Native Tapioca starch, even food-grade tapioca starch is a world commodity and CAPLINQ knows that it must compete against a global market of producers. Despite this, we believe that our tapioca starch prices, produced in Gabon, Africa are very competitive and when you include sea freight charges to South Africa, Europe, and South America – [...]

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As a manufacturer of polyimide tapes and films (generic version of Kapton), we are often asked whether we can make custom-made shapes and sizes to meet advanced packaging requirements. The requests come from design engineers looking to incorporate polyimide films into their designs, often to create an insulation layers between two parts. CAPLINQ offers this [...]

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Customers always want to know “Can I get this LINQSTAT Volume Conductive Film (a 3M Velostat* Alternative) any cheaper?” At first glance it seems like a salesman’s worst nightmare, but when you turn the question to the process engineering team within the production department, you get a whole different reaction. “You sure can!” is the [...]

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These days, the answer to that question is pretty easy. With the sinking of the US dollar and the strength of the Euro, businesses all over the world are scrambling to do business with American companies. The downside for European companies trying to get in on the action is that shipping costs from the USA [...]

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