Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - Features

SOLON, OH -- EMS firm Techtron Industries plans to invest $5 million in a new 70,000 sq. ft. factory here, aided by a city grant worth up to $48,000 per year.

NORTH BILLERICA, MA – BTU International reported second-quarter net sales of $19 million, down 25.2% sequentially, and up 5.6% year-over-year.

TAICHUNG CITY, TAIWAN -- Hon Hai reportedly plans to extend its foray into a one-stop supply chain, announcing an NT$100 billion industrial park in where it would build machine tool, automatic equipment and robots.

BAYONNE, NJ – Paul E. Lotosky passed away on Aug. 1 after a brief illness.

HILLSBORO, OR – Quality Production Limited has been named among the 2011 Fastest-Growing Private 100 Companies by the Portland Business Journal.

The annual winners are determined by percentage of revenue growth over three years (2008 - 2010). QPL ranked 59th among the Private 100, having posted a growth rate of 44% during that period.

Founded in 1995, QPL specializes in turnkey manufacturing of high mix, high complexity products for military, avionics, industrial, medical, and energy management markets. The firm provides lifecycle product management from prototype development to design-for-manufacturing, design-for-test, production, and aftermarket support.

ATLANTA – Beginning today, CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY seeks participants for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material and software suppliers.

Now in its 20th year, the SEAs honor companies in electronics manufacturing for excelling in the critical area of customer service, permitting participants to benchmark customer service against their peers. It is the only industry awards program that uses direct customer feedback to determine best-in-class.