Krassimir D. Petkov, born October 1956 in Bulgaria. A Graduate from VM Institute with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering a post graduate degrees in engineering mathematics and robotics. In 1990, he and his family immigrated to the United States of America gaining full citizenship in 1991.

Mr. Petkov is co founder of ACOM BG in 1984 a high end manufacturer of amateur radio equipment as well commercial communication equipment and founder of Acom International Inc in 1999 a lucrative communication business.

Mr. Petkov is well known in the Amateur (HAM) radio community spanning the globe and is one of the largest sponsors of the WRTC (World Radio Team Competition). He is also an active participant in these competitions and has locked many first place winnings over the past decade. These contest include 1st place USA 2006 DX contest 80M SSB, 1st place USA 2006 ARRL RX contest 80M CW, 1st place USA 2006 WAEDC DX contest SSB, 1st place USA 2005 CQWW DX contest. Mr. Petkov owns a large contest station in the Island of Jamaica which he has been involved over the past 2 years in construction. He was also part of the DXpedition of the Brazilian Island of Fernando de Noronha, in a multi operational effort in the CQWW SSB contest in 1999 not only commanding first place but had record breaking results of over 50 million points, the highest score ever achieved in South America. Mr. Petkov was also an active participant in the DXpedition to St. Paul Island, off the coast of Canada (record breaking), DXpedition to Libya breaking records in the 2006 CQWW DX contest CW and also in North Caicos for the 2003 CQWW SSB contest.

In 2001, Mr. Petkov and others acquired a stencil printing company in Massachusetts, USA and folded it under a corporate umbrella named Milara Incorporated. The company is comprised of two divisions. One is dedicated to the development, manufacturing, servicing and/or licensing of manual, semi and fully automatic stencil/screen printers, dispensers, and wafer printers for the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and Semiconductor Industries (SI). Milara holds several process and technology patents which differentiates them from the competition.
The other division of Milara is solely responsible for the contract manufacturing of the Talon Robot series used by the United States Army and other organizations involved in anti terrorist operations. After enduring the arduous task of ISO9001 certification, this highly profitable division is currently placing this defensive robot in areas such as Afghanistan and Iraq saving countless lives in the fight against terrorism.
In 2005, Milara purchase a new contemporary facility in Medway, Massachusetts, USA expanding its operation and fabrication capabilities to better serve its client base. Milara is also expanding their contract manufacturing into Europe focused mainly in Sophia, Bulgaria by acquiring a new 80,000 square foot facility. Milara currently employs over 135 people consisting of engineers of many technological disciplines, technicians and administrative personnel.

As CEO of Milara, Mr. Petkov's ingenuity and intuitive foresight in the development of stencil printing products have not only gained him notoriety within the SMT and SI industries but has also won product developments highest achievement awards spanning from 2003 to 2006 with a recent announcement that another product has won the SMT Vision Award for 2007. The Advance Packaging and Surface Mount Technology vision awards are given to companies who's products have exhibited true innovation and technological advancements seen viable by leading industry experts. These industry accolades included the 2003 APA Vision award for the TouchPrint series inline printer; 2004 SMT Vision Award for the TouchPrint series printer; 2004 - 2005 APA Vision Awards for the SemiTouch wafer printer / bumper systems and 2007 SMT Vision Award for the AWPb 300 series fully automated wafer bumping system.

Mr. Petkov has invested several million dollars for continued research and development of the highest quality products whose business model is to exude higher standards within the SMT and SI industries encompassing innovation in technology and quality. "This model is also applied to the fabrication of the Talon robots for field failures are not and option" says Mr. Petkov. "For stencil printers, we want to not only set today's standards but, to set an example for our client base that will allow them to achieve higher production goals and at the same time, maintain product quality and assurance".

For more information:
www.hfpower.com (Acom)
www.MilaraSMT.com (Milara Inc.)

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