54 The PCB Design Magazine • June 2014
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News Highlights
Saab to Acquire Thyssenkrupp, Inks MoU
ThyssenKrupp industrial Solutions ag, a subsidiary
of ThyssenKrupp ag, and Saab aB have signed a
non-binding Memorandum of understanding con-
cerning the sale of the Swedish shipyard Thyssen-
Krupp Marine Systems aB (formerly named Koc-
kums) with operations in Malmö, Karlskrona and
Muskö to Saab aB.
Celestica Earns Supplier Award from
Rockwell Collins
The company was presented with the 2014 assem-
blies Supplier of the Year award from rockwell Col-
lins during the recent annual Supplier Conference
held in Cedar rapids, iowa. The award is an ac-
knowledgement of significant contributions made
during the year by suppliers and is based upon
quality, delivery, total cost of ownership, lead time,
and customer service.
Sypris' Electronics group: 16% Revenue
Increase in Q1
The company reported revenue of $84.2 million
for the first quarter compared to $78.4 million for
the first quarter of 2013. revenue for the electron-
ics group expanded 16%, to $8.4 million in the
first quarter, an increase of $1.1 million from $7.3
million in the comparable prior year quarter.
Ducommun Posts 2.2% Sales
Increase in Q1
"The first quarter of 2014 showed the diversity of
Ducommun's product portfolio and strength of
our operating leverage," said anthony J. reardon,
chairman and Ceo. "Top line growth was driven
by gains across our commercial aerospace busi-
ness, including a further pickup in revenue with
airbus and on Boeing's 787 platform. operating
margins expanded year-over-year reflecting higher
revenues and an improved product mix."
Digicom Electronics Earns
ITAR Registration
"our attention to quality and detail and our abil-
ity to handle low-volume, high-end products has
enabled us to prototype and manufacture many
military, aerospace, and government-related
projects," explained gM Mo ohady. "receiving
iTar certification expands the base of projects we
can accept and gives more flexibility to our cus-
tomers."
onCore Implements E2open's Supplier
Collaboration Solution
onCore Manufacturing llC, a global supplier of
eMS, has implemented e2open's supplier collabo-
ration solution. e2open enables onCore to offer
more effective customer service, given the real
world of unpredictable demand.
Cal Quality to Support Boeing's
CSEL Program
The company announced a multi-year, multi-mil-
lion dollar contract signing with The Boeing Co.
to support the Combat Survivor evader locater
(CSel), a major government program that is the
u.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Program of re-
cord for Joint Search and rescue.
API Nets $1.6M Filter Solutions order
"our customers in the electronic warfare arena
demand products that address a broad set of
technical requirements with unparalleled perfor-
mance and reliability," said Bel lazar, president
and Ceo, aPi Technologies. "as a supplier to
both emerging and existing eW platforms, our
products are helping save the lives of warfight-
ers from our armed forces and allies around the
world every day."
Probe order Backlog Rises to $3M;
To Meet Target
Kam Mahdi, Ceo, commented, "our order back-
log puts us in excellent position to meet our rev-
enue target of 20% year-over-year growth by the
end of 2014. We strongly believe that manufactur-
ing for small- to medium-sized businesses is com-
ing back to the u.S. We have witnessed businesses
of this size become adversely affected by the sub-
sequent increase in costs, unmanageable process-
es, and intellectual property protection concern of
manufacturing abroad."
Nortech: Modest growth in Q1;
Continues Improvements
"We're pleased to see our pretax profits rise 13%
on a slight sales increase," said rich Wasielewski,
president and Ceo. "While the mixed economic
recovery is impacting each of our customers dif-
ferently, we continue focusing on improving our
operating performance by managing the areas
under our control and actively working on build-
ing a qualified sales pipeline."
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