RAAHE, FINLAND -- Negotiations between Enics' subsidiary here and its workers union have concluded with about 100 layoffs. 

LOS ANGELES – Ducommun reported Electronic Systems segment first quarter net revenue of $78.7 million, up less than 1% year-over-year.

CUPERTINO, CA – Apple set up a $1 billion fund directed toward bringing advanced manufacturing jobs to the US, said Apple CEO Tim Cook, according to published reports.

SINGAPORE -- Kulicke and Soffa reported second fiscal quarter revenue rose 28% year-over-year to $199.6 million.

BALTIMORE -- Zentech Manufacturing is zeroing in on available sites in Maryland and Virginia for a possible expansion, the company said.

FRIEDBERG, GERMANY -- Fuji Machine Manufacturing has completed its acquisition of Tower-Factory, a manufacturer of electronic component storage equipment.

BRUSSELS - MicroCare Europe has expanded its facilities in Belgium to provide additional capacity required for its business growth.

NEWBURY, UK – Newbury Electronics has invested more than $646,000 in three new machines: an LPKF 5120 laser drilling and milling machine, an Ersa Ecoselect 1 selective soldering machine, and the firm’s 10th SMD pick-and-place machine, a Yamaha I-Pulse M20.

WASHINGTON – ITI endorsed the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017, which is being considered today by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic announced revenues for the period ended Apr. 1 fell 4.1% year-over-year to $113.6 million. 

JASPER, IN – Kimball Electronics reported fiscal third quarter net sales of $232.9 million, up 8.8% year-over-year.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American PCB orders in March decreased 6.7% year-over-year, pushing year-to-date orders down to 1.7% below the same period last year, says IPC. Orders were up 12.8% sequentially.