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April 4, 2022 | InsulectroEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Insulectro, North America’s largest distributor of materials for use in manufacture of printed circuit boards and printed electronics, has broadened its commitment to Canadian business. It has acquired more warehouse space at 237 Unit 1 Finchdene Square, Scarborough Ontario M1X 2E1 Canada significantly increasing its local presence and capabilities in Canada.
“Insulectro continues be optimistic about the electronics business and we are pleased to announce our increased investment in the Northeast Canadian market,” announced Ken Parent, Insulectro Chief Operating Officer, “Our goal is to continue to improve our focus and service to our local Canadian customers.”
Rudy Chavarria has been hired as Operations Supervisor at this new Insulectro location. Our local Technical Account Manager Michael Currie will be point person in the PCB market. Bob Lee will continue to be TAM and point person for Printed Electronics business. Ron Murdock, Insulectro’s Director of Sales Eastern Region will manage this PCB territory. Kevin Miller, Insulectro VP of Sales for Printed Electronics will manage the PE business in the marketplace. A list on pertinent contacts with phone numbers and emails is available for Insulectro’s technical account managers, inside sales managers, field application engineers and product managers.
Ken Parent concluded, “Insulectro appreciates all the support and our relationship with First Electronics and Chester Cartage over the years, as they have helped us get to this position in the marketplace. We expect this continue even stronger with the additional warehouse space that enables us to support our customers.
Insulectro supplies advanced engineered materials manufactured by Isola, DuPont®, LCOA®, CAC, Inc., Pacothane, Focus Tech, JX Nippon, TADCO, EMD Electronics (Ormet®), Shikoku, Denkai America, Industrial Brush Corporation, Kemmer, InduBond®, 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.
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