SMT Tooling, a division of PSA Systems, named its three top manufacturers’ representatives of the year for 2022 during the IPC APEX EXPO in San Diego. The company presented awards to Mike Gunderson of MaRC Technologies, Ron Torenko of Torenko & Associates, and Don Dennison of PIT Equipment Services, LLC.

Our representatives are critical to our customers’ and our success!” states Jeffrey Pulaski, Project Manager, SMT Tooling. “I am thankful and proud to have Don, Mike and Ron’s expertise and support.”

Mike Gunderson and the team at MaRC Technologies provide sales and service for SMT Tooling customers in the Pacific Northwestern states of: Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Northern California. MaRC Technologies is a specialized supplier of tools and supplies for the electronics manufacturing and high-tech industry.

Torenko & Associates represents SMT Tooling’s Matrix™ Automatic SMT Support Tooling throughout Mexico. Over its 45 years in business Torenko has established strong relationships with its accounts and developed a reputation for being a leader in technology in the area. Torenko is headquartered in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex with other locations in the regional USA and Mexico. The company’s mission is straight-forward; Torenko & Associates strives to provide the best semiconductor, SMT manufacturing, test and repair solutions and service available.

Global SMT’s award-winning Rep of the Year for 2022, Don Dennison of PIT Equipment Services, LLC represents SMT Tooling on the east coast. PIT started in 1988 with a mission to assist electronic assembly companies in the New York / New Jersey / Eastern Pennsylvania metropolitan area. Their extensive product knowledge and strategic customer relationships have made them a key supplier and long-term partner to companies down the east coast. The key to their long-term success is their service and support of each product sold.

SMT Tooling’s Matrix system installs in minutes and includes the company’s proprietary pneumatic connections for quick and easy product changeover utilizing “Smart Touch” operator interface with on-screen operator instructions and access to PSA downloadable process apps. Features include feather-lite setup force and the most rigid locking force of any system in the industry.

The new and improved Matrix SMT tooling solution installs on most screen printers and placers in about 30 minutes and offers fully automatic PCB support to each consecutive board.

For more information about PSA Systems, visit www.smttooling.com.