Steve Collier, European Distribution Manager, Ellsworth Adhesives Europe

As Sunstone Circuits kicks off our 40th year of serving customers, we look back at 2011 as another record-setting year, with several new and innovative product & service launches, all aimed to make the design engineer's life easier and more productive.

Samplings of the 2011 Sunstone offerings include:

• The addition of Rogers 4350 material for the Quickturn product line - Rogers has become the material of choice for designers developing high speed circuits


• A new CAD conversion service allowing direct upload of PCB native design files - Saves the design engineer valuable time and effort


• SMT stencils when placing an order for Quickturn, Full Feature, and PCB123(R) products - Eliminates the tedious error-prone process of hand soldering printed circuit boards


• The launch of a new and improved online user Forum at sunstone.com - A place where design engineers can interact with one another, exchange tips and discuss important industry topics

We're excited and ready for another record-setting year in 2012.

We've just kicked off 2012 by announcing a new strategic partnership with Newark's
element14 to deliver bare printed circuit board prototyping services to customers in the Americas through element14's Knode, an intelligent search and knowledge tool helping engineers select and purchase the right solutions for designs. Through this partnership, design engineers can access our prototyping products and services to create high quality test copies of unpopulated or "bare" PCBs prior to ordering the finished electronic product, allowing engineers to conserve resources through much shorter design cycles.

Also, many other new and innovative product and service launches are coming in 2012.

For 40 years, Sunstone Circuits has remained committed to meeting the needs of our customers by providing the best and most efficient PCB design experience from quote to delivery. We're dedicated to delivering innovative and reliable PCB solutions for our customers, and to making 2012 the best year yet.