BANNOCKBURN, IL — North American printed circuit board shipments in July were down 2.3% year-over-year. Year-to-date shipments are down 0.6% compared to the same period last year, says IPC. Sequentially, PCB shipments were down 13%.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Factory revenue in the worldwide server market increased 2.5% year-over-year to $12.6 billion in the second quarter of 2014, says the International Data Corp.

NASHUA, NH – The SMTA Boston Chapter and iMAPS New England are holding a meeting, plant tour, and presentations at Benchmark Electronics’ facility here on Sept. 10.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics has received notification from an existing medical customer to start material procurement to support orders currently anticipated to be worth at least $20 million.