SpecTran Corp. (Sturbridge, MA) has appointed Glenn Moore as CEO. Moore previously worked for Amp as general manager of the optical connectors and assemblies division. . . . SpecTran Specialty Optics Co. (Avon, CT) has established an Applications Engineering Resource Center to offer customers services ranging from product design and manufacture to optical, mechanical, and environmental testing. . . . Galileo Electro-Optics (Sturbridge, MA) sold its Forest, VA, plant for $2.35 million in cash. The company closed the plant in late 1994 and relocated its operations to Sturbridge. . . . Fiberoptic-transceiver manufacturer Vixel Corp. (Broomfield, CO) has raised $11.2 million in equity financing to support its move into the commercial production of gigabit-per-second fiberoptic inter connects. Investers include Stanford University and Nissho Electronics. . . . Optical Cable Corp. (Roanoke, VA) has released a German language version of its fiberoptic-cable catalog. For a copy, call (540) 256-0690 (USA) or 49-64-41-35819 (Wetzlar, Germany). . . . Fiberoptic-sign producer Super Vision International Inc. (Orlando, FL) has appointed Brian P. McCann to its board of directors. McCann was previously with the fiberoptic division of the 3M Company.
Kristin Lewotsky | Associate Editor (1994-1997)
Kristin Lewotsky was an associate editor for Laser Focus World from December 1994 through November 1997.