CRANSTON, RI — July 16, 2012 — Contrary to conventional thinking, original equipment manufacturers of low-volume, high-mix, high-complexity (LVHM) products can yield significant offshore manufacturing benefits by utilizing a low-cost (LCR) outsourcing strategy, says a new management brief.

SANTA CLARA, CA -- Agilent Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of AT4 wireless' test systems business.

WASHINGTON -- The US National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has two weeks to respond to a new series of questions from US Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) regarding Toyota's sudden unintended acceleration (SUA) problems.

BRUSSELS -- Comments are sought to a draft of the guidelines for using and complying to the RoHS Directive 2001/65/EU (RoHS 2).

VELLINGE, SWEDEN -- PartnerTech reported second-quarter revenue rose 2% from last year even as the market slowed from the first quarter.

PALO ALTO, CA -- HP will trim its notebook PC purchases from Foxconn in 2013 for unstated reasons, according to published reports.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – A new standard from IPC establishes requirements for exchanging information on materials used to protect products during shipment.

FRAMINGHAM, MA and STAMFORD, CT – Worldwide PC market growth stalled in the second quarter as consumers were unmoved by aging product lines and a weak economy, a pair of research firms say.

WAYNESBORO, VA — PPI-Time Zero plans to expand its contract assembly operations here, just one year after opening the site.

MILPITAS, CA -- Creation Technologies today announced the opening of its second facility in the Silicon Valley. The manufacturing plant has been built to meet the growing demand of existing customers and the demand of new customers.

OYSTER BAY, NY – Asia-Pacific will be responsible for half of the 220 million unit set-top box market from 2013, says ABI Research.

DANBURY, CT – Contract electronics manufacturer KimchuK has opened its fourth facility here.