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from The Boeing Company. This is the sixth con-
secutive year that TRICOR Systems received the
award from Boeing. The award is issued annually
to recognize suppliers who have achieved superi-
or performance.
Season Group Invests in New Equipment
for USA and Mexico Operations
Season Group, the global, vertically integrated
EMS company, has announced that it has made
a significant investment in new SMT and cable as-
sembly equipment for its San Antonio, Texas and
Reynosa, Mexico sites.
Nortech Systems 2Q Revenue Up 8%
Nortech Systems reported net sales of $28.9 mil-
lion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016,
an eight percent increase over net sales of $26.8
million for the second quarter of 2015.
Orbit International to Commence
Material Procurement Process for
$825,000 Contract
Orbit International Corp.'s Electronics Group has
received a letter contract from a major prime con-
tractor for approximately $700,000, authorizing it
to commence the procurement of material, while
negotiations for the final purchase order are being
concluded.
James Long Promoted to VP and
GM of Sypris Electronics
Sypris Solutions has promoted James M. Long to
the position of Vice President and General Manag-
er of its subsidiary, Sypris Electronics.
Milwaukee Electronics: Screaming-Fast
in Pursuit of 'Perfect Products'
Jered Stoehr, VP of sales and marketing at Milwau-
kee Electronics, discusses with I-Connect007's Judy
Warner the innovative ways their company is meet-
ing the needs of today's OEMs. He also talks about
the challenges and opportunities they are seeing in
their markets.
Sparton Gets Navy SeaPort-e Contract
Sparton's wholly owned subsidiary Sparton DeLe-
on Springs was awarded a contract under the U.S.
Navy SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) Indefinite De-
livery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Multiple Award
Contract (MAC), allowing Sparton to supply a
broad range of engineering and technical support
services to U.S. Navy programs.
Jabil Releases Social and Environmental
Responsibility Report
Jabil has released its Fiscal 2015 Social and Envi-
ronmental Responsibility (SER) Report detailing the
company's global SER strategy and performance.
Rocket EMS Purchases Fortus 3D
Production System from Stratasys
Rocket EMS Inc. announces the purchase of the
Fortus 3D Production System, a 3D printer that al-
lows prototype design parts to be created faster
and at a lower cost compared to traditional ma-
chining, resulting in more design iterations and a
more refined end product.
Cobham Lands $8M Satellite Motion
Control Order from Northrop Grumman
Cobham recently received an award from Northrop
Grumman valued at approximately $8 million for
motion control technology for the Advanced Tech-
nology Microwave Sounder instrument to be flown
on the Joint Polar Satellite System 3 and 4 satellites.
TRICOR Systems Receives Boeing
Performance Excellence Award for
the 6th Consecutive Year
Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider
TRICOR Systems Inc. has received the prestigious
2015 Gold Boeing Performance Excellence Award
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