Fiber Optic Center, Inc., (FOC - New Bedford, MA), a distributor of fiber-optic products, announced on Feb. 9 that Marcel Buijs has joined the company's EMEA technical business development team.
According to a press release, Buijs’ joins FOC with over 25 years in the photonics industry. In addition to founding the first Photonics department at a technical college in the Netherlands, with three fellow teachers, he has previously developed curriculum for the subjects of opto-electronics, fiber optics and machine vision.
Further, for more than 17 years, his specific role in research and development for a global fiber-optic connector company was developing processes for making fiber-optic products and a broad process portfolio. Buijs’ department was responsible for several important developments in both the single-fiber and multi-fiber optic connector markets. His areas of expertise include laser cleaving, polishing and measurement processes and proven yield and product performance improvements.
"Marcel’s process, analytical and statistical knowledge gives him the ultimate tools to help every FOC customer meet their specifications in making the ultimate fiber-optic product, while improving process yield," added FOC's press release. For more information, visit www.focenter.com.
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