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Insulectro Supplier Oak Mitsui Names Michael Coll Technical Director
February 26, 2019 | InsulectroEstimated reading time: 1 minute
One of Insulectro’s best-in-class suppliers, Oak Mitsui, Inc., has hired industry veteran Michael Coll as technical director. Coll has over 20 years of experience in the PCB industry.
He recently served as director of Global Product Lines for MacDermid Enthone Electronic Solutions. He also spent a number of years at Rogers Corporation in a variety of roles.
Coll holds an MBA from the University of Arizona and a Bachelor of Science degree in Material Science and Engineering from Drexel University.
Michael will be based in the Camden, South Carolina manufacturing facility and will lead Oak Mitsui’s technical staff to bring new low profile and arsenic-free foils to market supporting the high-speed digital (HSD) PCB market segment. The HSD market is being driven by 5G, autonomous cars and other applications requiring high-speed low-loss materials. Oak Mitsui is the only copper foil manufacturer operating in North America.
About Insulectro
Insulectro is the largest supplier of PCB materials used to manufacture circuit boards as well as materials for printed electronics. Insulectro combines its premier product offering with local inventory in 11 strategic stocking locations across the country, fabrication capabilities and backed up by expert customer and technical support services.
Insulectro supplies advanced engineered materials manufactured by Isola, DuPont, LCOA, CAC, Inc., Pacothane, EMD Performance Materials, and Oak Mitsui. These products are used by our customers to fabricate complex multilayer circuit boards and to manufacture printed electronics components. Insulectro serves a broad customer base manufacturing rigid, rigid-flex and flexible circuit boards for applications in a variety of end markets including telecom, data communications, high speed computing, mobile devices, military, and medical.
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