Heraeus Noblelight Appoints Rick Slagle to Business Development Manager, Optoelectronics Division

Nov. 29, 2011 - PRLog -- Buford, GA/Hanau, Germany –  Heraeus Noblelight, one of the world's market and technology leaders in the field of special light source production announces the addition of Mr. Rick Slagle as Business Development Manager Optoelectronics for North America.

Mr. Slagle has over twenty years of experience in lasers, optics and LEDs, particularly in business development for high technology start-ups.

“Rick’s extensive experience and comprehensive understanding of Photonics and UV LEDs is a tremendous addition to Heraeus and a valuable resource to our clients.” said Ruben Rivera, President of Heraeus Noblelight LLC. Located in the Boston Metro area, Slagle has successfully introduced new optoelectronic products and systems as well as opened new markets and territories. “We feel confident that he will provide the company the means to strategically build upon our new and existing Specialty Lighting business.” Rivera added.

Heraeus Noblelight is one of the leading manufacturers of special light sources. Its newly formed Optoelectronics division develops customer-optimized LED solutions in the near UV spectrum.  “I am delighted to be a part of the Heraeus Group”, explains Slagle. “In researching their UV LED technology, it was evident that the advantages of Chip-On-Board assembly for high density die placement and flexibility of optical design puts the company in a unique position in the marketplace.  Also, I was impressed with the accredited measurement laboratory which is operated to ensure system performance and customer satisfaction”.

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Heraeus Noblelight Optoelectronics Division, is one of the technology and market leaders in the production of UV LED light sources for UV Curing of inks in the printing industry as well as adhesives and coatings for numerous applications.