Tide Rock Acquires Specialized Coating Services

Tide Rock Acquires Specialized Coating Services Tide Rock, a San Diego-based leveraged buyout firm, announced the acquisition of Specialized Coating Services ("SpecCoat"), a conformal coating company that provides primary protective coatings for electronic components and printed circuit boards. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA, and also operates a new facility in the Boston, MA area. The coatings supplied by SpecCoat are essential for challenging environment applications in the aerospace, aviation, military and defense, medical, commercial and renewable energy markets. In addition to prototyping, sub-assembly, PCB cleaning and ionic testing services, SpecCoat's service offerings include liquid and parylene conformal coating, underfill, staking, encapsulation, potting and nanocoating. The company's processes provide high-quality surfaces that significantly extend the service life of electronic devices used in harsh environmental conditions. Brooks Kincaid, President of Tide Rock, stated: "SpecCoat further expands Tide Rock's electronic manufacturing services capacity within our portfolio. The company's conformal coating processes provide protection for precision electronic devices against many challenging environments, from space to the deep ocean. Their ability to provide customized coating solutions tailored to customer needs and their commitment to helping customers select the right coatings and address technical challenges set them apart from others. Proximity to Silicon Valley and Boston provides another advantage, enabling them to serve growing companies developing aerospace, aviation, defense, medical and other high-technology products." Source