We search for industry news, so you don't need to.   Home  I  Site Map  I  News  I  Corporate News  I  Exclusives  I  Experts  I  Equipment  I  Marketplace  I  Calendar May 19, 2008 Heraeus - Celebrating 40 years of USA Manufacturing Excellence Heraeus has been developing, manufacturing and supporting Assembly Materials in Pennsylvania for the last 40 years. Our consolidated production area is a state-of-the-art facility with key personnel in sales, quality and research. Learn more about Heraeus materials… Heraeus, Inc.   Having Trouble with Profiling? Cutting-edge reflow profiling kit Heller is pleased to release its much anticipated reflow profiling kit. The leader in oven technology is now a leading provider of profiling technology. The reliability and ease-of-use you've come to expect from Heller, in a profiling kit. 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