BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American PCB orders fell 24.4% in January compared to the same month in 2017 and were down 10.7% sequentially, says IPC.

MARKHAM, ON, CANADA -- Bittele Electronics will open an EMS plant here in June, the company said on its website.

HOLLAND, MI -- Westshore Design has acquired Petra Electronics Manufacturing for an undisclosed price.

PENANG, MALAYSIA – Vitrox Corp. said fourth quarter revenue was up 15% to $27.6 million. Net profit grew 42% to $7.3 million compared to the same period in 2017.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The worldwide hardcopy peripherals market decreased 4.8% year-over-year to approximately 26.7 million units in the fourth quarter, according to International Data Corp.

JOHOR, MALAYSIA – Technocom Systems has entered into an agreement to acquire land and a building of Brother Industries Technology for some $1.5 million here. The site is approximately 16,000 sq. m. and contains a single-story factory and two-story annex.

BANG KADI, THAILAND – SVI Public Co. posted 2018 consolidated Sales of $484.9 million, an increase of 25.6% compared to 2017.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Data on OEMs’ use of emerging technologies showed more than half of those surveyed are currently making products that communicate with the Internet of Things, and 75% make products that depend on sensor inputs, according to IPC’s new global study, PCB Technology Trends 2018.

MILPITAS, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.89 billion in billings worldwide in January (three-month average basis).

REDMOND, WA – Data I/O posted fourth quarter net sales of $7.9 million, down 2.5% year-over-year and up 21.5% sequentially.

WESTLAKE, OHIO – Nordson reported fiscal first quarter sales were $498 million, a 10% decrease year-over-year.

EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics reported 2018 net revenue of €506.8 billion ($574.5 billion), an increase of 15.5% year-over-year due to strong demand, primarily in the semiconductor and automotive sectors.