WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Platform Specialty Products reported first quarter net sales at its MacDermid Performance Solutions segment increased 6% to $447 million.

NEW YORK -- A pair of private equity companies that specialize in distressed companies have teamed up to acquire EMS provider Selcom Elettronica.

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA – ASTM International has released a guide to assess competencies of aircraft electronics technicians.

FRAMINGHAM, MA – Worldwide tablet shipments contracted 8.5% year-over-year in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from IDC.

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.