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IRVINE, CA – Acer Inc. today announced the purchase of Gateway Inc. for $710 million. The deal has the support of both companies’ boards and is expected to close by December.
ROME, NY – ESDA will offer the online course The Good, The Bad, and the Improvements in CDM ESD Testing on Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. EST.
The course will demonstrate the improved changes in the CDM ESD Standard and basics of CDM stress testing as required by the standard.
It will also cover proper equipment/tester qualification, calibration and periodic verification. It will be shown how the CDM stress testing requirements combined with proper stress testing procedures will lead to reliable qualification of product.
Visit www.esda.org/education.html for more information.
PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WI – Gary Goldberg, Promation’s president and CEO, has pledged to all North American customers that his company will guarantee it will beat its competitors’ prices on equipment similar to the E-Series of PCB handlers.
Promation is offering quotes, and if competitors quote lower prices, customers may bring these proposals to Promation for validation.
This challenge will be valid for purchases during September.
SAN JOSE, CA – Joseph R. Bronson has been named president and COO of Sanmina-SCI Corp., and was elected to the board of directors, the EMS provider announced Thursday.
WESTLAKE, OH – Nordson Corp. announced worldwide sales for the third quarter reached a record $257.7 million, a 14% increase year-over-year. The growth consisted of 9% from acquisitions, 3% from core volume growth, and 2% from favorable currency effects, the company reported.
Nordson, owner of such suppliers as Asymtek, EFD, Dage and YesTech, said sales for the quarter were up 26% in advanced technology systems. In addition, the industrial coating and automotive systems segment had a third-quarter sales increase of 14%. The adhesive dispensing systems segment showed an increase of 4%, reported Nordson.
According to the manufacturer, sales increased 32% in the Americas, 15% in Japan, 11% in the U.S., 10% in the Asia Pacific region, and 9% in Europe.
Backlog at the end of the quarter was approximately $115 million, up more than 19% year-over-year.
For the first nine months of the year, sales were a record $702.9 million, an 8% increase over the same period last year, said Nordson. Sales growth consisted of 6% from acquisitions and 3% from favorable currency effects; core volume was down 1%.
Nordson produces precision dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants and coatings to consumer and industrial products during manufacturing operations.
Nordson, owner of such suppliers as Asymtek, EFD, Dage and YesTech, said sales for the quarter were up 26% in advanced technology systems. In addition, the industrial coating and automotive systems segment had a third-quarter sales increase of 14%. The adhesive dispensing systems segment showed an increase of 4%, reported Nordson.
According to the manufacturer, sales increased 32% in the Americas, 15% in Japan, 11% in the U.S., 10% in the Asia Pacific region, and 9% in Europe.
Backlog at the end of the quarter was approximately $115 million, up more than 19% year-over-year.
For the first nine months of the year, sales were a record $702.9 million, an 8% increase over the same period last year, said Nordson. Sales growth consisted of 6% from acquisitions and 3% from favorable currency effects; core volume was down 1%.
Nordson produces precision dispensing equipment that applies adhesives, sealants and coatings to consumer and industrial products during manufacturing operations.
ST. LOUIS – Contract electronics manufacturer LaBarge Inc. reported fourth quarter net sales rose 18% to $64.9 million year-over-year.
Net earnings were $2.9 million, up 7% from the same period last year, the company said.
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