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TORONTO -- Adeptron Technologies reported fourth-quarter sales fell 30% to $9.1 million, but the EMS company eked out a 2% gain in annual sales for fiscal 2009.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Photo Stencil has expanded capacity and capability at its Penang, Malaysia, plant.

The company recently installed two laser cutting systems at its Malaysian facility, including a Tannlin T3 system and a Tannlin T6 fiber laser.

Photo Stencil maintains manufacturing facilities in the US, Mexico and Malaysia.

MINNEAPOLIS – CyberOptics Corp. said its 3-D post-print inspection head SE500 sensor has been integrated into Milara’s TouchPrint Digital TD2929 inline printer.

The SE500 sensor is capable of scan speeds of greater than 80 cm²/sec., and is manufactured as an integrated assembly with no moving parts. The system features telecentric optics for X-Y measurement.

“We are not a 3-D post-print inspection company. We have our own flavor of texture-based 2-D post-print inspection, and have been constantly seeking an outside source to integrate a high-speed/stable 3-D option that is capable of generating viable results. CyberOptics combines not only accuracy, but speed that, in the realm of automation, is most difficult to attain,” said Stephen Brodeur, program director at Milara.

SWEDEN – Top 40 EMS firm PartnerTech reported 2009 net sales of SEK 2.15 billion ($298.4 million), down 15% year-over-year.

MUNICH -- Siemens Electronics Assembly says its October to February orders for placement machines matched those of the entire previous 12 months.

BEIJING – The value-added output of China's electronics manufacturing industry grew 26.3% year-over-year through February, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.