GLENVIEW, IL – Illinois Tool Works and Amphenol have entered into an agreement under which ITW will acquire MTS Systems’ Test & Simulation business, following the closing of Amphenol’s acquisition of MTS.

BANNOCKBURN, IL — IndustryWeek’s editor in chief Travis Hessman will keynote IPC Apex Expo 2021.

CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO – SMTC will expand its electronics manufacturing services campus here and close its operations in Fresnillo, Mexico, the company said in a regulatory filing. The EMS company will take about $5.5 million in one-time charges as result of the consolidation.

BAC GIANG, VIETNAM – Vietnam awarded a license to Foxconn to build a $270 million plant to produce laptops and tablets here, according to reports.