NEWARK, NY -- IEC Electronics' sales rose 4.7% year-over-year in its fiscal second quarter ended Apr. 1.

ANGLETON, TX – An activist shareholder won two seats on Benchmark Electronics' board of directors as part of a push for changes at the contract electronics manufacturer.

OYSTER BAY, NY -- Global electric vehicle revenue will hit $58 billion in 2021, more than five times its market value in 2015, ABI Research says.

BANGALORE -- HK Wentworth will invest a reported £500,000 ($723,000) to open a coatings manufacturing facility here.

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- It’s been more than 30 years since the invention of 3D printing, and yet in some ways the technology is still a frontier of unexplored potential.

NUTLEY, NJ – PNC has expanded its headquarters here and is holding an open house May 20.

LOS ANGELES -- Ducommun reported first quarter net revenue at its Electronic Systems unit was approximately $78.1 million, down 22.6% on facility divestitures and sagging aerospace orders.

KARLSKOGA, SWEDEN -- Scanfil Sweden has finalized the sale of its metal fabrication business unit here for a nominal selling price.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic reported fiscal third quarter revenue of $118.4 million, up 5% from a year ago.

STAMFORD, CT -- Market research firm Gartner today raised its forecast for worldwide semiconductor capital spending, but said the outlook for 2016 remains "bleak."

VANCOUVER -- Pacific Insight Electronics reported fiscal third quarter revenues of C$35 million, up 53% from a year earlier.

FRIEDBERG, GERMANY -- Fuji Machine Manufacturing has taken a 34% stake in Tower-Factory GmbH, a manufacturer of component storage equipment.

An announcement regarding the investment indicated Tower's storage equipment is already integrated into Fuji’s material handling lines. The deal is intended to prepare the companies for future manufacturing solutions such as Industry 4.0 and IIC.

Financial terms were not disclosed.