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Mike Carano Joins Technic as Consultant for Final Finishing PWB Products
June 13, 2022 | TechnicEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
Technic is pleased to announce that Mike Carano has joined the company as a consultant for the PWB market segment. Mike will be responsible for helping Technic secure OEM and fabricator approval for our final finish products.
Mike brings more than thirty years of valuable electronics industry expertise and component assembly knowledge. Mike will undoubtedly help our Technipad family of final finish products, given the product line success to date and differentiation of the processes, both in superior assembly performance and ease of use at the fabricator.
“I have worked extensively with Mike in the past and am extremely happy to have that opportunity again. Mike’s knowledge base is second to none in the PWB industry and his contributions to our platform of products will be significant,” said Denis Jacques, Global Product Manager / PW.
He also writes a monthly column, Trouble in Your Tank, for PCB007 Magazine.
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