Guckes &#151 with a background in specialty chemicals, batteries, solar, and gallium; and production, reclaim, and refinement of raw materials &#151 will extend existing relationships and create new customer opportunities in the metals and chemicals business unit. He will manage gallium and germanium products. Guckes holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a BS in chemical engineering from Princeton University, and an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School of Business. He will be based in Clinton, NY.

(May 9, 2007) WESTLAKE, OH &#151 Nordson Corporation acquired YESTech, Inc., adding the AOI and X-ray supplier to its Dage Holdings company; and PICO Dosiertechnik (PICODOSTEC), a piezoelectric dispensing system company that will join Nordson’s Asymtek subsidiary, in two separate purchases. The total acquisition cost about $53 million. Nordson expects to leverage the business’ core technologies across its advanced technology segment for packaging and electronics assembly products.