BOUDRY, SWITZERLAND -- Cicor said preliminary 2012 revenue slipped year-over-year but operating profits rose on stronger second-half sales.

WUXI CITY, CHINA -- Jabil reportedly will invest RMB 620 million ($100 million) to build a robot-driven automation equipment plant in Wuxi City, in cooperation with the local government, according to local reports.

TAIPEI -- Foxconn will hire a reported 5,000 specialists here this year to design, build and program factory robots, company officials said.

SAN DIEGO – IPC Apex Expo 2013 brought 4,568 conference and exhibit attendees from 42 countries, compared to 4,915 in 2012.