CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND -- First-half sales at TT Electronics' EMS unit rose 1.5% from a year ago to £69.4 million.

WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson reported sales at its Advanced Technology Systems segment rose 15% year-over-year in the fiscal third quarter, led by demand for automated dispensing equipment for mobile device assembly.

NEENAH, WI - Plexus has officially opened a $40 million manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico.

ALPHARETTA, GA -- Saying most contractors to the US Department of Defense would be subject to mandatory reporting under a new proposed amendment to the DoD's anti-counterfeiting measures, the Electronic Components Industry Association is calling for more clarity on the requirements. 

HONG KONG -- Surface Mount Technology (Holdings) Ltd. will buy back all outstanding shares and will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange by Sept. 25, the company said.

WALTHAM, MA -- Test Research Inc. next month will host a technology seminar here to introduce recent technological advances in PCBA testing and inspection.

SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Raven Industries today reiterated its strategy to focus more on proprietary electronics products as it reduces its exposure to contract assembly.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell 42% from a year ago on a sharp drop in revenue.

SAN JOSE -- Jabil Circuit has leased a 100,000 sq. ft. building here, which the EMS company will use as an R&D center. 

IRVINE, CA -- Probe Manufacturing swung to a second-quarter profit of $16,314, up from a loss of $85,000 a year ago.

JAKARTA, INDONESIA -- Samsung Electronics plans to establish a major cellphone manufacturing facility in Indonesia by year-end, according to reports.

UNION, KY -- The FBI has arrested a pair of electronics distributors and charged them with the sale of restricted military grade electronic components to China.