MODI'IN-MACCADBIM-RE'UT, ISRAEL -- Flex will open a new, 330,000 sq. ft. production facility here and add more than 200 workers once the site is up and running.

GOLDEN, CO -- Photo Stencil LLC today filed a motion in US bankruptcy court for the sale of substantially all its assets.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Benchmark Electronics appointed Roop K. Lakkaraju as executive vice president and CFO. Lakkaraju replaces Don Adam, who is retiring at the end of the year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC’s 5-31j Cleaning Compatibility Task Group introduced IPC-9505, Guideline Methodology for Assessing Component and Cleaning Materials Compatibility, an alternative to Mil-Std-202, Method 215.

ATLANTA, GA – The exhibition floor is sold out for PCB West, the largest conference and exhibition for printed circuit board design, fabrication and assembly in the Silicon Valley, UP Media Group Inc. said today.

SELLBYVILLE, DE – The automotive electronics market is forecast to exceed $390 billion by 2024, up 8% from 2017 to 2024, according to Global Market Insights.

MILPITAS, CA — The 90-day average sales among North America-based semiconductor equipment manufacturers rose 27.2% year-over-year, according to the SEMI trade group.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Jabil reported fiscal first quarter 2018 net revenue of $5.6 billion, up 9.4% year-over-year.

WESTLAKE, OHIO – Nordson today reported fiscal fourth quarter sales of $574 million, up 13% year-over-year.

SZEKESFEHERVAR, HUNGARY -- Top 40 EMS provider Videoton plans to invest HUF 5 billion ($18.8 million) in a new 215,000 sq. ft. factory here.

FRANKFURT, GEMANY -- German electronics companies reported October orders rose 9.1% over the same month last year. 

STOCKHOLM – Automotive safety supplier Autoliv will spin off its electronics division next year, creating a standalone unit with annual sales of more than $2.2 billion.