| Year |
Highlight |
More info |
| 2008 |
OM Group Completes Acquisition of Electronics
Businesses From Rockwood Holdings |
News releases |
| 2004 |
Electrochemicals opens facility in Suzhou,
China |
Photo in Sales
locations |
| 2000 |
Electrochemicals is part of the Rockwood
Specialties Inc MBO from Laporte plc. |
Incorporated
Companies |
| 2000 |
Exclusive agent in the U.S. for Lackwerke
Peters |
Products &
Applications |
| 1999 |
Cobra-Bond® oxide
alternative introduced |
Products &
Applications |
| 1999 |
150th Shadow® unit sold |
Products &
Applications |
| 1999 |
Shadow® technology for HDI and Microvias
introduced |
Products &
Applications |
| 1999 |
ISO 9001 Quality registration |
News releases |
| 1998 |
Integrated Desmear/ Shadow® Horizontal
Metalization system introduced |
|
| 1998 |
OSP and patented ferric nitrate solder stripper
introduced |
|
| 1997 |
New Manufacturing & Technical Center in
Taiwan |
|
| 1995 |
Direct Sales to UK/Europe |
|
| 1994 |
First Shadow® line in Europe |
|
| 1994 |
New Technical Center, Maple Plain, MN |
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| 1993 |
First Shadow® installation |
|
| 1993 |
Purchased Thortek |
|
| 1991 |
Oxide/NPR process |
|
| 1991 |
Purchased Taiwan - Spechem |
|
| 1988 |
Non CN, non EDTA electroless copper
introduced |
|
| 1987 |
Purchased Circuit Chemistry |
|
| 1987 |
Chemical Clean Process |
|
| 1986 |
Pioneered EPR regeneration |
|
| 1985 |
Electroless Copper system |
|
| 1984 |
Distribution through Taiwan - Spechem |
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| 1981 |
First Brown Oxide |
|
| 1980 |
High speed vertical Copper Plater
w/Microplate |
|
| 1978 |
Ebara-Densan Japanese licensee |
|
| 1978 |
Sulfuric Peroxide final etchant |
|
| 1972 |
Moved to Youngstown, OH |
|
| 1968 |
Entered PC market with Cobra Sol / Cobra
Etch |
|
| 1964 |
Founded in Cleveland, OH with core products:
metal finishing and brass mills |
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Track Record Electrochemicals is proud of its history of
innovation. The Company has a solid track record of introducing new products
including CO-BRA Etch® peroxide sulfuric
microetching technology and the industry's first successful brown oxide process
(Copper Treatment Process #499)
Shadow® system
Electrochemicals made a major contribution to the printed wiring board industry
with the introduction of the patented Shadow®
Direct Metalization System. With over 150 users worldwide,
Shadow® has allowed fabricators to reach new
levels in cost reduction, improved productivity and environmental compliance.
Shikoku Chemical Corporation Electrochemicals recognizes
that partnerships are crucial in today's competitive marketplace. In 1996, we
entered into an agreement with Shikoku Chemical Corporation whereby
Electrochemicals became a partner in the distribution of Shikoku's world class
OSP processes in the U.S. (Glicoat SMD).
Lackwerke Peters In January of 2000, Electrochemicals signed
an agreement with Lackwerke Peters. In this arrangement, Electrochemicals
becomes the exclusive agent in the U.S. for Lackwerke Peters line of liquid
photoimageable solder resists, lacquers and related specialty products for the
printed wiring board industry. Electrochemicals, through both arrangements, now
has a complete line of specialty processes for the manufacturing of printed
wiring boards.
Technology for Value Our continued focus is to provide
Technology for Valueas we meet the challenges and move forward. |
