JASPER, IN-- Kimball today reported fiscal fourth-quarter net sales in its EMS segment rose 1% over last year on higher demand in automotive and industrial.

MINNEAPOLIS -- CyberOptics today reported second-quarter net income fell 89% year-over-year to $143,000 on slower demand in China and Europe and the poor solar market.

WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson today announced the acquisition of Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc., a supplier of meter, mix and dispense equipment and valves. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

TEMPE AZ – Economic activity in the US manufacturing sector contracted in July for the second time since July 2009, says the Institute for Supply Management.

NEW YORK -- A US election year combined with uncertain European financial fundamentals has clouded the economic outlook for the North American market.

 However, mobile operators are busily preparing their networks for next-generation 4G services.

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA – Nihon Superior has established a new center in conjunction with an Australian university to research electronics materials and soldering.

MUNICH -- A new 20-page white paper focuses on the complex processes involved in new product introductions (NPIs).

NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics reported fiscal third-quarter net income jumped 69% year-over-year on a 4% increase in sales.

MILPITAS, CA – Bay Area EMS celebrated its first year at its facility here.

BROMONT, QUEBEC – The Université de Sherbrooke and its partners IBM and Teledyne DALSA today inaugurated the Centre de Collaboration MiQro Innovation (C2MI), the largest microelectronics center in Canada.

SINGAPORE – Surface Mount Technology Holdings’s revenue for the three months ended June 30 was S$26.1 million ($21 million), down 61.1% year-over-year.

PROSPECT, CT – Forty-two percent of US OEMs surveyed indicate they expect to have more outsourcing projects/purchases in the next year than in the past twelve months. This is up 3% over the previous year and up 11% from the 2010 Design-2-Part Manufacturing Trends Survey.