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Meiko Group broke ground on a $500 million PCB manufacturing facility in Vietnam.

Nano Dimension has entered a nonbinding term sheet for a proposed merger with Infinite Epigenetics, an AI-powered preventive health and diagnostics company.

Saturn Electronics installed an Excellon Cobra Hybrid laser drill.

Samsung Electronics America plans to relocate its US headquarters from New Jersey to Plano, TX, by the end of the year, affecting approximately 1,000 employees.

Schmid Group reported more than $30 million in new orders from customers in China, Taiwan, South Korea and Europe since mid-May, driven by demand for advanced PCB and substrate manufacturing equipment used in AI infrastructure, high-speed networking and optical communication applications.End of article content 

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Automated Production Equipment expanded manufacturing capacity for PCB eyelets and funnellets.

Benchmark Electronics has expanded its manufacturing partnership with Ouster to produce lidar sensors.

CE3S partnered with SpecialTeam to expand support for cleanroom and medical device manufacturers.

Celestica appears to be planning a new hub in Austin, including office space and an R&D lab focused on data server components.

Esprit Electronics purchased two Koh Young Zenith 2 AOI platforms.

Federal Electronics added an environmental test chamber with a temperature range of -70° to +200°C.

Finnish defense group FORCIT is building an electronics assembly plant in Salo, Finland.

Gigavis secured a nearly $7 million order from a major Japanese semiconductor substrate manufacturer for AOI, AOR and VRS inspection systems.

Incap’s electronics manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania temporarily suspended operations in June following a power outage caused by severe storms in the region.

Inter-Company installed a Yamaha SMT production line.

Jabil will establish a manufacturing facility in Virginia for Siemens, and is expected to create 352 jobs in the region.

Matric Group installed a Panasonic NPM-GH placement platform.

Metal Etch Services opened a Detroit facility to expand stencil manufacturing capacity.

Niche Electronics completed a 20,000 sq. ft. expansion of its Sarasota facility, adding production capacity and new AOI and laser-marking equipment.

The US Pentagon added Alibaba, BYD, Baidu, Nio, Unitree and more than a dozen other Chinese firms to its list of companies with alleged military ties.

Regal Technology Partners installed a Hanwha SM481 Plus, Hanwha SM485 Plus and a 10-zone reflow oven.

Seho Systems named Altus Group distributor.

Smartsol Technologies Mexico will exclusively distribute Creative Electron’s x-ray systems in Mexico.

Sumitomo Electric Industries is planning a $74 million expansion in Laguna, Philippines, to add flexible printed circuit and SMT assembly manufacturing capacity.

Syrma SGS and Kaga Electronics have signed a pact to form a joint venture that will focus on production for Japanese clients.

Volex will close its Servatron PCB assembly facility in Spokane Valley, WA, by the end of 2026, eliminating 124 jobs and consolidating US manufacturing operations at its site in Irvine, CA.

Walton shipped its first export order of PCB assemblies to the United States, where the products will be used in security systems.

Wiwynn selected Test Research, Inc. as inspection equipment partner for advanced server board manufacturing.End of article content