Lamar News

Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Pre-Sheeted adhesive rolls added to product list!

Lamar is pleased to announce that we are now stocking Pre-Sheeted adhesive paper rolls for use in contact cleaning machinery.

Available with the standard 3" plastic core for straightness and roundness, ensuring an even surface contact with the blue tacky roller.

Each roll has an adhesive coating on a paper carrier, which has been pre-sheeted into 63 easy tear segments at a total 20M length.

For more information on the Spre-Sheeted adhesive rolls or other items from the KSM Superclean range please contact Robert on 01563 851155.

Monday, March 12th, 2012

Lamar sign agreement to represent Coatema!

Lamar is pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement to represent Coatema, a leading manufacturer of reel-to-reel and sheet-to-sheet coating, printing and laminating equipment.

Coatema equipment is used in many different industries such as, textiles, paper, foil, film, solar cells, fuel cells, batteries, medical applications, glass and nano-technology.

Coatema can offer coating and printing expertise from laboratory scale coaters and printers to full production plants, including mixers. They have an R&D centre which is equipped with 10 different pilot plants and 1 production line with working widths of up to 2000mm.

For more information on Coatema coating and printing solutions contact Geoff Layhe on 01563 497015 or go to www.coatema.de/eng

Emergency contact telephone number

Due to an ongoing programme of improvements to the local communications backbone, our telephone and fax lines may experience intermittent outages. If you are unable to contact us through the normal lines then we can be contacted using the following methods:

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Lamar to exhibit at Productronica 2011 in Munich

Productronica 2011 takes place at the new munich trade fair centre and will run from the 15th - 18th November. Lamar will be exhibiting at the show, where you will be able to speak to our key people and hear about our latest developments.

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Lucky draw results

As announced in our December newsletter, we are once again holding a weekly lucky draw to win a case of 12 bottles of wine. The draws will be held in weeks 48, 49 & 50 and will be drawn at random from the list of orders placed on that week.

Week 48 winner: Merlin Flex-Ability Ltd
Week 49 winner: GSPK Circuits Ltd
Week 50 winner: Cleveland Circuits Ltd

This concludes the lucky draw for 2011. Congratulations to all the winners!

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Lamar to exhibit at Productronica 2011 in Munich

Productronica 2011 takes place at the new munich trade fair centre and will run from the 15th - 18th November. Lamar will be exhibiting at the show, where you will be able to speak to our key people and hear about our latest developments.

Monday, July 4th, 2011

Zot convert to Taiyo IJR4000 MW300 ink jet printing ink

From left to right: Alan Millar (Zot),
Gordon Falconer (Zot) and Liam Lynch (Lamar Group).

Following the purchase of a new Orbotech Sprint 8 ink jet legend printer, Zot Engineering, based near Edinburgh, decided to use the opportunity to evaluate legend inks

Trials were carried out on three inks from three different suppliers. Among other things the inks were assessed for ease of use, definition and adhesion.

On completion of the trials Zot Engineering chose the Taiyo ink due to it's excellent definition and superior adhesion. IJR4000 MW300 has excellent adhesion on Copper, and cured and uncured soldermask.

Said a spokeman from Zot "After extensive testing Taiyo IJR4000 MW300 gave superior adhesion on all surfaces."

Friday, November 19, 2010

Screenbond Converts to Taiyo Solder Mask

From left to right: Michael Herkommer (Umicore),
Gordon Bickerstaff (Screenbond) and Liam Lynch (Lamar Group).

John Fix, Director of European Sales for Taiyo America, announced that Screenbond Ltd. of the United Kingdom has converted their solder mask to Taiyo PSR-4000 GP01EU and PSR-400 GP01EU Colors.

Added a representative from Screenbond, "Getting customer approval for Taiyo wasn't an issue for us. It's already on so many boards produced globally that most customers are used to it already."

"Taiyo is very happy to add Screenbond to the Taiyo family," says Fix. "We have seen tremendous growth with PSR-4000 GP01EU Series of products since we first introduced it into Europe. We hope Screenbond will be a valued customer for years to come."

Monday, November 1, 2010 

DK Thermal Converts to Taiyo Solder Mask

Pictured from left to right: Michael Herkommer (Umicore),
Gavin Kettlewell (DK Thermal), Simon Dance (DK Thermal)
and Liam Lynch (Lamar Group)

John Fix, Director of European sales for Taiyo America announces today that DK Thermal Solutions of the United Kingdom has converted their solder mask to Taiyo PSR-4000 W8 and LEW3 for LED applications.

Added a representative from DK Thermal, "Taiyo white LED solder masks, give us the best performance with minimal degradation from heat processes. LEW3 has garnered a lot of interest among many of our customers."

John Fix states, "Taiyo is pleased to add a high-end PCB shop like DK Thermal Solutions to the Taiyo family. PSR-4000 W8 and LEW3 are two of the fastest growing LED white product in Europe and we expect with this conversion more PCB suppliers will follow."

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

One Way Circuits Switches to Taiyo Solder Mask

Pictured from left to right: Barry Woods (One Way),
Liam Lynch (Lamar), Richard Lyons (One Way),
Lesley Urry (One Way) and Michael Herkommer (Umicore)

John Fix, Director of European Sales for Taiyo America, announces today that One Way Circuits Limited of the United Kingdom has converted their solder mask to Taiyo PSR-4000 CC200 HRS Satin.

Added a representative from One Way Circuits Ltd, "Changing to Taiyo curtain coat solder mask has given us a better product with better technical support."

Liam Lynch, Sales Manager of Lamar says, "We are very encouraged by the progress we have made with Taiyo products in the UK market and we think next year will see even more customers converting to Taiyo. The strength of this partnership is without doubt, the outstanding technical expertise of both Taiyo and Umicore. Having access to this knowledge and expertise allows our customers in the UK to push out the boundaries of their technical capabilities. I think most companies see this as being crucial to developing new markets and safeguarding their longevity."

John Fix states, "We at Taiyo are pleased to add another PCB shop like One Way Circuits to the Taiyo family. The addition of the PSR-4000 CC200 HRS Satin product again shows the acceptance and growth of Taiyo business in Europe."

Lamar Virtualises its Servers!

Our core business system is fit for purpose having been developed in-house over many years.  However, it was becoming increasingly difficult to source a server that would run the Network Operating System (NOS), required to run the core business.

A new server with VM Ware installed, allowed us to create the NOS that we required, thus future proofing our core system.

We also virtualised our Windows Server, which is now incorporated in the same unit as our main NOS.  This has been a win win experience for us, as it has allowed us to reduce costs on power, maintenance times and our IT manager now has a test bed for future development.  Added to all this, the system actually runs faster when virtualised.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

ZOT Engineering Converts to Taiyo Solder Mask

Pictured, left to right: Liam Lynch (Lamar), Gordon Falconer (ZOT),
Iain Hamilton (ZOT), Steve Campisi (Taiyo) and Alan Miller (ZOT).

John Fix, Director of European Sales for Taiyo America, announced today that ZOT Engineering of the United Kingdom has converted their solder mask to Taiyo PSR-4000 GP01EU (DG) and PSR-4000 GP01EU Colors.

Said Fix, "We at Taiyo, are pleased to add another high-technology PCB shop like ZOT to the Taiyo family. The conversion to PSR-4000 GP01EU (DG) continues to show the acceptance and growth of this product. PSR-4000 GP01EU (DG) is the fastest growing solder mask in Europe."

Added a representative from ZOT Engineering, "At ZOT, we are committed to advancing our capabilities in all areas of manufacturing. Moving to Taiyo has given us that extra capability in solder mask application."

Monday, September 20, 2010

Shop Floor Promotion

Following Robert's move to KSM Superclean, a void was left in the Lamar Sales team.  This void has now been filled by Peter Grayston.

Peter has worked with Lamar for 15 years now as a process operator and we are delighted to offer him the opportunity to advance himself within the organisation.  In a move characteristic of Peter's personality, he selflessly advised many of his fellow shop floor workers to apply for the position.  Peter said "Everyone should apply for this job as it shows that there is the chance of moving up the career ladder and that must help to motivate the workforce".

Congratulations Peter and welcome to the sales team.

Sunday, August 01, 2010

New post created to promote new products

Lamar Group's portfolio of products has increased yet again with the addition of Bioclimatic air purification products, which will be distributed by KSM Superclean, which is a part of the Lamar Group.

With the expansion of the product range a new position was created within KSM Superclean for a Sales Executive.  This post has been filled by Robert Poole.  Robert has been employed within the Lamar Group for over 17 years and is relishing the new challenge that lies ahead in promoting and selling the new Bioclimatic products and the existing KSM Superclean range of contact cleaning products.

"My role within Lamar has changed greatly over the years, from simple data entry to a varied post, which included, sales support, despatch management and web maintenance.  This move to KSM Superclean, however, is a change of direction for me, as I will now be more hands on with our customers".