MILWAUKIE, OR – Tara Fischer is now the exclusive owner and president of ECD, a move that was finalized in late 2020.

MCLEAN, VA – December orders of manufacturing technology totaled $456.7 million, up 17.6% year-over-year and nearly 40% sequentially, according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology.

ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group Inc. today announced new dates for the annual PCB West technical conference and exhibition this fall.

WINDSOR, ONTARIO – The Stellantis Windsor Assembly plant will temporarily shut down production as a result of a global shortage of semiconductors, according to reports.

MILWAUKEE, WI – Milwaukee Electronics appointed Jered Stoehr to chief executive officer, succeeding his father P. Michael Stoehr, who will serve in the role of executive chairman.

SOFIA, BULGARIA – Sanmina purchased Osram’s plant here for the production of digital lighting components, according to reports.

GLENVIEW, IL – Illinois Tool Works reported its test & measurement and electronics unit had fourth quarter revenue of $534 million, down 3.3% year-over-year. Operating income for the segment was $153 million, a decrease of 1.3% compared to the same quarter in 2019.

TEMPE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics reported fourth quarter sales of $521 million, an increase of 2.6% year-over-year, down 0.95% sequentially.

BOSTON – SMTA Boston is hosting two webinars Feb. 9, hosted by REStronics.

MINNEAPOLIS – SMTA announced the best papers from SMTA International 2020. Richard Coyle, Ph.D., Nokia Bell Labs, won the Best of Proceedings category for "Enhancing Thermal Fatigue Reliability of Pb-Free Solder Alloys with Additions of Bismuth and Antimony."

BOSTON – Strong demand for home computers, tablets and games consoles helped consumer electronic revenues reach $358.5 billion in 2020, an increase of 7% over 2019, according to Strategy Analytics.

NUREMBERG – Due to the continuing high rate of infections and the associated restrictions, Mesago Messe Frankfurt is cancelling SMTconnect, previously scheduled for May 4-6 here.