58 SMT Magazine • September 2014
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58 SMT Magazine • September 2014
plexus' New Facility Strengthens
Aero & Defense Offering
The company commemorated the recent comple-
tion of its $50 million manufacturing facility in
neenah, Wisconsin, which contains the new Plex-
us Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing Center
of excellence. The event was held in conjunction
with the Second to none Coalition, an ongoing
effort by the AIA to preserve America's role as a
global leader in the aerospace and defense indus-
tries.
tt electronics-ImS expands UKAS
Accreditation portfolio
TT electronics Integrated Manufacturing Services
(IMS) has extended the scope of its uKAS accredi-
tation for hAlT & hASS within its regional Testing
Solutions facility in rogerstone, South Wales.
Dynawave Achieves AS9100 Certification
Dynawave Cable Incorporated is pleased to an-
nounce certification to the AS9100 quality man-
agement system by accredited audit firm ul DQS
Inc.
Nortech posts Sequential Growth in Q2
"We're encouraged by the sequential improve-
ment in revenue and profits," said rich Wasielews-
ki, president and Ceo, adding that profitability
was aided by leveraging, continuous improve-
ment activities, and product mix. "new order ac-
tivity is rising and our backlog levels have posted
year-over-year increases the past two quarters."
probe Inks $1.1m LtA with Aero
Solutions provider
Specific to this contract, Probe will be supplying
components that will be incorporated into inno-
vative and highly-affordable compact broadband
applications.
partnertech posts 6% Decline
in 2Q Sales
PartnerTech AB has reported second quarter sales
of SeK 539.6 million, down by 5.9% from the
same period last year. Sales were 6.7% lower for
comparable units and in local currencies than the
year-ago period. Sales for the first half of the year
were SeK 1,087.2 million, which represents a de-
crease of 3.6%.
Sparton Jv Wins $166m U.S. Navy
Sonobuoy Contract
Sparton Corporation's Joint venture with ultra
electronics holdings plc (ule), erAPSCo, has
been awarded a contract valued at $166 million
for the manufacture of sonobuoys for the united
States navy.
Sypris' electronics Segment posts
Q2 22% Increase
revenue for our electronics Group was $9.4 mil-
lion in the second quarter, an increase of $1.7 mil-
lion, or 22%, from $7.7 million for the comparable
prior year quarter, primarily due to higher product
sales including our data systems branded prod-
ucts.
Kitron Nets Orders from Kongsberg
protech Systems
Kitron ASA has, through its subsidiary Kitron Inc
in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, received orders from
Kongsberg Protech Systems related to electronic
modules that are part of Kongsberg Protech's re-
mote Weapon Station.
NAteL emS Nets military Contract
for Satellites
nATel eMS will use its most advanced equipment
to manufacture wideband detectors and convert-
ers as part of a recently awarded contract from a
Military Prime Contractor.
