Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - Features

MACAO, CHINA -- Deswell Industries reported fiscal second-quarter sales in its contract electronics and metallic segment rose 28.1% to $10.9 million.

CRAWLEY, UK -- A private equity group is behind the recent purchase of electronic manufacturing services provider Chemigraphic.

SAN DIEGO -- Walter Shimoon, the ex-Flextronics manager who allegedly was involved in insider trading, could be released on bail today.

LOS ANGELES – The US Patent and Trademark Office has issued P. Kay Metal a US patent covering its chemical dross elimination and reduction formula, as used in the soldering process.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Jabil turned in a strong November quarter as all its business segments grew sequentially and profitability improved.

MILTON, NY – Sono-Tek Corp. purchased the Milton Industrial Park here.

The 3.13 acre parcel of land is comprised of five buildings of office/industrial space with 50,000 ft² of gross leasable floor area.

At the present time, the park is 74% leased. Sono-Tek currently occupies approximately 19,000 ft².

The acquisition was financed with a cash down payment of $400,000 and the balance of $2,100,000 in seller financing to be repaid over 20 years.

The purchase was driven by business growth over the past two years, and the anticipated continuation of this growth in 2011, requiring more space for operations.

The firm had sales of $7.3 million for the nine months ending Nov. 30. Sono-Tek’s sales goal for the current fiscal year is $10 million, an increase of 38% year-over-year.