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All Flex Solutions installed an Omron VP9000 3-D solder paste inspection system and a VT-S1080 3-D AOI for its flexible circuit fabrication and assembly facility in Bloomington, MN.

Ascent Circuits will invest INR650 crore ($77 million) to build a PCB manufacturing facility in Hosur, India.

Dynamic Electronics joined High Density Packaging User Group.

Nano Dimension will acquire 3-D printer manufacturer Markforged for $115 million. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

SpaceX expects its new facility in Austin, TX, to become the largest factory for printed circuit boards in the US, according to president Gwynne Shotwell.

Shenghong Technology will build a $260 million PCB plant in Vietnam.

Yuzhou Fine Chemical purchased land in Thailand’s Prachinburi province to attract potential investors to the country and help strengthen the PCB manufacturing industry.

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Absolute EMS expanded its PCB assembly capabilities to meet the demands of the AI industry.

American Circuits opened a 37,000 sq. ft. production facility in Charlotte, NC.

Apple is set to move AirPod production to Foxconn’s factory in Telangana, India.

Bransys installed two Rehm VisionXP+ Nitro 3850 Type 834 reflow ovens.

Cambodia is striving to promote the development of the automotive and electronics industries in the country to keep pace with global advancements.

Cisco opened its first manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, with Flex as its contract manufacturing partner.

Electronic Coating Technologies opened a new facility in Orlando, FL.

Éolane installed an advanced SMT line from Yamaha Robotics SMT Section.

Epack Durables will manufacture PCBA controllers and other components for Panasonic Life Solutions’ air conditioners.

Incap installed a Panasonic NPM-GP/L stencil printer and AM100 placement machine at its facility in Newcastle-under-Lyme, UK.

Foxconn is considering a $1 billion investment to establish a smartphone display module assembly unit in Tamil Nadu, India, focusing on iPhones.

G&B Electronic Designs installed a Koh Young Zenith Alpha HS+ 3-D AOI.

Gen3 will offer Zestron’s products and analytical services in the UK.

GPV in September opened an additional SMT line at its factory in Guadalajara, Mexico, after transferring it from its factory in Elva, Estonia. The EMS firm said much of the demand in America is moving toward Mexico, and the company is doubling its production area there in 2024, with the final layout expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.

Jabil expanded its advanced photonics packaging NPI capabilities at its site in Ottawa, Canada, opened a 48,000 sq. m. manufacturing facility in Osijek, Croatia, and is closing its facility in Florence, KY, in December, laying off 108 workers.

Konza Technopolis signed an MOU with the Korea Electronic Association to establish a $1.4 million electronics manufacturing support center in Kenya.

Kurtz Ersa opened a new production facility in Juárez, Mexico, and announced a partnership with Interflux Singapore to distribute its fluxing technologies.

L3Harris Technologies began production on its electronic warfare suite for F-16 fighter jets destined for six US partners.

Microsoft will invest $1.3 billion over the next three years to build up its infrastructure in Mexico for cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Moldova’s electronics sector is actively growing and evolving due to a robust legislative framework and infrastructural developments.

Molg announced $5.5 million in seed funding to scale its effort to tackle e-waste in electronics and component manufacturing through a robot-based circular manufacturing process.

NEOTech added an enhanced wire bonding manufacturing process for microelectronics circuit assemblies.

Niche Electronics opened an 11,000 sq. ft. production facility in Bedford, MA.

Noyce Kilby, an electronics manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong, has started renovation of a manufacturing facility in Lithuania.

OKI received an order to produce units for satellites developed by Astroscale Japan.

RBB entered into a partnership with LogiSync to expand its in-house design capabilities.

Safran plans to build a defense electronics facility in India, its first factory to be built outside of France.

Saki signed a sales partnership agreement with Blue Star Engineering & Electronics for the Indian market.

Scanfil will assemble printed circuit boards for Herma’s labeling machine.

Schott opened a new production facility in Kulim, Malaysia.

Syrma SGS Technology opened a 60,000 sq. ft. PCBA manufacturing facility near Pune, India.

Tata Group and Analog Devices announced a strategic alliance to explore cooperative manufacturing opportunities using Analog’s products in Tata applications.

Tata Electronics plans to expand its workforce by hiring 20,000 additional employees at its iPhone assembly plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

Vishay Intertechnology announced restructuring actions, including job cuts and the closing of factories in Shanghai, Germany, and Milwaukee, WI.

Z-Axis installed Mycronic MYPro series A40DX pick-and-place machines.