THOOTHUKUDI, TAMI NADU – Kaynes Circuits India has announced an investment of ₹4,995 to establish an electronic component manufacturing facility in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu. This will be the state’s first major foray into high-end PCB production.

ANDOVER, ENGLAND – Wright Industries has announced its acquisition of Exception PCB Ltd, returning the high-reliability printed circuit board manufacturer to British ownership. The company, now part of the Connexion Technologies group, means to reinforce the UK’s domestic manufacturing base.

THAILAND – Ventec International Group has officially broken ground on its first Southeast Asian manufacturing plant in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The 35,000-square-meter facility is expected to begin trial production in the first quarter of next year and reach mass production by the second quarter.

SANTA ANA, CA -- TTM Technologies announced that Tom Edman, the company’s president and chief executive, intends to retire following the appointment of a successor.