ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL -- Electronic manufacturing services provider SigmaTron International today reported revenues rose 73% to $36.9 million during the quarter ended July 31, on demand for appliances, industrial electronics, life sciences and gaming gear. Net income rose 57% to $258,670 versus a year ago.
In the appliance and gaming industries SigmaTron saw increased orders from existing customers. Higher demand in industrial electronics and life sciences came from new customers related to the July 2005 acquisition of Able Electronics.

President and chief executive Gary R. Fairhead said, "Sales gains were substantially offset by pricing pressures in various markets, increases in manufacturing supplies and components costs, costs related to the acquisition and integration of Able and expenses related to the conversion to RoHS by various customers during the quarter.

"Our focus going forward will be to complete the transition to RoHS and to get the significant inefficiencies it created at several of our operations behind us, to work on pricing pressures with our customers and vendors, and to increase productivity."