STAMFORD, CT – In the second quarter, worldwide server shipments grew 4% year-over-year, while revenue declined 3.8% compared to the same quarter in 2012, says Gartner.

SON, THE NETHERLANDS – Neways Electronics International posted net revenue for the first half of 2013 was EUR 131.4 million, down 9% year-over-year.

NEW YORK – The global MEMS medical applications market was $1.8 billion in 2012 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 20.2% from 2013 to 2019, reaching an estimated $6.5 billion in 2019, says Transparency Market Research.

GARDEN GROVE, CA – Metcal, a product group of OK International, says it has begun a global rebranding.

SAN JOSE -- Electronics manufacturers that never belonged in China in the first place are beginning to abandon it for sites closer to home, including South America, a new study finds. But entrenched geopolitical and other factors mean not each of the dozen countries on the continent is a good choice for a new manufacturing hub.

SAN JOSE -- Flextronics will acquire RIWISA, a Swiss provider of injection molding and automation solutions in a deal expected to take place by the end of October, pending regulatory approvals. Hagglingen, Switzerland-based RIWISA is family owned. Financial details were not disclosed.

FRANKFURT – Second-quarter orders for German manufacturers of electronic assemblies increased almost 10% year-over-year, after two quarters of recession, says ZVEI, according to published reports.

WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson's Advanced Technology Systems business unit saw sales fall 2% in its July quarter as demand for dispensing products and fluid management components was offset by lower demand in test and inspection product lines. Sales rose sequentially, boosting operating margins three percentage points to 28%.

SAN JOSE, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.27 billion in orders worldwide in July, up 3.1% year-over-year, says SEMI. The three-month average of worldwide orders in July was down 4.6% sequentially.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus today announced plans to open a 265,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, with an opening scheduled for mid 2014. The site will be the Tier 2 contract assembler's second in the country.

ATLANTA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today opened registration for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material and software suppliers.

BLAUBEUREN, GERMANY – Rehm Thermal Systems will host a technology forum Sept. 19-20 at its new facilities here.