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MINNEAPOLIS -- HEI, Inc. reported net sales of $55.8 million and net income of $1.1 million for the 16-month period ended Jan. 3.

The company had net profits of $243,000 for the four-month period ended Jan. 3.

The unusual 16-month reporting year (September 2007 to December 2008) came about because HEI modified its fiscal year to end on the Saturday closest to Dec. 31.

HEI had net income of $857,000 for the 12-month period ended Aug. 30, 2008, versus a net loss of $5.7 million the 12-month period ended Sept. 1, 2007.

In a statement, CEO Mark B. Thomas said HEI reported a 16-month period to save on costs of a separate audit for the original 12-month fiscal year and a subsequent four-month period.

ANKARA, TURKEY -- A massive computer manufacturing plant planned by HP and Foxconn Technology Group is scheduled to commence production by 2010 and will employ about 2,000 workers, the companies said.

BANNOCKBURN, IL --Calling the impact of the RoHS Directive "enormous, expensive and burdensome," IPC is calling for industry resistance to potential additions to the controversial environmental rules.

MACAO, CHINA -- Nam Tai Electronics today announced that Chan Sze (Anthony) Chung has resigned as acting chief financial officer.

M.K. Koo has been appointed as executive chairman and chief financial officer. Koo is a founder of the Nam Tai Group and has served various senior executive positions over the years.

TAIPEI -- Hon Hai Precision Industry's (Foxconn) 2008 unconsolidated net profit fell 29% even as its unconsolidated revenue rose 19% to an all-time high of nearly NT$1.5 trillion.

For the year ended Dec. 31, the contract electronics assembler reported net profits of NT$55.13 billion ($1.59 billion) on sales of NT$1.47 trillion ($42.3 billion in today's dollars).

OFAKIM, ISRAEL -- Flextronics has begun layoffs of about 200 employees at its plant here, according to local reports.

KIRKWOOD, NY -- Universal Instruments is laying off about 35 workers from its plant here, according to several reports.

Local television stations are reporting the placement equipment OEM will consolidate its operations in its Conklin headquarters.

TORRANCE, CA – Technical Devices Company has acquired all marketing, sales/distribution, and service rights for the AquaTherm batch cleaner and X-Series vertical stencil cleaner from Austin American Technology of Burnet, TX, effective immediately.

Technical Devices is the exclusive North American distributor of these products.

Under the multiyear exclusive distribution agreement, AAT will no longer manufacture batch and stencil cleaning systems for sale to the public.

No financial terms of the agreement were disclosed.

PARIS – A top France administrator has agreed to a set enforcement laws, which include tough sanctions for companies found to commit serious offenses under the REACH regulations.

COLUMBUS, OH -- White Electronic Designs will close its factory here in April and lay off 56 workers as it shifts from consumer to defense products.

ATLANTA – Dan Baldwin, Ph.D., founder of Engent Inc. and president of the Surface Mount Technology Association, will keynote SMTA Atlanta Expo.

His talk, New and Emerging Technologies in Electronics, will detail what’s next in advanced electronics, offering a snapshot of emerging technologies impacting the industry, emerging material technologies, plus an overview of advances in automotive, biomedical electronics, and smart electronics based on MEMS and microsensor technology.

Baldwin has seven US patents, more than 200 scholarly publications, and is an adjunct associate professor of mechanical engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Atlanta SMTA Expo returns to the Gwinnett Civic Center in Duluth, GA, for its 13th annual event on April 16. This free, one-day event will feature suppliers to the electronics industry displaying products and services for the high-technology and surface-mount markets, as well free technical presentations, networking opportunities, a complimentary lunch sponsored by World Micro Components, and a charity raffle to benefit the Brain Tumor Foundation for Children.

For more information, visit http://www.smta.org/education/vendor_days/vendor_days.cfm#atlanta.

SIOUX FALLS, SD – EMS provider Electronic Systems Inc. has received its official International Traffic in Arms Regulations registration from the US Department of State, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs.

ITAR regulates the manufacture, export and transfer of defense articles, information, and services. Registration means a firm is positioned to fully support defense-related projects in the US.

ITAR compliance is a key program to support military and homeland security customers. The program enhances existing intellectual property and document control policies and helps protect sensitive products and information.

ITAR is administered by the US Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, under authority established by the Arms Export Control Act.