SUZHOU – Flextronics’ laptop PC manufacturing plant set to open here later this year will double the EMS company’s capacity to 20 million, according to reports.
Flextronics, which in the past year has made a concerted push into PC production, built a reported 8 to 10 million units in 2009.
The company is expanding in China in order to be close to its customers, said Flextronics Computing president Sean Burke, the Shanghai Daily reported.
SPOKANE VALLEY, WA – EMS provider Key Tronic Corp. on Tuesday reported third-quarter fiscal 2010 revenue of $51.7 million, up 16% sequentially, and up 17% compared to the same period of fiscal 2009.
GARBSEN, GERMANY – LPKF Laser & Electronics AG has raised its sales forecast for 2010 to at least $79.2 million, up 17.7% compared to 2009.
The forecast has been upgraded as a result of a strong increase in orders for LPKF’s cutting and structuring lasers segment.
Following first-quarter growth for laser direct structuring systems, LPKF received an order today for LDS systems totaling about $6.6 million. No further details were disclosed.
FRAMINGHAM, MA — The electronic manufacturing services industry contracted 11% in 2009, less than expected due to a resurgence of consumer spending late in the year. According to a new forecast from International Data Corp., the industry will enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 8% for the 2010-2014 forecast period. But the recovery is still on shaky ground, with periods of weakness expected into 2011.