AUSTIN – Specialty Coating Systems will host an open house at its new facility here on May 10.

The 13,000 sq. ft. facility is the first SCS location in Texas and 11th Parylene conformal coating facility globally. 

Additional locations include Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, UK and the US (California, Indiana, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin).

For more information about the open house, visit www.SCScoatings.com/Austin.

SHANGHAI – Flextronics plans to expand in inland China, where it could be looking to site both manufacturing facilities and design centers, according to published reports.

The electronics manufacturing services and printed circuit board fabricator has manufacturing operations in Beijing, Shenzhen, Ganzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Zhuhai and Hong Kong, including industrial parks in Shanghai and Zhuhai, according to its website, and currently has 15 design centers in China, says China Daily.

Flextronics is looking develop additional centers in China’s interior, China Daily reported today, quoting vice president of sourcing and procurement Mark Shandley.

The EMS firm hopes to better engage local markets and meet clients' needs, Shandley reportedly said, while acknowledging that China's costs are rising and counterfeiting continues to pose a risk to local manufacturers.

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上海 - 伟创力公司计划扩大在中国内陆地区，那里可以寻找到现场的生产设备和设计中心，根据公布的报告。

的电子制造服务和印刷电路板的制作者已经制造业务在北京，深圳，赣州，上海，南京，苏州，珠海，香港，包括在上海和珠海的工业园区，根据其网站，目前拥有15个设计中心中国说，“中国日报”。

伟创力正在寻求发展在中国内地的其他中心，“中国日报”今天报道，引述采购和采购马克Shandley副总裁。

EMS公司希望更好地参与当地市场和满足客户的需求，Shandley据报道说，同时也承认，中国的成本上升和假冒继续对本地制造商的风险。

MANILA – The Philippine government, in concert with a domestic trade group, has launched an electronics testing program, according to published reports.

The program funds the establishment of an electronics testing facility, which the government hopes will reverse the trend to go offshore for such services.

The program is being set up by the Department of Science and Technology with the Electronics Industry Association of the Philippines and other agencies.

MAKATI, PHILIPPINES – Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. said it plans to focus on significant emerging electronics applications, particularly in the rebounding automotive safety market.

HANOVER, GERMANY – Viscom said 2011 consolidated revenue rose 33.7% year-over-year on higher demand in all regions.

NEENAH, WI – Plexus today reported fiscal second-quarter net income fell 16% to $20 million compared to the same period last year.

Net sales were up 1% year-over-year and 8% sequentially to $573.5 million.

MAPLE LAWN, MD – Electronics manufacturer ELTA Systems is opening a 7,500 sq. ft. facility here, and plans to expand to 25,000 sq. ft.

The company intends to create 100 high-tech jobs during the next four years, according to published reports.

The Maryland Economic Development Assistance Fund reportedly provided ELTA with a $300,000 10-year loan, provided the firm creates 100 jobs at the Maryland location by 2021.

ELTA is a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries. The firm produces electronic radar, communication and surveillance equipment.

The firm has $1 billion in annual sales, 90% from exporting defense systems.

DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- Dover Corp.'s first-quarter net earnings ticked up on a double-digit bump in overall demand.

CHONGQING, CHINA -- HP today signed a deal to build a high-volume printer manufacturing facility here in concert with contract printed circuit board manufacturer Foxconn.

MILPITAS, CA – Bliss Industries has opened a showroom and training center here.

The facility displays the firm’s entire line of ESD safe carts and racks, and Bliss says it will provide solutions to electronic assembly process, production, handling, and storage problems at the site.

For more information, contact mjamal@blissindustries.com.

HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – Peak Production Equipment has joined Goepel’s JTAG/boundary scan test alliance.

The global alliance program, known as GATE (Goepel Associated Technical Experts), develops and implements new products based on combined functional and JTAG/boundary scan test, as well as enhancements in the integration of JTAG/boundary scan products in existing test systems built by Peak.

This would permit a test and integration solution to be provided from one source.

Goepel is a provider of boundary scan related software and equipment.

NEW YORK -- Contract electronics assemblers are beginning to see demand stabilize but the end-markets could still see disruption, an industry analyst said last night.