Lytron Announces Profitable 2011 Fiscal Year

Lytron announced last week that the company’s activities resulted in a profitable 2011 fiscal year. The company grew organically as well as through the acquisition of Affinity Thermal Systems. Lytron has experienced strong growth and profitability over the last 15 years and is positioned for continued growth in the liquid cooling market. Read Press Release

Lytron Awarded Workforce Training Fund Grant

Lytron was recently awarded a $106,800 grant for employee training and professional development. Lytron will be using the grant to pay for trainings for more than 150 office and factory employees in Massachusetts. The trainings will be largely focused on lean manufacturing and are expected to help improve overall product quality and first pass yields of custom chillers, cooling systems, cold plates, and heat exchangers. They are also expected to help Lytron identify ways to further increase efficiency under its current lean manufacturing program. Read Press Release

Lytron Identified as a Top Ten Thermal Management Supplier

In a report published recently by BCC Research, Lytron is identified as one of the top 10 thermal management companies. The two main criteria used to evaluate suppliers were technological superiority and business management. Read Article

Nicolas Venjean

Lytron has added to its Europe sales team with the recent hire of Nicolas Venjean as regional account manager. Venjean will primarily provide sales and engineering support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) in France, Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland. Venjean’s resume includes a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics and a master’s degree in mechanics and thermodynamics from the University of Valenciennes in France. His prior work experience includes positions in sales engineering management, thermal design engineering, and research and development.

“We’re excited about Nicolas joining our team,” notes Christoph Bauckhage, European sales manager, “He brings a wealth of industry knowledge as well as a proven track record of success in designing high end thermal components and servicing international OEM’s.”

For more information, please contact Lytron at +1-781-933-7300.

Horizontal Machining Center

Lytron recently announced that it has increased its production capacity with the purchase of additional Horizontal Machining Centers (HMCs) for its Woburn, Massachusetts factory. The new HMCs will be used to machine large volumes of aluminum cold plates and liquid-cooled chassis.

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The Cooling Chronicle

For nearly 10 years, Lytron has been publishing a complimentary monthly e-newsletter called “The Cooling Chronicle.” The e-newsletter’s topics include liquid cooling, thermal management, chillers, cooling systems, cold plates, and heat exchangers. Application notes, news, events, blog posts, and more are included. The e-newsletter is recommended for thermal engineers and buyers in the medical, aviation, military, power generation, traction, laser, and semiconductor industries. Our readers are provided with the most relevant information in a clean, concise format with zero advertisements. Subscribe before August 31st to receive the September edition!

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Engineers Without Borders USA Project in Thailand

Lytron recently became an official partner of Engineers Without Borders USA (EWB-USA). EWB-USA is  a  nonprofit  humanitarian  organization  established  to  support  community‐driven  development  programs  worldwide  through  partnerships  that  design  and  implement  sustainable  engineering  projects. EWB‐USA  members,  comprised  of  professional  and  student  engineers or  other  disciplines,  work  with  local  communities  and  NGOs  in  over  45  developing  countries  around  the  world  on  projects  such  as  water,  renewable  energy,  sanitation  and  more.

Dubbed  the  “Blueprint  Brigade”  by  Time  Magazine,  EWB‐USA  has  grown  from  a  handful  of  members  in  2002  to  over  12,000  members  today  and  has  over  400  projects  worldwide. EWB‐USA  maintains  over  225  dedicated  student  and  professional  chapters,  and  has  touched  the  lives  of  more  than  one  million  people. Please  visit  http://www.ewb-usa.org/ for  more  information.