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Eltek won $2.4 million in defense PCB orders from an Israeli customer, with deliveries slated through 2026–27.

Jiangsu Shengyi has begun the second phase of a new flex materials plant at its site in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China.

Odisha announced a partnership to drive PCB and advanced electronics manufacturing in India, building its position in the semiconductor sector.

Olympic Circuit will invest CNY 2.6 billion ($364 million) to add a new chip-embedded HDI PCB plant in Heshan.

Wus Printed Circuit Kunshan is preparing for a listing in Hong Kong.

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Aimtron Electronics will produce an initial 50,000 IIoT/AI devices for Vanix starting in October, with delivery by year-end.

Alfonso Group has launched the consumer electronics brand Alfera Technik, and is planning a major manufacturing facility in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company’s $600 billion plan to build 79 US factories over four years will spark a “domino effect” for manufacturing, even as iPhones remain largely assembled overseas.

Asus has shifted over 90% of its US-bound motherboard and PC production to Southeast Asia to reduce tariff exposure.

Carlo Gavazzi, the Swiss electronics manufacturer, has announced it will progressively reduce and eventually close its production operations in Malta, ending almost 40 years of activity on the island.

Cetec ERP named Arkadiusz Rataj distributor in Europe.

Datalink Electronics installed an Inertec Cube 460 selective soldering system.

Dynalec installed an Austin American Technology MicroJet EC cleaner.

Electro-Tech Systems named Q Source distributor of its ESD testing and environmental-control products.

ICZOOM Group, an electronic component e-commerce platform, has added PCB manufacturing and assembly services.

Jabil is expanding production and investment in China’s Wuxi Hi-Tech District.

Key Tronic opened a state-of-the-art, 300,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Springdale, AK.

KIC is expanding in Mexico with a third field service engineer and new calibration/repair centers in Juarez and Cuautla.

KingSpec opened a smart manufacturing center in Shenzhen, growing SSD production and testing capacity with advanced automation and proprietary systems.

Koh Young opened a branch in Zhubei (Hsinchu) to serve Taiwan’s semiconductor and advanced packaging ecosystem.

Omron will open an automation support center in India by October.

Parmi appointed Prosperar Solutions representative in Brazil.

SIIX and Innominds have launched a joint venture to provide OEMs with full-stack ODM services.

SpeedTech will add six SMT, 14 injection-molding, and two assembly lines at its Mexico plant by year-end.

Spirit Electronics signed a distribution deal with Kontron to deliver rugged COTS embedded computing to defense-aerospace programs.

Surf-Tech Manufacturing expanded its Ronkonkoma facility by 4,000 sq. ft., growing operations by 5%.

Syrma SGS Technology is implementing Arch Systems’ AI analytics platform.

Uspace Technology Group has reportedly racked up big losses at its 200,000-sq. ft. EMS production operation in Hong Kong.

Wevo established a subsidiary in Gurugram, India, to supply polyurethane potting compounds for electronic applications and strengthen its regional presence.

Wilson Connectivity opened a manufacturing hub in St. George, UT, consolidating operations and onshoring SMT to build private 5G and DAS solutions.

Zestron added an i-Tech EPS 75 pallet cleaning system to its Manassas, VA, technical center.