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Agfa named Technica USA distributor of its Orgacon range of printed electronics products across the US.

AllSpice.io, a leading hardware development collaboration platform, announced it has raised $15 million in a Series A round led by Rethink Impact, with participation from L’Attitude Ventures, GingerBread Capital, DNX Ventures and existing investors.

atg Luther & Maelzer moved to a newly opened facility in Wertheim, Germany.

Innovative Circuits installed its second Excellon Cobra hybrid laser system.

JF Technology has completed its acquisition of Q3 Probe, a PCB-focused probe card manufacturer.

PCB manufacturer Jiangxi Zhihao Electronic Technology officially filed for bankruptcy in Taiwan.

Kaynes plans to begin using India-made semiconductors and bare boards by year-end.

MacDermid Enthone deepened its relationship with Recubrimientos Metalicos de Mexico through a strategic investment in RM Plating, a surface finishing provider located in Irapuato, Mexico.

Shanghai Hejian Industrial Software Group is making available its UniVista Archer, a large-scale PCB design platform that includes schematic editor and place and route capabilities, to users for free.

Starteam Global installed digital inkjet solder mask printing at its new factory in Italy.

Ventec is now stocking halogen-free FR4.1 and FR15.1 materials in Europe to support PCB makers amid shifting EMEA supply chains.

Ventec entered into a fulfillment and supply agreement with Matrix and launched a business unit named Ventec Americas.

Victory PCB expanded its PCB manufacturing and assembly capabilities in China.

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Absolute EMS installed an Aqua Klean T18 Typhoon cleaner.

Amber Enterprises will build a printed circuit board assembly plant in Noida.

BEST Inc. launched a Mobile Training Center offering onsite soldering certifications and hands-on electronics assembly training.

Cicor ended its strategic partnership with Mercury.

FlashPCB installed Hanwha SM481 and SM482 SMT mounters.

Foxconn and Nvidia are in talks to deploy humanoid robots at a new Foxconn factory in Houston that will produce Nvidia AI servers, per reports.

Foxconn reportedly is looking at a $174M investment in a Louisville, KY, manufacturing plant, and has acquired an industrial park in northwest Houston for $142 million.

Hellbender has brought SMT assembly fully in-house using Europlacer’s high-mix platform.

HIKMICRO named SMarTsol to distribute thermal and acoustic inspection technologies in Mexico.

Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions relocated its headquarters and EMS operations in Londonderry, NH, following its acquisition by Perimeter Solutions.

Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI) will close its Czech Republic EMS plant in a bid to cut losses and return to profitability.

Jabil announced a $500 million investment to expand Southeast US manufacturing for cloud and AI data center infrastructure.

MacDermid Alpha Electronics has doubled the footprint of its sintering paste production facility in Singapore.

Micro-Star International plans to commence production at its manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe during the third quarter.

Microsembly added automated wire bonding and die attach equipment.

MRSI Systems filed a patent infringement lawsuit in China against Suzhou Lieqi over chip placement equipment technology.

Neways signed a frame agreement to supply Teledyne FLIR with complex electronics and design support for thermal imaging solutions.

OnePlus partnered with Optiemus Electronics to produce IoT devices in India.

Orbic Electronics broke ground on a $110 million facility in New York to reshore production from Asia.

Pegatron is close to finalizing the location for its new US manufacturing facility, with Texas emerging as the likely destination.

Videoton has invested to expand its Bulgarian PCB assembly operations.

Scanfil signed an agreement to manufacture control units for Emerson’s Rosemount Tank Radar.

Scienscope appointed FHP Reps to expand sales and support across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas.

Silicon Mountain implemented a Vorne XL production monitoring system.

SMarTsol Technologies announced plans to expand its service and support infrastructure throughout the United States.

ViTrox Americas launched the ViTrox Training Center (VTC) at its Hutto, TX, demo facility.

Zetwerk added TRI AOI and SPI at its Tamil Nadu facility.