BURLINGTON, VT -- The 50 largest EMS companies topped $100 billion in sales for the first time, accounting for 2005 revenue of $109.2 billion.

Combined sales for top 50 companies grew 14.4% in 2005. Growth was heavily influenced by the estimated results of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn);  without Hon Hai, the remaining 49 providers produced an aggregate growth of 3.1%.

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SAN JOSE -- Hammer Storage, a division of Bell Microproducts, has added the Hammer NA-1400 Network-Attached Storage Appliance to its product line.

The high capacity device provides up to two terabytes of external storage in a compact, toaster-sized package. It is designed by Newisys Inc., a developer of computing and storage designs, and manufactured by its parent company Sanmina-SCI.

COLUMBIA, MD - Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI), a developer of analytical instrumentation, has a new, free white paper entitled “Understanding RoHS.” The paper is available at ssi.shimadzu.com.
 
The paper offers guidance and tips for organizations that have yet to properly comply with the EU’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances regulations. It also provides insight into how RoHS will affect U.S. manufacturers, how they can earn compliance and the ramifications of non-compliance.
 
SSI is the American subsidiary of Shimadzu Corp., headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.

FT. WORTH, TX – Allied Electronics has broken ground on its new headquarters and distribution center in Fort Worth.

The catalog distributor,  a subsidiary of Electrocomponents, began construction on a 365,000-sq. ft. facility that will replace the company’s existing rented space. The new facility will help accommodate the company’s growth, as it expects to create an additional 300 jobs over the next several years.

Construction is expected to be completed as early as summer 2007.