WASHINGTON – The Portable Rechargeable Battery Association today said it “welcomes” an IPC effort to bring stakeholders into the process to develop a standard for the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries.
CHICAGO – A special half-day seminar on being competitive in the global market will be held next week during the SMTAI Conference in suburban Chicago. The symposium will cover ways for companies to improve their competitive position in the global marketplace, with an emphasis on North American issues related to cost, productivity, automation, finance and quality.
BENSALEM, PA -- It's nearly as certain as gravity. A high-flying stock takes a tumble, and shareholder lawsuits come quickly thereafter.
A class action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Florida claims Jabil Circuit misrepresented its financial performance between Sept. 19, 2001 and June 21, 2006, thus artificially inflating its stock price.
ATLANTA – UP Media Group next month will broadcast a special 90-minute Webinar on the electronics market and featuring popular industry analyst Walt Custer.
Custer’s talk, Business Outlook: Global Electronics Industry: Updated for 3Q 2006, will be held Oct. 17 at 2 pm EST. The online presentation, known as a Webinar, will feature analysis of the latest data on the global electronics industry.
CHICAGO - On the heels of the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, Newark InOne has issued a warning about the need for a comparable US law. The complete text can be viewed at www.newarkinone.com/fedlaw.
ST. LOUIS – Raytheon's Space and Airborne Systems awarded LaBarge Inc. with a contract worth some $5.5 million for continued production of backplane assemblies for the F-22 Raptor fighter plane.
LaBarge, which is currently building assemblies for Raytheon, expects production on the extended contract to begin in January 2007.
The F-22 was developed for the U.S. Air Force by Lockheed Martin.