HAIFA, ISRAEL – Flex opened a new design center here, inaugurated last month.

It is the only Flex center in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) region that offers a range of sketch-to-scale capabilities, according to published reports. Customers can oversee production from first design sketch to manufacturing and shipping goods.

The center expects to employ 60 design engineers by the end of the year; it currently employs 40.

The center will offer design and engineering services, new product development, electronic, optical and industrial design and mechanical engineering.

No financial terms were disclosed.