MANASSAS, VA – Zestron will host a free webinar on cleaning before conformal coating on Aug. 25.

 HELSINKI -- Lagging truck sales in North America will lead PKC Group to cut production capacity and shed up to 1,000 workers, the company said today.

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES — Integrated Micro-Electronics reported second-quarter sales fell 2.1% from a year ago to $210.6 million.

CRANSTON, RI -- AIM Solder today announced the pending release of a new white paper examining the impact of stencil coatings and tension on solder paste print quality on miniaturized components.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics reported flat fiscal third-quarter sales of $32.5 million, but the EMS firm swung to a net profit.

ATLANTA, GA – The Early Bird discount for the PCB West technical conference ends this Friday, UP Media Group Inc. announced today.  

SINGAPORE – Singapore's Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) published a RoHS-like regulation that restricts use of certain hazardous substances in electronics products.

SIEVI, FINLAND -- Scanfil today reported second quarter sales of EUR 133.6 million ($148.6 million), up 152.8% on its acquisition of PartnerTech.

SINGAPORE -- Kulicke and Soffa's advanced packaging business unit saw net revenue increase 0.7% sequentially.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Platform Specialty Products reported second quarter revenues at its solder and PCB materials business unit rose 141% year-over-year to $438 million.

WASHINGTON -- The US Department of Defense is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 that makes contractors and subcontractors subject to approval (as well as review and audit) by appropriate DoD officials when identifying a contractor-approved supplier of electronic parts.

MINNEAPOLIS – Nortech Systems reported net sales of $28.9 million for the second quarter ended June 30, up 8% year-over-year.