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A contract manufacturer of medical devices, the Hi-Tech Group (Anaheim, CA; www.hi-tech-group.com), has acquired Ventrex Inc. (Ventura, CA; www.ventrexinc.com), a manufacturer specializing in electromechanical instrumentation, and Infinity Plastics LLC (Ventura, CA; www.infinitymolding.com), a supplier of injection-molded products and associated services. . . . The plasma processing technologies of March Plasma Systems (Concord, CA; www.marchplasma.com) will be incorporated into a series of automated surface modification systems offered by Harland Medical Systems (Eden Prairie, MN; www.harlandmedical.com). Per a joint development agreement, the companies will develop and market the systems together. . . . FCI (Etters, PA; www.fciconnect.com), a supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, and Tyco Electronics (Berwyn, PA; www.tycoelectronics.com), a provider of engineered electronic components, have reached an agreement to terminate all litigation related to the companies’ respective high-speed backpanel connector product families. . . . C&D Technologies (Blue Bell, PA; www.cdtechno.com) has agreed to sell its power electronics division—a manufacturer of dc-dc converters, ac-dc power supplies, data-acquisition devices, and panel meters—to Murata Manufacturing (Kyoto, Japan; www.murata.com), a provider of ceramic-based components, sensors, and integrated electronic modules. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals. . . . In a move to enter the European market, a thermal packaging provider, Cold Chain Technologies (Holliston, MA; www.coldchaintech.com), has formed an alliance with Topa Verpakking B.V. (Voorhout, The Netherlands; www.topa.nl), a provider of cold-chain products in Europe. . . . 3D Systems (Rock Hill, SC; www.3dsystems.com) has named National RP Support (Pella, IA; www.rpsupport.com), a provider of stereolithography field-support services, as the authorized provider of its stereolithography systems. . . . A manufacturer of printed packaging components, Plymouth Printing (Cranford, NJ; www.plymouthprinting.com) is celebrating 50 years of conducting business in Cranford. The company moved its operations from New York City in 1957. . . . Possessing 40 years of experience casting acrylic plastic, consultant Robert Wiener (Nahunta, GA; plastpro@btconline.net) offers to advise companies on the machining of acrylic rods, blocks, sheets, sculptures, embedments, medical castings and equipment, and tubes measuring 1⁄10 in. to 12 ft in diameter and up to 8 in. in wall thickness.
