News: XRF Systems, Applications, People

The April, 2020 issue of Quality Magazine features a timely article by Zach Dismukes, Manager of West Coast Sales. Its focus is XRF detector technologies, specifically as they apply to the precise measurement of electroless nickel, industry’s most common plated finish.

February, 2020 – Bowman President Tom Leone announced the appointment of Robert Coleman as Sales Manager for North America. Coleman will be based in Chicago, with responsibility for XRF instrument sales and service in the US and Canada. He will also manage and support the activities of Bowman Mexico.

Coleman has extensive experience in both of the markets – PCB manufacturing and general metal finishing – where Bowman holds a prominent position. Coleman was most recently Midwest Sales Manager for Uyemura, and previously, Vice President of Operations for American Standard Circuits.

Says Leone, “Bringing Rob on-board substantially boosts our client service resources here in our headquarters region. Additionally, his success in Asia (Coleman was, for several years, Managing Director of Asia for RBP Chemical Technology) will be a valuable asset as Bowman continues its Pacific rim expansion.”

January, 2020 – Bowman’s partner company, Quantum Equipment Co. Pvt. Ltd., exhibited at the GGJS (Gujarat Gold Jewellery Show) in Gujarat, India January 10-12. The show drew 30,000 visitors.

Bowman Taiwan displayed the G Series at iMT (International Metal Technology) in Taipei. The G Series features precision video imaging, ‘bottom-up’ measurement, and more!

January, 2020 – Bowman’s UK distributor, SciMed, is a leading supplier of scientific instrumentation in the UK and Ireland. They are celebrating 40 years providing a range of analytical instrumentation and process equipment to industry and academia.

January, 2020 – Bowman has expanded its global reach with strategic appointments in 3 key regions. Additions in South America are Pattaro C S Ltda. (headquartered in Sao Caetano do Sul, Brazil) and Analitica & Redes (based in Bogota, Colombia). BES Engineering, headquartered in Istanbul, will manage new business development throughout Turkey.

Pattaro C S Ltda. has more than 10 years of experience supplying instruments and consumables for the printed circuit, plastic card and surface finishing industries. Analitica & Redes is commemorating its 20th year as one of the nation’s preeminent distributors of 15 categories of analytical instrumentation, “from atomic absorption to XRF.” BES Engineering represents 8 manufacturers of X-ray and laser-based instruments, including X-ray fluorescence spectrometers, NDT systems, and short pulse lasers.

President Tom Leone says, “Bowman is delighted to welcome these 3 respected sales and service organizations into our global network.”