News: XRF Systems, Applications, People

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.”

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.”