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Excelta
recently exhibited at the Medical Design and Manufacturing
show in Anaheim, California. This show now combines
Electronics West, Plastec West, MDM, West Pack and ATX all in
one. Attendees and exhibitors could roam from hall
to hall gathering information on Micro Assembly Aids
(Excelta), Aerospace and Aviation instrumentation, industrial
products and medical packaging. Products ranged from
printed circuit boards to plastic body parts. This 3 day
trade show brought out an estimated 50,000
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By Greg Johnson |
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Greetings!
Congratulations to all the winners of the
Water Cooler question from the January issue of The
Excelta Express. The question was;
"What show did Excelta participate in January
29-31, 2008?" The answer was,
"MD&M West in Anaheim!" Our lucky winners
were; Jack Harris of Production Automation, Shea
Johnston of General Tool and Supply, Julia Adamczyk of
STI Electronics, Jane Ashley of Allied Electronics, and
Shannon Moore of Techni Tool. We hope you all
had a Happy Valentine's Day and thank you for
participating in our Water Cooler question. Hope you are
enjoying your
prizes! | |
 Cutters in
Stock
5 Star
Quality Cutters in Stock!
Excelta 7000 series cutters are the
highest quality tools made 100% in the USA. With over 30
head styles and 3 types of cuts to choose from, you can
be sure to find the cutter to fill your customer's
needs.
Stainless Steel springs, hardened cutting edges
(63-65 Rockwell C) and ESD safe grips are all
standard.
By Greg Johnson |
Paddle-Tipped Tweezers
It
still amazes me, with all the SMD re-work going on, how
few of our customers know about and use paddle-tipped
tweezers.
Just take a minute to look at the advantages of
using these remarkable tools:
-'Ping-out' occurs when
you attempt to pick up a small chip and it flies half
way across the room. With the
paddle-tipped tweezer, you can squeeze the tweezer as
hard as you like with the chip on board and no
'Ping-out.'
-With much more surface
resistance, the paddle-tipped tweezer acts as a heat
sink to help protect the chip when
soldering.
-You can drop it as many
times as you like and the tips won't
bend.
-You get a firm positive
hold on the chip when placing it on the board. It doesn't rock
back and forth.
Wake up your SMD re-work customers and let
them test a 104-SA!
By Jim La
France |
Two New Additions!
There are two new additions to the
Excelta family. Greg Johnson, our Vice President
of Sales, was blessed with two more grandchildren last
month. That makes 5 all together. Greg's
step daughter, Paige, gave birth to twin baby girls,
Aubrey and Layla. They are currently living in San
Diego, California but plan on moving up to the Santa
Ynez Valley within the next couple of months. Greg
has been busy trying to teach them to identify the 5
different grades of
tweezers. |
Water Cooler
This month the 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th and 16th e-mail
replies (with the correct answer)  will be sent a prize from Excelta.
Question: What type of material is the 211A-N brush
made from?
(Hint: Look on page 66 of our
FL-49 catalog.)
Make sure you reply to
quiz@excelta.com for your email to be
eligible! |
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Everyday is a New Day
When Dan found out he was
going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father
dies, he decided he needed a woman to enjoy it
with. One evening he went to a singles bar where
he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever
seen. Her natural beauty took his breath
away. "I may look like just an ordinary
man," he said as he walked up to her, "but in just
a few years, my father will die, and I'll inherit
20 million dollars." 
Impressed, the woman went home
with him that evening. Three days later, she
became his stepmother.
Women are so much better at
estate planning than
men! |
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Excelta
started business in 1957. Other notable events of
that year included: Pat Boone sang at President
Eisenhower's Inaugural Ball, the re-opening of the Suez
Canal and the word Beatnik took hold as a word to
describe the "Beat Generation."
Sincerely,
Excelta
Team
Excelta Corporation
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