Benchmark Electronics expands in the US

Benchmark Electronics will be expanding business operations and opening a new location in Round Rock, Texas this summer.

New business opportunities with several high-tech companies are driving the need for an increased local presence, and after looking at several locations in the Austin area, Round Rock’s Corridor Park location was chosen for the new facility. “We are pleased to expand in Round Rock and are excited about continued growth prospects in the area,” said Gayla J. Delly, President and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Electronics. “We have also been pleased with the support of the Round Rock Chamber as we grow in support of our customers.”

The new factory, located in San Fernando de Henares, will concentrate the company’s entire radar manufacturing for civil and military use.

Several new production lines are being set up at the company’s main facility in Penang, which hosts ESCATEC Electronics (EEM) and ESCATEC Medical (EDM).

Greg Grace has been appointed Director, Operations Estonia, and Managing Director of Incap Electronics Estonia, and member of Incap Group’s Management Team.

North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted USD 2.49 billion in billings worldwide in December 2019 (three-month average basis), according to SEMI.

Hövding 3, the latest version of the company’s airbag helmet, is fully ramped up at NOTE’s plant in China.

Eguana Technologies Inc. has entered into a development contract with an unnamed renewable energy company to develop and certify proprietary residential storage systems for distribution through its sales channels across global markets.

BlueRing Stencils has acquired Georgia-based tooling supplier Stone Mountain Tool.

Bosch has increased its stake in Ceres Power from 3.9% to circa 18%. Bosch’s total investment in the company will be approximately 90 million euros.

It was back in October of 2019 that Haldex announced that it was streamlining its production in Europe, a decision that would see the move of production from Heidelberg in Germany to Szentlörincskáta in Hungary.

Foxconn Technology Group founder Terry Gou is indicating that the company’s new manufacturing facility in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, still currently under construction after multiple slowdowns, will generate products beginning this year.

Zentech Manufacturing has acquired Texas-based Trilogy Circuits LLC, a provider of EMS services to military primes and other high-reliability industries in Texas and across the United States.

EMS provider Enics has appointed Markus Jeck as the new General Manager of Enics Switzerland.