GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Safari Circuits has acquired the former LaCroix Electronics manufacturing plant, preserving 116 jobs and restarting full electronics production under the new name Safari Grand Rapids.

Another Productronica has come and gone. What did we learn?

That the biggest trend – besides the ubiquitous white sneakers attendees wore – was size. (Glass-free substrates were a close second.) More on that in a moment.

ATLANTA, GA – The North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) sector shows a market that is stabilizing as it heads into 2026. The EMS book-to-bill ratio held at a strong 1.26. Total EMS shipments for October were essentially flat year-over-year, down 0.1%, but rose 4.9% from September. Year-to-date shipments remain slightly below last year’s pace, declining 0.7% compared to the first ten months of 2024.

ATLANTA, GA – North America’s PCB sector opened the fourth quarter with a sharp acceleration in activity, as October shipments and bookings posted double-digit gains, according to new data from the Global Electronics Association. Total PCB shipments rose 24.4% year over year and increased 13.5% from September, pushing year-to-date shipments up 11.9%.