Company Category: Masks & Screens for Soldering/Printing

Transition Automation, Inc.

Transition Automation, Inc. is the world-wide leader in manufacture and sale of Permalex Edge Metal Squeegees, Holder Systems, and Accessories to improve end user SMT printing quality and efficiency. For over 35 years, Transition Automation has created innovations – in squeegee technology that has advanced the capability – speed and profit of OEM and Contract Electronics manufacturers around the globe. At the beginning, all SMT printers were fitted with Polyurethane squeegees – in 1989, Transition Automation was founded after developing the first Permalex squeegee.

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Technic

For over 80 years, Technic has been a trusted global supplier of specialty chemicals, custom finishing equipment, engineered powders, and analytical control systems. Serving the semiconductor, electronic component, PCB, industrial finishing, and decorative industries, Technic delivers innovative solutions that enhance performance and reliability. Technic is also a leading provider of engineered metal powders for the solar industry, supporting sustainable energy solutions worldwide. | Technic provides specialized surface finishing solutions for medical device manufacturing, including anodizing, titanium anodizing, electropolishing, electroplating, phosphating, passivation, pickling, bright dipping, cleaning, and deburring. With advanced equipment like automated systems for anodizing and electropolishing, Technic supports precision, durability, and efficiency in producing surgical instruments, implants, and other medical components, meeting critical industry standards. | Technic’s Equipment Division offers a full-range of equipment capabilities for electroplating and related applications, from fully automated systems for new facilities to replacement parts and upgrades to improve operational efficiency. For over 80 years, Technic has been a global supplier of specialty chemicals, custom finishing equipment, engineered powders, and analytical control systems to the semiconductor, electronic component, printed circuit board, industrial finishing, and decorative industries. Technic is also a major supplier of engineered metal powders to the solar industry.

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Taiyo America

Taiyo America, Inc. is a manufacturing subsidiary of the Japan-based Taiyo Holdings Co., Ltd., and is a Global leader in the production of solder mask and related materials for the printed circuit board (PCB) industry. Taiyo Circuit Automation, Inc. (TCA) is a specialized manufacturing subsidiary of Taiyo America, Inc., established in 2020 after the acquisition of Circuit Automation, Inc. It serves as the equipment-focused arm of the global Taiyo group, providing coating and curing solutions that complement Taiyo’s dominant solder mask chemical products.

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Practical Components

Practical Components, the leading supplier of Dummy Components, Test Boards, and Training Aids, supplies the fuel that drives the electronics industry. Our products enable engineers, manufacturers, and educators to test, train, and refine processes safely and accurately. Designed to replicate real-world components and assemblies, our solutions support machine setup, process development, inspection training, and hands-on learning. Practical Components provides the foundation that allows innovation to happen, fueling the electronics industry in practice, not just in theory.

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Peters Coating Innovations for Electronics

The Peters Group is a full-range supplier of coating materials for electronics worldwide, in the field of printed circuit boards (PCBs) production and in protection of assembled PCBs and electronic components (EMS). Our high-tech products developed and manufactured in Germany are used, amongst others, in the automotive industry, in industrial/plant engineering, aerospace, defense, medical technology, the LED industry as well as for converters in renewable energy generators. For over 50 years Peters has been a well established, reliable partner to more than 4,000 customers in over 90 countries.

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Microscreen

The Electronic Industry’s Trusted Source for Solder Masks, Screens, and Stencils. More than 40 years of experience have contributed to MicroScreen’s position as a leading supplier of custom, laser-cut stencils and screens to the electronics industry.

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