HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The global home audio market continues to climb, with hardware shipments increasing 23% in 2017, says Futuresource Consulting.

DERBY, UK – EMS provider Pektron plans to raze its current building here and construct a new four-story research and development center.

ATLANTA, GA – More than 100 companies will exhibit at PCB West this year, ranging from  the leading PCB design software vendors to key value-added resellers to top international board fabricators.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Cemtrex’s electronics manufacturing unit reported fiscal third quarter net sales of $11.2 million, down 21.6% year-over-year.

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Northstar Electronics, an aerospace contract electronics manufacturer, has plans to become an OEM soon.

WAYZATA, MN – Nortech Systems Inc. reported net sales for the quarter ended June 30 of $28.5 million, down 5.3% year-over-year.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – The overall tablet market for Western Europe declined 10.1% year-over-year, shipping 6.3 million units in the second quarter, according to the International Data Corp.

LOUISVILLE, KY – Sypris Electronics reported second quarter revenue of $7.6 million, an increase of 6.3% year-over-year and 40.6% sequentially, reflecting strong backlog and an improvement in the timely receipt of certain electronic components.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SMTA selected Raiyo Aspandiar, Ph.D., Intel, for its Founder’s Award, recognizing exceptional contributions to the industry, and support and service to SMTA.

ATLANTA – For the first time in its 27-year history, CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY is accepting entries from distributors for the annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) – the premier awards program in electronics manufacturing.

ROCHESTER, NY – EMA Design Automation launched a free eBook, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to PCB Design.

BORAS, SWEDEN – A European consortium has begun sharing results of tests on novel solder paste formulations aimed to reduce the miniaturization/functionality limitation, the quantity of raw material usage, WEEE, pollution and associated health costs.