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May 5, 2009

Calumet Electronics Acquires Pluritec Inspecta L X-Ray Drill

Continuing its commitment to unsurpassed excellence in printed circuit board manufacturing, Calumet Electronics Corporation has added state of the art drilling capabilities with its new Pluritec Inspecta L X-Ray Drill.

"The North American electronics market favors high-reliability, shorter lead times, and smaller production lots for prototyping and new product introduction applications" explains Stephen J. Marshall, National Sales Manager, "This improvement to our existing production methods enables higher first pass yields and quicker response to these opportunities through enhanced drill registration support systems."

The features of the L X-R Drill enable Calumet to provide the quality customers expect:

Panel specific, best fit tooling holes
Increased multilayer registration accuracy
Single spindle x-ray drilling machine with linear motors
CCD camera, and micro-focus x-ray source
Gemini-X registration software from XACT PCB
Optimized registration

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About Calumet
Since 1968, Calumet's been manufacturing hi-reliability printed circuit boards. Every board is proudly built in the security of its Calumet, MI, USA facility. The company is registered as a Small Business by the SBA and a certified HUBZone Enterprise. Financial strength is continually rated at 4A1 by D&B. Product realization is achieved within a quality system registered to ISO9001:2000 and certified by the Department of Defense to Military Performance Specifications for Printed Circuit Boards; MIL-PRF-31032 and MIL-PRF-55110. Corporate focus hasn't changed in 40 years; provide optimum value in every board and to every relationship! At 40, Calumet remains committed to providing value beyond performance!

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