Data-Ray closing its doors

Medical display firm Data-Ray Corp. is going out of business, after its parent company, Nippon Chemi-Con Corp. announced July 1st that it will discontinue operations of Data-Ray and the Medical Display LCD business.

After August 30th, all LCD display warranties will be honored through Nippon Chemi-Con Corp.'s operations in Brea, Calif. Customer service can be reached at 714-987-1988. The address is 625 Columbia St., Brea, CA, 92821. Emails can be sent to tfurukawa@chemi-con.com.

For CRT sales and service, inquiries should be directed to Z-AXIS, Inc. in Phelps, N.Y., at 315-548-5000. Emails can be sent to crandall@zaxis.net.

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