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PHOENIX -- Suntron Corp. said that the loss of Applied Materials as a customer was responsible for a big dip in revenues for its just completed quarter.

The electronics manufacturing services provider reported second-quarter net sales were $81.8 million, down $49.6 million over a year ago. Sales were off just $900,00 from the first quarter.

HERNDON, VA — The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative begins preliminary work on its next industry roadmap in Chicago next month. Product Emulator Groups will hold their first industry-wide meeting Sept. 30, immediately following SMTA International.

Rogerstone, UK - Fujifilm Electronic Imaging Ltd. (FFEI) has returned as EMS provider TTems' sole supplier of PCBAs. The partnership is projected to provide TTems with £3 Million in 2006.

TTems has partnered with FFEI - Fujifilm's only manufacturer of electronic pre-press equipment outside Japan - at its Rogerstone site since 1999. FFEI's volume PCBA manufacturing will now take place in the UK.

TTems' NPI team worked to implement the 38 new lines at its Rogerstone facility over a two-month period. The lines are spread across five ranges of FFEI equipment, including the Luxel-V series and V6 machine.

Franklin, MA - JNJ Industries Inc., a supplier of electronics screen printing accessories, cleaning chemistries, ultrasonic cleaning equipment and specialized tooling products, appointed Envision Solutions to represent its products in TX, OK, AR and LA.

Envision maintains offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston.

Seoul -- LG Electronics and Nortel will form a joint venture to offer telecom and networking solutions in the wireline, optical, wireless and enterprise areas for South Korean customers.

The joint venture will be tentatively named LG-Nortel Co. Ltd. It will combine the telecommunication infrastructure business of LG Electronics and the distribution and service business of Nortel in South Korea.

Forest Grove, OR -- Merix Corp., a leading manufacturer of advanced printed circuit boards, promoted Daniel T. Olson to CEO of Asian operations.

Olson, formerly Sr. VP of sales and marketing, has been with Merix since 1999, following senior sales management roles at MacDermid and Olin.

"Dan's leadership and strategic focus at Merix ... gives him the insight necessary for seamless support of our global customers and integration of our pending acquisition of the operations of Eastern Pacific Circuits Limited," said Mark Hollinger, chairman and CEO .

Thomas R. Ingham has been promoted to replace Olson. Ingham joined Merix earlier this year as director of quick-turn sales, and has over 25 years of experience in the industry.