FRANKFURT -- July orders at printed circuit board manufacturers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland rose 13.5% year-over-year.
BANNOCKBURN, IL — World printed circuit board production reached an estimated $58.2 billion in 2016, up 2.2% in real terms, while North American PCB production decreased 0.1%, says IPC. The North American PCB market continued its downward trend in 2016, but at a slowing rate of 1.7%.