ELKHART, IN – CTS Corp. today announced its first-quarter EMS segment sales decreased $19.9 million, or 26%, from the same period last year.
EMS sales were down $12.5 million, or 18%, sequentially.

Overall revenues were $129.4 million, up 10% year-over-year. Net earnings were $4.4 million, compared to a net loss of $35.6 million in the first quarter of 2009.

The company’s Components and Sensors segment sales increased 74%, or $31.1 million, from last year, reflecting strong growth in global light vehicle production, particularly in North America, and higher market share, says the firm. Sales increased $8 million, or 12%, sequentially.

Sales of electronic component products increased 37% year-over-year. As a result, Components and Sensors segment sales, as a percent of total company sales, increased to 57% from 36% in the first quarter of 2009.

First-quarter sales of sensor and actuator products more than doubled from the same period last year, with increases across all product lines.

Management anticipates full-year 2010 sales to increase 12% to 20% over 2009, compared to the previous guidance of a 10% to 15% increase year-over-year.

SUZHOU – Flextronics’ laptop PC manufacturing plant set to open here later this year will double the EMS company’s capacity to 20 million, according to reports.

Flextronics, which in the past year has made a concerted push into PC production, built a reported 8 to 10 million units in 2009.

The company is expanding in China in order to be close to its customers, said Flextronics Computing president Sean Burke, the Shanghai Daily reported.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – EMS provider Key Tronic Corp. on Tuesday reported third-quarter fiscal 2010 revenue of $51.7 million, up 16% sequentially, and up 17% compared to the same period of fiscal 2009.