VR Industries, Inc

Founded in 1982, Advanced Interconnections was the innovator of the world's first removable terminal carrier. The company is a manufacturer of IC sockets and adapters for ball grid array package devices. Its patented eutectic solder ball terminals have earned recognition as a preferred solution for proven long-term performance in vigorous temperature cycling applications. In addition to the BGA socketing systems, Advanced Interconnections designs and manufactures a wide variety of sockets and adapters for semiconductors in power grid array, dual inline packet and station information packet packages, as well as a line of board-to-board connectors and adapters for test, production, emulation and package conversion applications. Advanced Interconnections maintains headquarters in West Warwick, R.I.

Distron Corporation specializes in high-mix, low- to medium-volume production runs of various complexities, including surface-mount technology, BGA placement, thru-hole assemblies and mixed-technology printed circuit board assemblies. The company offers functional and in-circuit testing with test engineering design support. Its ISO 2000 certified facility features state-of-the-art equipment with statistical process monitoring throughout the manufacturing process. Quick turn prototype builds are available and can be manufactured on short schedules. Distron provides a wide range of manufacturing capabilities, including manual and automated thru-hole assembly, surface-mount assembly, mixed-technology assembly, consignment and turnkey programs, cable and harness assembly and electromechanical assembly. In addition, the company has expertise in prototype and volume manufacturing, potting and encapsulation, conformal coating flex-circuit assembly and depot repair. Distron targets a variety of markets, including the instrumentation and industrial controls, scientific and medical equipment, radar and aviation, transportation and military industries. Distron Corporation is headquartered in North Attleboro, Mass.

Established in 1964, Tech-Etch Inc. is a manufacturer of precision products like thin metal flat and formed parts, shielding, and flexible printed circuits. Its services include photo etching, stamping from coil stock and forming from etched blanks, tool and die making, production heat-treating, flexible circuit design and production, welding, soldering, metal finishing, plating and laser cutting. Tech-Etch Inc. is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company. The company caters to medical, mechanical/manufacturing, automotive, electronic, scientific, aerospace and electronic industries. It features a wide spectrum of products ranging from filters, battery grids, needles, pin holes, springs, switches, diffusers, connectors, masks, heat exchangers to shielding gaskets, to name a few.