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WASHINGTON – The National Association of Manufacturers expressed strong disappointment that the latest Treasury Report to Congress did not cite China for currency manipulation.
“We felt that Secretary [John] Snow’s comments in May made it very clear that China had to make a significant move in its currency’s value to avoid being cited in this report,” said NAM president John Engler. The yuan has appreciated just 0.3% since China announced a revaluation of its currency in July.
Santa Clara, CA — Landrex Technologies and ZD Test (an affiliate of Zero Defects Int’l) will jointly market, manufacture and distribute both companies’ electrical test fixtures.
Jim Gibson, CEO of Landrex, said, “This relationship will benefit customers in North America and Asia by combining the benefits of lower-cost manufacturing with local technical expertise and support.”
ZD Test, headquartered in Cornelius, OR, manufactures test fixtures used in interconnect and electronic package testing. Its customer base is based mostly in North America. Landrex, headquartered in Taiwan, supplies MDA and ICT test systems and fixtures, functional test systems and fixtures, spring contact probes, fixture kits and components.
Jim Gibson, CEO of Landrex, said, “This relationship will benefit customers in North America and Asia by combining the benefits of lower-cost manufacturing with local technical expertise and support.”
ZD Test, headquartered in Cornelius, OR, manufactures test fixtures used in interconnect and electronic package testing. Its customer base is based mostly in North America. Landrex, headquartered in Taiwan, supplies MDA and ICT test systems and fixtures, functional test systems and fixtures, spring contact probes, fixture kits and components.
SAN FRANCISCO – End-market demand remains relatively healthy, driven by robust growth in handsets, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank.
Following meetings with Flextronics, Jabil, Amphenol and Nam Tai Electronics Inc, the firm announced that “handset demand remains robust, while other high volume programs appear to be trending inline to slightly above plan.”
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