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OREM, UT – Electronics contract manufacturer Wolf Electronix has invested more that $1 million in equipment and facility improvements in Orem, UT.
Upgrades include ESD flooring, lighting, screen printers, SMT machines (inline), ovens, and automated optical inspection machines.
In addition, Wolf Electronix appointed 20-year veteran Robert Greiner as CEO. Prior to joining Wolf, Greiner was CFO of a management group in the Northwest, complementing 10 years of financial and operational management in the EMS industry.
The public is invited to an open house the first week of November; call 800-458-3179 for details.
KRAKOW, POLAND – Note has agreed to acquire half the shares of a new joint venture with Polish EMS provider Fideltronik.
Arne Forslund, Note’s CEO and president said, “Our joint venture will be based at Fideltronik’s current plant in Krakow and will have some 220 employees. The acquisition brings us access to additional cost-efficient production capacity in Poland that complements our other international facilities in the Baltic States and China.”
No other terms of the agreement were disclosed.
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – EMS provider Key Tronic Corp. reported total revenue of $44.6 million in the first quarter of 2008, down nearly 20% year-over-year.
Net income for the quarter was $200,000, a decrease of close to 86% compared to the same period in 2007.
“As anticipated, we saw slower demand from a number of our established customers in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, while our new programs contributed a growing portion of our revenue,” said Jack Oehlke, president and CEO. “We expect both our established customers and our new customer programs to drive strong revenue and earnings growth in the second half of fiscal 2008.
For the second quarter, the company expects revenue in the range of $45 million to $48 million.
