CRANSTON, RI – AIM Solder's UK unit has acquired Summit Solder Products, a fellow UK-based solder manufacturer.

LOS ANGELES – Ducommun's DLT segment reported net revenue for the third quarter of $106.8 million, up 3.2% year-over-year. The higher revenue reflected a 43.7% increase in commercial aerospace electronics revenue.

SAN JOSE – Sanmina reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $1.69 billion, up 12% year-over-year. GAAP net income for the period ended Sept. 27 was $132.5 million, up 241.5% compared to the prior-year period.

MINNEAPOLIS -- IBM scientist Marie Cole received the SMTA Founder's Award for exceptional service to the association and the electronics assembly industry. It is the trade group's highest individual achievement. 

STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide shipments of 3D printers will reach 217,350 units in 2015, up 101% year-over-year, says Gartner.

ANGLETON, TX -- Benchmark Electronics' top executive says the EMS company sees a "disconnect" between market reports and actual customer demand. 

LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES — Integrated Micro-Electronics announced a surge in consolidated revenues during its third quarter, driven by double-digit growth in telecommunications infrastructure devices and storage device markets and continued expansion at its automotive business.

MINNEAPOLIS -- CyberOptics today reported improved year-over-year operating results for the third-quarter, with revenues up significantly and a narrower net loss.

TUALATIN, OR – LPKF Laser & Electronics has downgraded its earnings forecast for the current financial year, citing weaker-than-expected orders.

MALMO, SWEDEN – PartnerTech reported third-quarter net sales of SEK 530 million, up 0.38% year-over-year. The electronics manufacturer posted after-tax losses of
SEK 10 million for the quarter, compared to profits of SEK 7 million in the same period last year.

TEMPE, AZ – Amtech Systems will acquire BTU International in an all-stock transaction valued at $32.5 million, the firms say.

ANGLETON, TX – Benchmark Electronics reported third-quarter revenue of $731 million, up 22% year-over-year, and up 2% sequentially.