News: XRF Systems, Applications, People

August, 2020 – Bowman CTO Jun Choi announces the appointment of Brian Judge as Applications/Support Engineer. In his new post, Judge is responsible for new standards certifications, recertification of existing standards, and both remote and on-site system support.

Regarding the latter, Judge is distinctly qualified: during his previous 3-year tenure as a Bowman Production Engineer, he built the line used to manufacture benchtop XRFs, and performed QC checks on equipment. As a result, his knowledge of the inner workings of XRF measurement instruments, as well as the advanced XRalizer software that runs all Bowman systems, is broad and deep.

Judge received an ME from Southern Illinois University.

July, 2020 – Bowman Mexico, and RAISA, its distributor, have announced they will supply a comprehensive line of Reference Standards for all benchtop and hand-held XRF plating measurement systems. Reference standards are a critical quality control tool for any manufacturer of products that are plated, and for contract plating shops that serve both manufacturers, and the printed circuit board / semiconductor industry.

Bowman Mexico will stock, for rapid availability, standards for ENIG and ENEPIG, as well as thin precious metals, percent phosphorus, electroless nickel, chrome, zinc-nickel, and other common alloys. The company will also provide custom standards.

June, 2020 – Bowman Iberica has greatly expanded Bowman’s reach and service capability in western Europe. From its headquarters in the Barcelona suburb of Mataro, it will serve new and existing XRF benchtop users throughout Spain and Portugal.

According to owner Domenec Mayoral, the region is ripe with potential for Bowman’s G series benchtop XRF, with its precision video imaging, and ‘bottom-up’ measurement using laser-based auto-focus. Mayoral has more than a quarter century of experience with German-made XRFs, and with Elcometer, a manufacturer of inspection equipment, and DataPhysics, a manufacturer of surface measurement instruments.

June, 2020 – Bowman Chief Technology Officer Jun Choi has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Korpus as Manager of the company’s Standards Business Unit.

Korpus was formerly a Project Manager and Support Engineer for Bowman with responsibility for new standards design and team management. He also managed Bowman’s Quality System for ISO17025 and worked with Bowman engineers and programmers on new hardware and software features. Prior to his career with Bowman, Korpus was Recertification Manager at Calmetrics.

“This is a pivotal time for our industry,” says Korpus. “New hybrid finishes, and intensifying quality demands such as IPC’s 4552A/B and RoHS, present unique opportunities for an XRF equipment company with a solid standards capability – and the ability to deliver quickly.

“One of my first priorities has been to establish a Short Order Stock for common standards that we can ship immediately,” he continues. “I believe that, in a relatively short time, we’ll be able to build on Bowman’s leadership in XRF systems to make the company equally well-recognized for standards.”

June, 2020 – Bowman Italia and its general manager, Pasquale Francella, were featured in the June issue of Italy’s magazine for the finishing industry, Trattamenti E Finitu (“Treatments and Finishes.”) Among the most important advantages of Bowman XRFs, says Francella, “is simultaneous measurement of up to four coating layers, each of which can be an alloy, along with measurement of high entropy coatings.”