MIAMI– Element Solutions reported third quarter electronics net sales were $398.6 million, an increase of 29.9% year-over-year. Organic net sales increased 11%.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – North American EMS shipments in September were down 9.9% year-over-year and 0.8%, says IPC.

GLENVIEW, IL. – Illinois Tool Works reported third quarter test & measurement and electronics revenue was $552 million, up 12.9% year-over-year.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics posted third quarter sales of $571.9 million, up 8.7% year-over-year.

SAN JOSE – Flex reported fiscal second quarter net sales of $6.2 billion, up 4.1% year-over-year.

NEENAH, WI – Plexus reported fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $843.2 million, down 7.7% year-over-year and up 3.5% sequentially.

APOPKA, FL – Northrop Grumman has invested in a wafer post-processing and test line tailored for defense applications, producing advanced packaging assemblies integrated in RF, digital and electro-optic/infrared systems.

VALENCE, FRANCE – Safran Electronics & Defense opened a 4,580 sq. m. R&D center here. The facility houses R&D activities focused on developing high-integration electronics technologies.

OULU, FINLAND – Scanfil posted revenue for the third quarter up 18.5% year-over-year to €167.8 million (US$194.6 million).

KYOTO, JAPAN – Omron signed an agreement for a capital investment in Techman Robot, a collaborative robot company that works with people at manufacturing sites. Omron will hold a stake of approximately 10% in Techman. The investment is expected to be completed by December.

LONDONDERRY, NH -- Naprotek has completed its acquisition of SemiGen, a privately held company assembler and tester of RF/microwave components.

STOCKHOLM -- Hanza Holding has acquired Helmut Beyers, an electronics manufacturer in Mönchengladbach, Germany, with approximately 150 employees.