Mass High Tech Newspaper | Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology | ManufacturingMass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology : breaking news from Mass High TechQuantum Leap picks Byoung Lee as new CFO- August 28, 2008 Quantum Leap Packaging Inc., a Wilmington maker of semiconductor packaging, has named Byoung Lee chief financial officer. Lee is a 15-year veteran in the field, having worked in the RFmicrowave, semiconductor and defense and space electronics industries.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/08/25/daily36-Quantum-Leap-picks-Byoung-Lee-as-ne... PremaTech Advanced Ceramics expands employee and facility size- August 28, 2008 Worcester-based PremaTech Advanced Ceramics is planning to double its number of employees and to move from its 12,000-square-foot location to a 26,900-square-foot facility across the street at the Worcester Airport Industrial Park.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/08/25/daily37-PremaTech-Advanced-Ceramics-expands... StockerYale takeover bid of Virtek Vision fails- August 27, 2008 After several bids over the past three months to acquire Canada-based laser technology maker Virtek Vision International Inc., the final offer from Salem, N.H.-based StockerYale Inc. has expired.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/08/25/daily27-StockerYale-takeover-bid-of-Virtek-... North Bridge Growth Equity pours $52M in Minn. molding firm- August 19, 2008 Waltham investment firm North Bridge Growth Equity, an affiliate of venture capital firm North Bridge Venture Partners, has invested $52 million in a Minnesota rapid injection molding and subtractive rapid prototyping developer.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/08/18/daily23-North-Bridge-Growth-Equity-pours-52... Plexus pulls plug on Ayer plant- August 12, 2008 Wisconsin-based electronics manufacturing services provider Plexus Corp. says it will close its facility in Ayer, putting approximately 170 people out of work. Plexus intends to transition the products manufactured at the Ayer facility to other locations, primarily to its plant in Neenah, Wis., the firms headquarters.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/08/11/daily18-Plexus-pulls-plug-on-Ayer-plant.htm... Goetz Custom Boats tests ballistic armor on watercraft- August 7, 2008 Kelly Space & Technology Inc. reports it has contracted Goetz Custom Boats to prototype watercraft using Kellys ballistic armor technology. Goetz, known for making boats for the Americas Cup race, is based in Bristol, R.I. California-based Kelly has a facility in Warwick, R.I., which it established earlier this year to commercialize its armor technology.http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/08/04/daily37-Goetz-Custom-Boats-tests-ballistic-... |