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Jabil Buys Green Packaging Company Ecologic

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil acquired Ecologic Brands, provider of sustainable packaging, specializing in paper bottle and paper-based packagi... Read More...

AEM Holdings Proposes Acquisition of CEI for $75M

SINGAPORE – Electronics manufacturing company AEM Holdings has launched a S$99.7 million (US$75.2 million) bid for contract manufacturer CEI... Read More...

US Energy Dept. Allots $124M in Funding for Tech Innovation, Connected Factories

WASHINGTON – The US Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy announced approximately $123.6 million in new fu... Read More...

Intervala to Expand at New Site in PA

PITTSBURGH – Intervala has signed a long-term lease finalizing the relocation of its corporate headquarters and EMS manufacturing operation ... Read More...

Orbit’s Electronics Group Records Q4 Orders Above $3M

HAUPPAUGE, NY – Orbit International’s Electronics Group reported fourth quarter orders in excess of $3 million. Deliveries for certain of th... Read More...

PC Shipments Up 26% in Q4, 13% for Year

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The fourth quarter saw global shipments of PCs grow 26.1% year-over-year to 91.6 million units, according to International ... Read More...

PE Firm Behind Spartronics Acquires Primus

Williamsport, PA – Acquisitions continue unabated in the EMS industry, with Primus Technologies the latest firm to be snatched up, according... Read More...

ATA IMS Suspended Malaysia Ops for a Week Due to Covid-19 Cases

JOHOR BAHRU, MALAYSIA – EMS company ATA IMS temporarily shut down operations of all its factories here because of Covid-19 cases. The shutdo... Read More...

Chase Reports Fiscal Q1 Adhesive Revenue Up 17%

WESTWOOD, MA – Chase Corp. reported fiscal first quarter revenue in the adhesives, sealants and additives segment was $30.1 million, up 16.5... Read More...

FEATURES

Lights Out at USI

The EMS behemoth is on the cusp of an all-automated future. By almost any measure Universal Scientific Industrial is an EMS behemoth. Yet most of the press sur... Read More...

Process Control Plan to Monitor Acceptable Levels of Flux and Other Residues

Because electrochemical failure risk is site-specific, different components need different plans. Highly dense electronic assemblies incorporate bottom-termina... Read More...