BTU INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS MANUFACTURING FACILITIES.BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 1995 -- BTU Btu: see British thermal unit. International Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BTUI) is expanding its manufacturing facilities to accommodate increased demand for its new line of solder reflow (1) The process of heating and melting the solder that has been screen printed onto a printed circuit board in order to bond chips and other components to the board. Surface mount chips (SMT) use the reflow method. Contrast with wave soldering. See also reflowable text. systems, used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards. An additional 17,500 square feet will be used by BTU International at 29 Esquire Road, North Billerica, MA, and will be devoted solely to the manufacture of BTU's VIP Series of solder reflow systems. The additional manufacturing facility is close to BTU's current manufacturing and corporate headquarters at 23 Esquire Road. "The fact that we are expanding at this time speaks well for the success of our new VIP Series of solder reflow systems," says D.H. Barry, general manager of BTU International. "Like all of our products, the VIP Series was designed based upon in-depth customer feedback and therefore addresses the real needs of the customer." BTU International is a major supplier of thermal processing systems. The company is the market leader for solder reflow systems used in surface mount applications for printed circuit boards. BTU manufactures systems used to package and seal integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. and to process multi-chip modules. Its products are also used in other specialty applications, such as brazing brazing, method of joining metal parts using nonferrous filler metals with high melting points such as copper, silver, and aluminum alloys. Brazing differs from soldering (see solder) by using a higher temperature; and unlike welding, the parts are not melted. and the sintering sintering, process of forming objects from a metal powder by heating the powder at a temperature below its melting point. In the production of small metal objects it is often not practical to cast them. of ceramics, nuclear fuels and powdered metals, and the deposition of precise thin film coatings. CONTACT: BTU International, Billerica Tom Kealy, 508/667-4111 |
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