INDIANAPOLIS – ACE Production Technologies has opened a Midwest demo facility here inside an area EMS company.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Sypris Solutions said its Electronics Group's sales fell 52% year-over-year as the impact of the US Defense Department sequestration took its toll. Revenues increased 6% sequentially to $7.7 million in its second quarter ended June 30, while the gross loss declined to $500,000.

LOS ANGELES -- Ducommun reported sales in its EMS operations were essentially flat during the second quarter as demand for aerospace and defense products offset slowness in other end-markets. The Company’s DLT segment reported net sales for the period ended June 29 of $107.5 million, compared to $107.8 million in 2012. Defense electronics and commercial aerospace revenue increased 16.5%, offset by a 25.8% decline in the segment’s non-A&D revenue.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Semiconductor Industry Association said worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $74.65 billion during the second quarter of 2013, up 6% sequentially.