BANNOCKBURN, IL — Total North American printed circuit board orders in June increased 18.6% year-over-year, driving year-to-date order growth up to 1.7% above the same period last year, says IPC. Orders were up 26.5% sequentially.

MINNEAPOLIS- -- CyberOptics today reported second quarter sales fell 11.8% year-over-year but rose 38% sequentially.

TAIPEI – Kinpo Electronics plans to invest $30 million in its fourth plant in the Philippines, and is expected to double its workforce to 15,000 workers there, according to published reports.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Mike Bixenman of Kyzen won the Best of Presentation award at the 2017 International Conference on Soldering and Reliability (ICSR) for his presentation “Reliable Microelectronic Assembly Process Design Test Methods – A Non-Standard Approach.”