IRVINE, CA -- Probe Manufacturing has signed a letter of intent to swap millions of shares of its stock with S-Ray in a deal that includes a manufacturing agreement. 

DALLAS, TX -- Elcoteq may no longer exist, but legal wrangling over its assets continues.  

NEVADA CITY, CA -- The 20 largest contract manufacturers saw first-half revenues increase 2.7%, a sharp reversal from a year ago, a new report said. 

REDMOND WA -- Data I/O's third-quarter net income shot up 342% from a year ago to $646,000 as customers took to its new component programming systems. 

BANGKOK -- A government agency has restricted access to SVI Public Co.'s fire-wracked factory here for 60 days for safety reasons.  

PROSPECT, CT – The Design-2-Part (D2P) show schedule for 2015 has been announced. The schedule is as follows:

PUNE, INDIA -- Humiseal is researching possible sites for a manufacturing plant in India to produce conformal coatings for automotive end-products, according to reports.

SOLOTHURN, SWITZERLAND – Juki Automation Systems Europe has appointed Jens Mirau president.

BANGKOK -- SVI Public Co.'s head office in Thailand caught fire last night. No update on damages has yet been reported.

WASHINGTON – The US and China expanded the Information Technology Agreement, a trade pact that promotes fair and open trade by providing duty-free treatment of certain information and communications technology products, including semiconductors.

COHOES, NY – Precision Valve & Automation has made several upgrades to its headquarters here to improve the process of manufacturing its dispensing systems. The OEM has upgraded its equipment used to manufacture work cells. Parts ranging from small brackets to system side panels are produced and quality checked in-house.

HAMILTON, ON, CANADA -- Proto Advantage has acquired Chip Quik, matching a supplier of component adapters with a manufacturer of desoldering tools.