SAN JOSE -- Electronics manufacturers that never belonged in China in the first place are beginning to abandon it for sites closer to home, including South America, a new study finds. But entrenched geopolitical and other factors mean not each of the dozen countries on the continent is a good choice for a new manufacturing hub.
SAN JOSE -- Flextronics will acquire RIWISA, a Swiss provider of injection molding and automation solutions in a deal expected to take place by the end of October, pending regulatory approvals. Hagglingen, Switzerland-based RIWISA is family owned. Financial details were not disclosed.
FRANKFURT – Second-quarter orders for German manufacturers of electronic assemblies increased almost 10% year-over-year, after two quarters of recession, says ZVEI, according to published reports.