SAN JERONIMO, MEXICO -- Foxconn’s 1.3 million sq. ft. campus in suburban Juárez is expected to add 2,000 workers by next March.

BEIJING -- Chinese-made electronics and IT exports continued to fall in October but rallied versus earlier in the year.

WASHINGTON – Obama administration officials are in China to discuss a new procurement policy that could exclude US companies from China’s high-tech market.

MILPITAS, CA – Bliss Industries Inc. now offers a no-cost process integrator service for process improvement.

The service enables customers to use the firm’s Lean manufacturing through use of the firm’s representatives. 

Bliss representatives visit customer facilities and work with process engineers. They identify bottlenecks and constraints on production lines and offer advice on how to make changes using smart handling solutions.
 
Bliss provides material handling carts and racks for PCB assembly.

LISLE, IL -- Molex has settled litigation stemming from a dispute over the scope of a license agreement covering Hon Hai's (Foxconn) use of its DisplayPort mating interface.

SARVAR, HUNGARY – Flextronics has signed an agreement with Lenovo to expand its existing EMS relationship to include Europe.

TAMA CITY, JAPAN – Juki Corp. has completed its new headquarters and research and development center located in Tama City, Tokyo.
 
The facility will accommodate 800 employees from Juki and five group companies. The east building consists of the headquarters, as well as the planning and sales departments, including a showroom for SMT pick-and-place systems.
 
The four-story west building houses the R&D department.
 
The firm expects to move into the two office buildings this month.

WASHINGTON -- While the value of products confiscated by Customs at US borders declined in 2009, consumer electronics seizures actually rose.

WILSONVILLE, OR – Mentor Graphics’ Displaced Worker Program offers free training on the company’s CAD tools to help engineers stay current while they continue their job search.

The program includes an employment and training community to provide a central place to network with peers, post or review resumes, and ask questions about the program.

The program has assisted nearly 500 workers to date, the company says.

Sign up for classes at http://www.mentor.com/training_and_services/training/dwp/. 

MILWAUKIE, OR – ECD is offering a method said to ensure profiling tools are always in calibration.
 
The firm developed M.O.L.E. Calibration Contracts with Options in response to customers wanting to be reminded when to recalibrate. 
 
Calibration contracts are designed with the process engineer in mind. They are structured to increase productivity by saving time, money, and eliminating downtime during calibration.
 
Three contracts are available: Basic, Express, and Premium, ranging from one to three years in length.
 
Visit www.ecd.com for more information.

TAIPEI – Dr. Jennie S. Hwang delivered keynote speeches on renewable energy and global competitiveness at Hsinchu Industrial Technology Research Institute, National Taiwan University and National Central University during a recent trip to Taiwan. 
 
Hwang, a veteran electronics manufacturing engineer, executive and inventor, presented Renewable Energy, Smart Grid and Sustainable Energy Model and Innovation, Leadership and Entrepreneurship – Global Competitiveness.
 
Hwang was the first Asian-American woman elected to the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

FORT BELVOIR, VA – A General Dynamics business unit has been awarded a $15.6 million five-year contract to support the Department of Defense’s Defense Acquisition University.
 
General Dynamics Information Technology will provide support to the DAU learning asset program, which governs the technology and curriculum used to teach students via Internet or in the classroom.
 
Services provided include program office support, as well as technical expertise in developing and sustaining learning asset lifecycle processes, tools and best practices support.
 
General Dynamics will provide enterprise solutions in the areas of learning management systems, analysis and learning asset configuration management, and distance learning.