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Trouble in Your Tank by Michael Carano

Michael Carano is with OMG Electronic Chemicals (formerly Electrochemicals), a developer and provider of processes and materials for the electronics industry supply chain including fabrication of printed wiring boards, solar cell production, electronic packaging and lead-free metallization. He has been involved in the printed wiring board, general metal finishing photovoltaic industries for over 29 years. His primary focus is on metallization technologies, electroplating, solderable finishes, HDI, selective metal finishing, semiconductor packaging and imaging processes. He also looks for new ways to increase the competitiveness of OMG’s customers through the introduction of innovative and environmentally friendly processes. Mike is also involved in strategic planning and technology roadmap formulation and implementation. Carano has published over 75 technical articles and has presented numerous other papers throughout the world. He is the holder of nine U.S. patents and over 20 foreign patents covering a variety of topics including plating, metallization processes and PWB fabrication techniques. He is the past chairman of the IPC Suppliers Management Council and currently serves on the IPC Long Range Planning committee. Michael is also a member of the IPC Board of Directors and is serving a third term.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Youngstown State University where he has also completed two years of graduate school in polymer chemistry and has earned an MBA in International Marketing from Baker College.

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