FARMINGDALE, NY -- Cemtrex today reported fiscal first-quarter consolidated net income of $416,552, up from $166,915 in 2012. For the three months ended Dec. 31, sales increased 310% to $8.96 million, boosted by its acquisition of ROB Group.

TORONTO – The 2014 International Conference on Soldering and Reliability will be held May 13-15 here, says SMTA.

EGHAM, UK -- Worldwide sales of smartphones to end users totaled 968 million units in 2013, an increase of 42.3% from 2012, according to Gartner. Sales of smartphones accounted for 53.6% of overall mobile phone sales in 2013, and exceeded annual sales of feature phones for the first time.

PUNIA, MANIEMA, DRC -- A 9.5 kg bag of cassiterite, dug from the ground by a local miner here Saturday and tagged by a government representative, made the Punia mine the latest in a growing number of sites indoctrinated in the iTSCi conflict-free mineral traceability and due diligence program.