Fab News

ST. LOUIS -- Viasystems Group has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its proposed merger with Merix.

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SANTA ANA, CA -- TTM Technologies has definitively agreed to acquire Meadville Holdings Ltd.'s PCB business for $521 million in cash and stock.

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FOREST GROVE, OR -- Merix Corp. today confirmed a number of complaints have been filed asserting shareholders aren't getting full value from its pending sale to Viasystems.

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MUNICH -- Time was, Productronica was equal parts assembly and fabrication. No more. While assembly commands four-plus halls, the fab side has been reduced to a single hall. On the fabrication side, laminate makers Isola, Arlon, Kingboard, Ventec and others were on hand, many in booths more in tune with the current market conditions and expectations for the show. Precious little equipment was being shown. Gone are the days when visitors could see 40 to 60 ft. plating lines in action. Read more ...

FORT ATKINSON, WI – EMS firm Electronic Technologies International has completed re-certification to ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Standards.

ETI was previously registered by SAI Global to ISO 9001:2000.

The registration covers the quality management system for custom design and contract manufacturing of PCBs, wire harnesses and box builds.

 

RICHARDSON, TX – Contract manufacturer Trilogy Circuits has received ISO 9001:2000 + AS9100B certification for PCB layout, fabrication and assembly services.

The AS9100 B quality management standard supplements ISO 9001:2000, focusing on the specific requirements of the aerospace industry.

Certification took more than a year. Full-time quality manager, Steve Fox, was hired, and the help of Texas consulting group TMAC was enlisted in this process.

The firm expects to receive AS9100C certification soon.

 

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