Insulectro to Distribute Screening Products From Shur-Loc Fabric Systems

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Insulectro, the largest distributor of materials for use in manufacture of printed circuit board and printed electronics, has announced it will distribute the Shur-loc screening printing product line effective immediately. It marks the third supplier added to Insulectro’s product portfolio in as many months.

“Today we are announcing Insulectro will begin distributing the Shur-loc screening printing product line in North America,” Insulectro Director of Product Management Michelle Walsh commented, “The addition of Shur-loc is a potent addition to our best-in-class product portfolio. It is one more example of Insulectro’s laser focus on supplying our customers with the best product offerings available.”

"It is our pleasure to announce that effective immediately, we will be welcoming Insulectro as our new exclusive North American Distributor for our PCB product lines, " commented Shur-loc VP David Larson, "We believe our customers will benefit from Insulectro’s expansive industry and technical knowledge as well as their supply and logistics expertise. In addition, they have will have multiple stocking locations for shur-loc products.”

“Shur-loc is a great opportunity to broaden our product offerings to our PCB fabricators,” said Kevin Barrett, Insulectro Technical Account Manager and Product Manager for the Shur-loc line. 

“Shur-loc has been innovating screen printing products over the last 30 years and enhancing the performance in screen printing within the PCB market for the last 15 years," Barrett added. "At Shur-loc, their product line is not just another system. It is an art form that has been perfected over time by highly-skilled employees, some of whom have been with this family owned company since the beginning.”

The Shur-loc patented frame and one-piece mesh stretching system makes what is a labor-intensive part of screen printing a quick and easy way to build screen frames in just minutes and ready for production immediately! Their laser cut design ensures the precise mesh angle and optimal tension throughout the life of the mesh panel. Various size frames and mesh count sizes are available from hand tables to larger format automatic printers.

“Expect to hear more from us about Shur-loc and its high-quality line of screening products” Michelle Walsh concluded, “It's all about enabling customers to build better circuits faster.”

Insulectro supplies advanced engineered materials manufactured by Isola, DuPont®, LCOA®, CAC, Inc., Pacothane, Focus Tech Chemicals, JX Nippon, TADCO, EMD Performance Materials, Shikoku, Denkai America, Industrial Brush Corporation, Kemmer, and Shur-loc. These products are used by its 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 aeronautics, telecom, data communications, high speed computing, mobile devices, military, and medical. Insulectro combines its premier product offering with local inventory across North America, fabrication capabilities and backed up by expert customer and technical support services.