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CEMs suggest we are in a recession
New data from electronic industry association IPC show that most electronics manufacturing industry executives see a recession as inevitable. IPC’s economic report for October found that 27 percent of...
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China expands lockdowns as COVID 19 cases rise
Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China, including in a city where factory workers clashed this week with police, as the number of COVID-19 cases hits a daily record. Residents of eight districts...
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Foxconn to ease COVID 19 curbs in Chinese iPhone factory
The company that assembles Apple Inc.’s iPhones has announced it is easing COVID-19 restrictions at its largest factory in China that led thousands of workers to quit and drastically slowed production....
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Toronto CEM expands management team
XPtronics Inc., a Toronto-based contract electronics manufacturer, has added to its management team by appointing Bob Ashmore in a newly created position of national sales and marketing manager....
View ArticleIndustry demand holding up despite deteriorating economic outlook
Over the next six months, contract electronic manufacturers (CEM) expect to see continued increase in both labour and material costs, according to IPC Association’s December Global Sentiment of the...
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Virtual event focuses on advancing women in manufacturing
Canada’s manufacturing industry recognizes that it is critical to continue chipping away at all the barriers preventing or discouraging women from entering its work environment. With a focus on...
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EMS industry slides 2.7%
IPC announced the December 2022 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.36. Total North American EMS shipments...
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Artaflex expands its EMS services
Artaflex Inc., a Toronto-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider, announced its recent acquisition of Custom Rapid Solutions (CRS) Inc., a leading provider of quick turn printed circuit...
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DSM expands its manufacturing capacity
In an effort to better serve its existing customer base and create additional capacity for new customers, Calgary based electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Dynamic Source Manufacturing...
View ArticleNorth American EMS industry up 10%
Industry association IPC announced its January 2023 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program – indicating that the book-to-bill ratio stands at...
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Fully automated wire terminal speeds processing
RITTAL Wire Terminal WT C5 and C10 fully automatic wiring processing unit is 10-times faster at processing than by hand. Due to the modular system design and numerous option packages, panel builders...
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Electromate partners with Spin Robotics
Industrial products distributor, Electromate Inc., announced it has entered a partnership with Danish of cobot accessories manufacturer, Spin Robotics. According to the company, the deal will bring...
View ArticleMicrosoft to buy $50m Foxconn parcel in Wisconsin
Microsoft has agreed to buy a $50 million parcel of land in southeastern Wisconsin meant for Foxconn after the world’s largest electronics manufacturer failed to fulfill grandiose promises to build a...
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Creation Tech doubles production capacity at US facility
Creation Technologies, an end-to-end, scalable Global Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, unveiled the completion of its facility expansion in St. Peter, Minnesota. With the expansion,...
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Pcb assembler launches in Quebec
Fabrique Manic, a brand-new provider of electronic printed circuit board (pcb) assembly services in SMT and thru-hole batches, has arrived in Quebec. Located in St-Augustin-de-Desmaures, just outside...
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EMS industry up 14.3%
Total North American electronic manufacturing services (EMS) shipments were up 14.3 percent in April 2023 compared to the same month last year, according to a recent report from IPC. Compared to the...
View ArticleStarFish Medical signs license deal with Cybeats
StarFish Medical, Victoria BC-based contract medical device design, development and manufacturer, has entered into a license agreement with Cybeats Technologies Corp., a Toronto-based provider of...
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TSMC opens its advanced backend Fab 6
TSMC has opened its Advanced Backend Fab 6, the Company’s first all-in-one automated advanced packaging and testing fab to realize 3DFabric integration of front-end to back-end process and testing...
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Dorigo Systems marks 35 years of CEM services
Dorigo Systems, a Burnaby B.C.-based electronics manufacturing services (EMS) firm servicing OEMs throughout North America, recently celebrated its 35th anniversary in business. Established in 1988,...
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Creation Tech expands presence in China
Creation Technologies, aglobal specialty electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider, announced its move to a new expanded facility in Changzhou, China. With double the capacity of the former...
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