(October 12, 2005) Utica, N.Y. &#8212 In efforts to provide enhanced customer service, Indium Corp. has expanded its sales team in the western U.S. Bill Macartney IV is the new U.S. Rocky Mountain regional sales manager, covering Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico; Tony Przano is the new Southwest regional sales manager, covering Arizona, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana; and Karthik Vijayamadhavan is the new area sales manager for the West Coast, covering California, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.

(October 14, 2005) Franklin, Mass. &#8212 Speedline Technologies has received U.S. Patent #6,891,967 for its MPM BridgeVision inspection method. Awarded for its innovative analysis technique used to quantify both the amount and geometry of solder paste between printed deposits, the technique uses the solder paste’s texture to identify its position relative to the smooth pad and solder mask. This method shows the difference between the gray solder paste and the dark solder mask.