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ORADEA, ROMANIA – Connectronics Romania has opened a 16,000 square meter factory with capacity for more than 1,000 employees.

The company originally began its manufacturing in Romania in December 2002 with seven employees in a rented space of less than 1,000 square meters, and the recent move to the 16,000 square meter facility is the fourth for the company in six years.

The factory in Romania will produce printed circuit boards and wiring harnesses for the automotive and telecommunications sectors. The Connect Systems group currently has eight factories in Europe.