SAN JOSE, CA – Flex reported fiscal first quarter net sales were $6.4 billion, up 7% year-over-year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – The US House and Senate finalized the full-year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and included a provision on military electronics backed by IPC.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics reported second quarter net sales of $661 million, an increase of 6.6% year-over-year and 8.7% sequentially.

GATWICK, UK – PDR Rework has opened a new European training and demo site here.

GLENVIEW, IL – Illinois Tool Works reported second quarter revenue for its test and measurement and electronics unit of $554 million, up 6.7% year-over-year.

FARMINGDALE, NY -- Cemtrex announced the company received over $20 million in new orders in its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) segment during its most recent quarter ended Jun. 30.

WARSAW -- Kitron today announced the signing of a letter of intent for a production facility in northern Poland.

HELSINKI – The European Chemicals Agency has added lead to its candidate list, following the SVHC identification process with the involvement of the Member State Committee.

SAN JOSE, CA – NextFlex announced seven award recipients for its Project Call 3.0 program to fuel the development of FHE projects, awarding $12 million in funding, including $7 million in cost-share contribution from new participants, according to reports.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL – SigmaTron International reported fiscal fourth quarter revenues were $68.2 million, up 3.5% year-over-year.  

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The global electronic systems market will grow 5% to $1.62 trillion in 2018, while the worldwide semiconductor market is expected to surge 14% this year to $509.1 billion, exceeding the $500 billion for the first time, according to IC Insights.

HARRISBURG, NC – The printed circuit board and PCB assembly industry is expected to reach $76.1 billion in 2025, with an average growth rate of 2.6%, according to MarketingInsightsReports.