WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson's Advanced Technology Systems business unit saw sales fall 2% in its July quarter as demand for dispensing products and fluid management components was offset by lower demand in test and inspection product lines. Sales rose sequentially, boosting operating margins three percentage points to 28%.

SAN JOSE, CA – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.27 billion in orders worldwide in July, up 3.1% year-over-year, says SEMI. The three-month average of worldwide orders in July was down 4.6% sequentially.

NEENAH, WI -- Plexus today announced plans to open a 265,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Guadalajara, Mexico, with an opening scheduled for mid 2014. The site will be the Tier 2 contract assembler's second in the country.

ATLANTA – CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY today opened registration for its annual Service Excellence Awards (SEAs) for EMS providers and electronics assembly equipment, material and software suppliers.

BLAUBEUREN, GERMANY – Rehm Thermal Systems will host a technology forum Sept. 19-20 at its new facilities here.

SPOKANE VALLEY, WA -- Key Tronic reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income slipped 37% from last year to $2.4 million for the period ended June 29. The electronics manufacturing services company said revenue fell 12.5% to $84.6 million.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Sales of high-precision dimensional metrology equipment to electronics manufacturers will rise 33.5% between 2012 and 2017 to $2.55 billion, new research predicts.

FRANKFURT -- German electronics industry investments abroad hit am all-time high in 2011 of EUR 57.2 billion,  the Association of Electrotechnology and Electro-industry (ZVEI) announced today. The mark is nearly triple 2002 levels, ZVEI said.

PETACH-TIKVA, ISRAEL -- Electronics manufacturing services provider Nistec will acquire a majority stake in PCB fabricator Eltek for $6.3 million.

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- A subsidiary of Sparton has signed a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets and liabilities of flat panel display maker Aydin Displays, for an as-yet undisclosed amount.

UTICA, NY -- A US bankruptcy court yesterday set the rules for the asset sale of Endicott Interconnect Technologies, effectively bringing to a close the first chapter of the company's post-IBM history.

MARKHAM, ON – EMS firm Microart Services is moving to a larger facility on Nov.1.