MILWAUKIE, OR – ECD has developed a five-module course that provides electronic assembly specialists with an overview of thermal profiling basics. Designed as an introductory tool for new operators or a fundamentals refresher for seasoned engineers, ECD’s Thermal Profiling course recently went live.

FRANKFURT – April orders in the German electronics industry were down 20.8% year-over-year, says ZVEI. Domestic orders fell 18.4%, and foreign orders were down 22.7%.

GABORONE, BOTSWANA – Dichaba Consumer Electronics has opened an electronics assembly plant here, according to reports.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Radiation Test Solutions has acquired Cobham RAD from Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions for an undisclosed amount in a deal that closed last month.

SANTA CLARA, CA -- The global warehouse automation market is expected to nearly double by 2025, according to a new story by Frost & Sullivan.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC today announced the release of a new standard for the qualification and acceptance of press-fit technology.

ATLANTA – A sentiment index of component manufacturers has jumped from a low of 75 in the April to nearly 113 in June, showing improved sales expectations across all major component categories.

WOKING, ENGLAND -- TT Electronics will take restructuring charges of $22.9 million to counter a 14% drop in organic revenues in the first five months of 2020.

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics will close its plant here in the first half next year, according to a mandatory notice the EMS company filed with the state of Texas. 

ALPHARETTA, GA – A new ECIA survey finds that while overall concern regarding Covid’s impact on the electronics supply chain has moderated significantly, the expectation for the duration of the impact has lengthened and anticipated lead times have extended.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced signal integrity and electrical noise expert Rick Hartley will host a two-hour webinar on IoT PCB Design and Layout later this month.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – EMS firm SigmaTron International and pet tech company Wagz have executed a letter of intent related to a merger. Subject to terms and conditions, SigmaTron would issue approximately 2.27 million new shares of SigmaTron stock that would result in the stockholders of Wagz owning approximately one-third of the combined company.