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ROGERS, CT -- Rogers today reported fourth-quarter revenues of $78 million, down less than 1% from last year. The net profit was $7.1 million, up from $3.9 million a year ago.

Read more: Rogers' Q4 Profits Surge

WATERLOOVILLE, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND – Polar Instruments promoted Martyn Gaudion to chief executive, replacing Martyn Mann, who has been named chairman.

Outgoing chairman Doug Campbell has been named founding director.

Gaudion has held a variety of senior roles at Polar during the past 20 years, including sales and marketing director for the past 10.

ST. LOUIS – Viasystems Group has completed its merger with Merix Corp.

Read more: Viasystems, Merix Complete Merger

GARBSEN, GERMANY – LPKF Laser & Electronics AG will double the production capacities for cutting and structuring lasers here by the end of the first quarter, and boost capacities further in the second quarter.

Read more: LPKF Doubles Laser Production Capacities at German Plant

HAMPSTEAD, NH – P.D. Circuits Inc. has received a grant for $10,524 to be used toward Lean Processing training.

The grant was awarded by the New Hampshire Job Training Fund.

Training will include the principles of Lean Processing, value stream mapping systems and Kaizen event implementation.

The initial phase of the firm’s formal Lean implementation program is expected to cost $20,000.

BEAVERTON, OR – Merix’s shareholders voted today to approve its previously announced merger with Viasystems Group.

After completion of the merger, Merix will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Viasystems. The merger remains subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the next few days.

The combined organization will provide services and technology for both quick-turn prototyping and high-volume PCB manufacturing in Asia and North America.