August 8 , 2006
Elma Electronic Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic packaging products, has retained Eike Waltz as a dedicated consultant who will be working with the company. Mr. Waltz is well known in the industry as a renowned inventor, leader, and technical expert.
Eike Waltz, Technology Consultant to Elma Electronic has been involved in the communications and electronic industry for over 30 years. His duties will include technical consulting, high-level industry support and presentations, and activity in trade and standards organizations. With a Masters degree in Industrial Engineering Design, along with the acquisition of several prestigious titles in standards and trade organizations, Eike demonstrated his outstanding dedication to the electronic packaging and communications industry. Currently and to name a few, he remains an active member of ANSI-UNSC (TA for IEC SC48D), AdvancedTCA, RES, AMC.0, MicroTCA, ATCA300, IEC SC48D and associated liquid cooling specifications. Mr. Waltz was previously the Sr. Advisor, Global Innovations Management for Rittal and worked as Technical Manager for companies such as Schroff and ITT Components.
"We are excited to have a true industry icon join the outstanding Elma team." said Fred Ruegg, President of Elma Electronic Inc. "With his vast experience in the packaging industry and activity in a wide range of standards and trade organizations, we expect Eike will provide strong support for the products and services we are planning for the future."
For more information on Elma Electronic call 510-656-3400 or visit us online at www.elma.com
About Elma Electronic
Elma Electronic Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of enclosures, backplanes, cabinets, cases, and "ready-to-run" packaging for CPCI, Rugged COTS, VME/64x, VXI, ATCA/uTCA and custom bus structures. Elma's component product line offers a wide selection of top quality switches knobs and LED arrays. The company has been a worldwide supplier of dependable, high performance products for over 40 years.
Elma operates three facilities in the continental United States plus has locations in Switzerland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Israel, and China.
Elma Electronic Inc. is located at 44350 Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 USA. Telephone (510) 656-3400 - Fax (510) 656-3783
www.elma.com
