Elobau Introduces New Distributor Program
  Elobau Sensor Technology Inc. (Lake Bluff, IL) has introduced a new distributor program aimed at increasing the company's North American market. Elobau is a supplier to the European market of noncontracting sensor technology. The firm is currently establishing a network of preferred distributors and manufacturers' representatives for the company's machine safety range, including magnetic...
Outsourcing without Moving Offshore
  Remaining competitive in a world where companies are more frequently outsourcing beyond the United States can be a challenge. Endicott Interconnect Technologies Inc. (Endicott, NY) is collaborating with two universities to develop electronics products, an industry segment that continues to move offshore. With funding from the United States Display Consortium, Endicott Interconnect's Center...
Osram Expands, Moves East
      After seven years of construction, Osram Opto Semiconductors has expanded its footprint in Regensburg, Germany. The facility’s expanded size—about 600,000 sq ft—is expected to help increase capacity and work space for the company’s employees, according to the company. Osram has also established a regional headquarters office in Hong Kong, which will...
SCS Acquired By Private Investment Company
  Specialty Coating Systems Inc. (SCS; Indianapolis) has been sold to Berwind Corp. (Philadelphia), a private investment management company. SCS was previously owned by Bunker Hill Capital LP for two and a half years, a period of time in which the company experienced strong growth. SCS specializes in parylene conformal coating services and materials. In the medical device industry, the...
Plexus Expands Footprint in North America
      Plexus Corp. (Neenah, WI) has announced plans to expand its North American manufacturing footprint. The company's facility in the San Jose area will relocate to a larger 46,000-sq-ft space located about eight miles from the existing facility. Plexus's Chicago-area operations will expand into a 48,000-sq-ft facility adjacent to the existing facility, bringing the site's total...
Adlink Technology Acquires Ampro Computer
      Adlink Technology (Taipei, Taiwan) has acquired 100% shareholding of Ampro Computer Inc. (San Jose). A release announcing the acquisition said that Ampro's design, R&D, and manufacturing capabilities, especially in embedded computing, were major factors in Adlink's decision. The companies also said that Ampro's U.S. sales channels, customer service, and logistic centers...
Noritake Joins Forces with Mouser for Modules
      Noritake Company, Inc. (Nagoya, Japan) has selected Mouser Electronics Inc. (Mansfield, TX) to distribute its vacuum fluorescent display (VFD) modules. According to Mouser, introducing the VFD modules to its engineering customers can help Noritake market its products to a previously untapped segment, and it may also bring additional customers to Noritake. Mouser says that the...
Aculight and Koheras Join Forces in Europe
      Aculight Corp. (Bothell, WA), a developer of laser technologies for medical applications, and Koheras (Birkerød, Denmark), a developer and manufacturer of fiber lasers, have entered into a joint marketing agreement. Koheras is now the exclusive vendor and marketer of Aculight's Argos single-frequency, continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator (OPO) in several...
Northwire Moves, Expands in Asia
      Northwire Inc. (Osceola, WI) has relocated and expanded its Asian operations. The firm's new facility, located in Jiangsu Province, China, includes a 5300-sq-ft warehouse and 3400-sq-ft office. Northwire says that the facility is intended to address increased demand for the company's products. The firm's previous Asian facility, located in Shanghai, was a sales office and it...
ON Semiconductor Acquires AMIS Holdings
      ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) has announced a completed acquisition of AMIS Holdings Inc. (Pocatello, ID) in a stock-for-stock merger. ON Semiconductor expects the move to strengthen the company’s position in the power and analog product marketplace. The acquisition brings together ON Semiconductor’s standard products and manufacturing infrastructure with...
Austriamicrosystems Completes Investment in New Scale
  Austriamicrosystems AG (Unterpremstätten, Austria), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance analog integrated circuits (ICs) for medical applications, and New Scale Technologies Inc. (Victor, NY), a developer and manufacturer of miniature motion systems, completed a Series B preferred equity transaction. Austriamicrosystems has made a $6 million investment in exchange for a 25...
Invisar Named Microchip Technology Medical Design Partner
  Microchip Technology (Chandler, AZ) has named Invisar Inc. (Hillsborough, NC), an engineering and design services company focused on the medical device industry, as a medical design partner specialist. According to Microchip, these specialists possess a high level of technical expertise and knowledge of FDA regulatory requirements governing the medical device industry. The designation...
Micro Power Partners with SonoSite
  Micro Power (Beaverton, OR), a provider portable power systems for medical equipment, has partnered with SonoSite Inc. (Bothell, MA) to design and manufacture a custom Li-ion battery pack for SonoSite's point-of-care ultrasound systems. Micro Power's battery pack powers SonoSite's new M-Turbo and S Series ultrasound products, but is also compatible with existing SonoSite systems. The...