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Alpha Assembly Solutions Acquires HiTech Korea
May 9, 2018 | Alpha Assembly SolutionsEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Alpha Assembly Solutions has recently announced their acquisition of HiTech Korea Co., LTD (HiTech), a premier electronics assembly polymer and epoxy-based materials supplier, with its primary operational facility in Korea.
“We are excited to announce that HiTech is joining the Alpha family,” said Rick Ertmann, President of Alpha Assembly Solutions, part of the MacDermid Performance Solutions group of businesses. “We believe that HiTech’s talent and resources will augment our expertise to develop new and improved products and capabilities. With this transaction, Alpha is well-situated to capitalize on many emerging trends in the electronics industry. As the lines between the assembly technologies in electronics continues to merge, we see this acquisition as one of many steps that we are taking to position the business for continued success as we work with customers to solve their assembly challenges.”
This acquisition is aligned with Alpha and MacDermid Performance Solutions strategic goals and priorities, namely to drive growth through the delivery of innovative, value added solutions and services into the electronics assembly industry. HiTech’s leading products and development initiatives focus on high growth segments, such as underfills, encapsulants, low-temperature adhesives and ultraviolet adhesives.
About HiTech Korea Co., LTD
HiTech Korea is a leader of electrical chemical technology focused on developing innovative, new products with the best quality to maximize customer value. Starting with the development of SMT adhesives in 1992, HiTech has grown as an electrochemical product maker by investing in various leading technologies.
About Alpha Assembly Solutions
Alpha Assembly Solutions, part of the MacDermid Performance Solutions group of businesses, is the world leader in the development, manufacturing and sales of innovative specialty materials used for electronics assembly, die attach and semiconductor packaging in a wide range of industry segments, including automotive, communications, computers, consumer, power electronics, LED lighting, photovoltaics, and others.
As the electronics industry continues to evolve, Alpha is focused on developing novel and unique processes for solving assembly challenges. Whether traditional electronics assembly, die attach or emerging applications, such as flexible and formable electronics, Alpha designs solutions for manufacturing that looks at how multiple products can interact in the same environment to provide customers with the most effective assembly solution for their application.
Since its founding in 1872, Alpha has been committed to developing and manufacturing the highest quality materials with a focus on sustainability and recycling services. For more information, click here.
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