TOKYO -- A new service from OKI Engineering provides electronics and electrical equipment manufacturers with access to test data required to submit to certification organizations when expanding their business overseas, and prepares application forms for over 120 countries and regions.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IPC has released a new guide to PCB process defects, with causes and corrective actions for more than 650 potential problems.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Total shipment volumes for the worldwide wearables market reached 19.7 million units in the first quarter, an increase of 67.2% year-over-year.

NUREMBERG, GERMANY — Ekatarina Stahlmann beat out 42 other contestants to take home top honors at IPC’s Hand Soldering Competition here last month.

PATHUMTHANI, THAILAND – SVI Public Company Ltd. reported first quarter consolidated revenue ended Mar. 31 of $61.1 million, up 31.5% year-over-year.

SAN JOSE -- FlexTech announced formal completion of three flexible hybrid electronics R&D projects under its US Army Research Laboratory technology investment agreement.

MILPITAS, CA -- Flex expects revenues from its High Reliability Solutions and Industrial and Emerging Industries segments to increase to about 45% of sales by 2020, from 35% today.

KENNESAW, GA – Yamaha Motor IM America promoted Takashi Kimura to president, Yamaha Motor Intelligent Machinery America (YIMA).

TROY MI – Investments in technology are “essential” for the growth of the US manufacturing sector, a new report asserts.

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics' sales rose 4.7% year-over-year in its fiscal second quarter ended Apr. 1.

ANGLETON, TX – An activist shareholder won two seats on Benchmark Electronics' board of directors as part of a push for changes at the contract electronics manufacturer.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Global electric vehicle revenue will hit $58 billion in 2021, more than five times its market value in 2015, ABI Research says.