said outer surface lay ers.
12. The laminate of claim 11 wherein the cellulosic fibers are wood fibers having average fiber length from about 0.5 to 5.0 mm.
l3. The laminate of claim 11 wherein the epoxyresin in the core layer is cross-linked with an anhydride cross-linking agent.
14. The laminate of claim 13 wherein the anhydride is chlorendic anhydride.
15. The laminate of claim 11 wherein copper foil is bonded to at least one of said outer surface layers.
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PLEASE offer any suggestions that you have for treatment options for Molluscum. We have tried Retin-A which burned his skin and caused them to spread and also "bettle bug juice". My DS is 5 and is mortified by the way his skin looks and is very self conscience. Thankfully they are mostly in spots not easily seen. I want so badly to make this go away for him!
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My older girls, ages 5 and 7 had MC last year. We tried just leaving the spots alone, but they didn't improve at all. Finally, I took to popping the large ones. After, I cleaned the area with peroxide and applied neosporin. We also did bleach baths three times a week. After months of leaving them alone, this new treatment worked and they cleared within a month.
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MtTimpView - how many spots did your girls have? My son has probably 30 - 40 total (with about 5 being larger ones). I was afraid if I popped them it would cause them to spread but maybe this isn't the case if you use peroxide. Also did you clean with the peroxide and neosporin just the one time after popping them or was this a daily routine? Thank you for the information!!
My girls had clusters of them in different areas. Each cluster probably had 3-5 large ones with 5-11 small ones around. When I popped them, I would pull out a hard white seed. You're right about using the peroxide to stop them from spreading. I cleaned the area daily with either peroxide or rubbing alcohol and then applied the neopsorin (usually after a bath). I honestly think the bigs ones would have taken months to heal if I hadn't popped them. It's gross and a little painful, but for us, it worked.
I think they are probably MC. My daughters' started out small and became larger over time. But, they never got bigger than a zit. They tend to grow in clusters, but can also show up in random areas. MC is caused by a virus so it takes time to go away. They don't hurt, but they are certainly annoying!
I thought I'd give our experience too... My son was diagnosed with MC at his 9 month appointment but had them for a couple months... he only had 2 on his shoulder and I thought they were pimples that weren't going away. Anyway they spread underneath his chin all over his neck and were never bigger than a teenytiny pimple.... black head sized. (not at all like google pics) we tried everything from online remedies like zymaderm to apple cider vinegar. we ended up just popping them and cleaning it well... it lasted about a year... maybe a little longer and he has been MC free for about 3 months. They did spread a little to his arm and a couple on his stomach. I think it basically takes having their immune system kick in and fight it. I hope they go away soon for you guys, they sure are annoying!
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Thanks so much for your responses!! I am in such confusion about this whole mess, and I NEVER heard of this until now. At least I know it IS common and my dd doesnt have a rare case. It looks minimal in comparison to many I have seen online and even on some BBC pics. I am just thankful this is not compromising her health, so I will take this any day.
I have a dermo appt tomorrow to confirm this is indeed moll. IF it is then the doc will most likely do that beetle juice treatment. Freezing makes me nervous, didnt that hurt? The acid is something I dont even want to think about.. :( Racheal how did you op them and what to you clean them with? Any suggestions?
Those little buggers literally pop up overnight!! uggh!! Lord please get me through this! lol I just want to kill whatever it is and it sucks because I feel so helpless! boo!
It is horrible and I find comfort in knowing that others are experiencing the same thing with their kids. I feel so horrible for my son and he is so self conscience about them it breaks my heart. We tried the bettle juice about two weeks ago and to be honest, I don't think it made a difference. I did try the apple cider vinegar as I was afraid that this would irritate his skin and he would start to itch and spread them again. I am at a loss at this point. We go back to the dermatologist on Feb 22nd so I am giving her one more chance before getting another opinion. Like I said I have a baby due in May and really would liked these cleared up before he arrives. GOOD LUCK!!!
Thanks allison, and I am so sorry your ds is going through this as well. How bad did it start and did it progress to worse soon after? How big are the lesions?
I took my DD to the dermo today and she said she has a very mild case and based on the size of the lesions she suspects it will stay that way. (pinpoint size). Right now she has 13-15 on her right leg and 5 on her left arm. This has all happend within 2 weeks time. She is not itching at this point and I really dont think she knows she even has it. I pray it stays that way.
Did u try the apple cider vinegar? Also what are your measures taken to maintain them from spreading/getting worse? ex- bandaides, creams ect.?


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