GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Electronics manufacturing services provider Firstronic said it has formed an alliance with design firm DornerWorks.

Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly market their respective services to customers requiring design and manufacturing support.

No financial terms were disclosed.

WARRENDALE, PA -- A proposed revision to the standard governing counterfeit components that would expand the scope to include all "fraudulent" parts is seen by some as too broad a change.

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