The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is making the availability of IPA (Isopropyl Alcohol) scarce.  The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends using cleaners made of at least 70% alcohol to disinfect surfaces. This has led to a widespread global demand for IPA with much of it diverted for use in hospitals and other medical settings. As a result, electronics and medical device manufacturers are facing IPA shortages which were once used for cleaning products during and after manufacturing.

San Jose, CA — April 2020 — JAVAD EMS (JEMS), a leading global EMS company that provides low to medium volume, high-mix applications, announces that it has purchased and a Summit 1800i from VJ Electronix, Inc. for its facility in Silicon Valley.

HEAD electronics quickly passed the ISO13485 audit with no shortcomings found, based on the excellence of their existing production operation, with Aegis’ FactoryLogix at the core.

US-Based Suntsu Electronics Inc. announces the opening of its first European sales office, located in the UK. With a growing customer base of distributors and OEMs across Europe, the new office will provide additional sales and technical customer service support.