Jacksonville, IL – Foxhole Group, a private investment firm focused on the industrial sector, has announced the addition of quick-turn and Low Volume High Mix capabilities to its CCK Automations platform by acquiring two PCB assembly businesses. Completed as separate transactions, the CCK family of businesses added added OSDA, a quick-turn prototype PCBA shop in Milford, CT as well as Argo EMS, an LVHM business in Clinton, CT.

DEEP RIVER, CT -- Inventec Performance Chemicals USA has filed a lawsuit in US District Court here against Optimal Services, Amtech Manufacturing and various other related entities, asserting violation of federal laws governing unfair competition, false designation of origin and false advertising, and violation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practice Act, arising from the alleged unauthorized use of Inventec USA’s trademarks.

ALPHARETTA, GA -- Continuing a decline that started in May 2022, the ECIA Electronic Component Sales Trend index dropped again as it fell from 86.0 in August to 82.3 in the September measurement, but the results varied widely by product segment, the trade group said.

ENFIDHA, TUNSIA -- Zollner Elektronik AG has announced that it is opening an additional electronics manufacturing site on the east coast of Tunisia. The company plans to start production in Enfidha at the beginning of 2023 in a building it has leased while construction is underway on a new facility at the same location.

STOCKHOLM -- Note took charges of SEK 30 million ($2.7 million) for potential bad debt after one of its UK customers applied for that nation's form of bankruptcy protection.

PEACHTREE CITY, GA — OCT. 13, 2022 — Nearly 2,000 industry professionals, representing some 35 countries, registered for the PCB West conference and exhibition held last week, the Printed Circuit Engineering Association announced today. The technical conference saw its highest registration in more than 10 years.

ZURICH -- The merger of GPV, Denmark’s largest electronics manufacturer, and Swiss-headquartered Enics was completed Monday.

CHENNAI, INDIA -- Pegatron today inaugurated an electronics assembly facility here that could employ up to 14,000 workers at full capacity.

HANOI – Molex today announced it is expanding its existing manufacturing operations in Hanoi to include a new 16,000 square meter facility.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ -- The automotive IC market share has steadily increased since 1998, growing from 4.7% of total IC sales that year to 7.4% in 2021.

SAN FRANCISCO -- A California environmental group is suing Cirexx International, alleging the manufacturer and assembler of printed circuit boards is polluting the local waterways.

TAIPEI -- A Foxconn subsidiary is purchasing a majority share in PCE Technology de Juarez, an electronics manufacturing services company focused on consumer electronics, for $361 million.