SMT manufacturing experts will explore the day's leading lead-free SMT manufacturing process challenges in a free, live webcast seminar set for Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005 at 11:00 EST.

Maroon Inc., a privately held specialty chemical distributor based in Avon, OH, has announced the appointment of Michael F. McKenna as business development manager.

The electronics group of Henkel has announced the grand opening of its Irvine, CA, Research and Applications Center.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) will present a management forum entitled "RFID: Making Waves - Integrating RFID Technology into Your Supply Chain."

UCAR Emulsion Systems (UES), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., has announced sales control for all latex products in North America and Puerto Rico.

The Hyde Group from Prairie Capital, a Chicago-based private equity company, has purchased Roman Decorating Products, Inc.

Eastman Chemical Co. will introduce its latest enabling technologies for the global nonwovens market at INDEX 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 12-15 at Booth #2554.

Henkel has announced a cash donation pledge of $677,000 as immediate aid following the tsunami disaster in South Asia.

The SMTA International Technical Committee is currently welcoming abstract submissions for its 2005 conference.

Powers Fasteners, Inc. has announced the promotion of John Partridge to branch manager of its New York City area branch warehouse.