EMS under the hood: Dissecting the financial engines of Europe’s manufacturing leaders May 29, 2026 EMS companies have been recently publishing mainly positive headlines related to growth and improving profitability. Even the most struggling companies, Lacroix and TT Electronics, are indicating a comeback after serious restructuring in the Americas region. This is very welcome news for the industry after all the recent crises impacting demand and supply chain.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes on launchpad during test May 29, 2026 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin suffered a significant setback on Thursday when its New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, during a hot-fire test, Reuters reports.
TDK invests in C2i to advance AI data center power delivery May 29, 2026 The investment is part of Indian startup C2i Semiconductors’ USD 16.7 million Series A funding round, which includes participation from Peak XV Partners and other investors
Fujitsu signs strategic partnership with Anthropic May 29, 2026 Through this collaboration, Fujitsu will gain early access to Anthropic’s latest AI models and, by developing and delivering solutions that utilize these models, will provide customers with more advanced and practical AI applications.
Star Catcher raises $65 million to build power grid in space May 29, 2026 The US startup is developing a space-based energy infrastructure layer that delivers electricity on demand to satellites and other spacecraft using optical power beaming. The Series A positions Star Catcher to move from validated technology to scalable infrastructure.
BluJ Aerospace unveils its next prototype eVTOL aircraft May 28, 2026 The Indian startup's fully battery-powered Gen #2 prototype aircraft can carry an active payload target of above 200 kg, operates under a 500 kg maximum take-off weight, and uses a lift plus cruise configuration.
NOTE inaugurates new factory in Torsby, doubling production capacity May 27, 2026 Swedish EMS provider NOTE has inaugurated a new production facility in Torsby, Värmland. The factory doubles the company's production floor space at the site and is built for advanced electronics manufacturing serving customers in defence, medical technology and other demanding segments.
Evertiq Expo Berlin – between resilience, AI and manufacturing reality May 26, 2026 The German electronics industry is entering a period defined less by stability and more by adaptation. For years, the sector benefited from a model built on industrial strength, global supply chains and close ties between manufacturing and export-driven growth. Today, many of those assumptions are being re-evaluated.
Rocket Lab awarded $90M contract to build GEO satellites May 26, 2026 Award marks Rocket Lab's first satellite production program for geostationary orbit and continues a Space Systems Command program for development and delivery on orbit of two Heimdall prototype payloads by Rocket Lab Optical Systems.
European Energy begins construction on Italy’s 225MW agrivoltaic project May 25, 2026 Once operational, the facility near Vizzini in Sicily is expected to generate approximately 405 GWh of electricity annually. The project includes agrivoltaic technologies adapted to local agricultural conditions.
Axion Semiconductor acquires Texas firm Moov Technologies May 25, 2026 Moov's platform supports the sourcing and sale of semiconductor fabrication, packaging, test, EMS and SMT equipment, as well as surplus, idle and scrap tools.
Wingtech sues Nexperia leadership – invoking China's anti-sanctions law May 25, 2026 The Nexperia dispute has taken a significant new turn. Parent company Wingtech Technology has filed a lawsuit against Nexperia and three members of its leadership team in a Chinese court, demanding CNY 8 billion (EUR 1 billion) in damages and calling for the reversal of Dutch governance measures it characterises as discriminatory.
Canadian company Nord Quantique raises $30 million May 25, 2026 Instead of relying on extensive qubit redundancy, the company’s architecture leverages bosonic codes and multimode logical qubits to correct errors directly at the qubit level.
Evertiq Expo celebrated 15 years – in the city where it all began May 22, 2026 On 21 May, Evertiq Expo returned to Lund – the city where it all started. After several years at Malmö Arena, the event was back on home turf for its 15th anniversary, this time at Sparbanken Skåne Arena.
Repono launches BESS project in Romania with Gunvor and enspired May 22, 2026 Gunvor Group will market and commercially manage 100% of the 202 MW project’s capacity via a cap and floor toll structure, while enspired GmbH will commercially optimize the asset across all existing revenue streams.
Tokyo wants to build a city-sized testbed for humanoid robots May 22, 2026 A Tokyo university is planning a futuristic district where humanoid robots, autonomous vehicles and drone deliveries will operate as part of everyday urban life — turning an entire neighbourhood into a live test environment for next-generation technologies.
Cowboy Space raises $275M to advance orbital data centers May 22, 2026 The California-based company is developing a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that harness solar energy, a purpose-built launch vehicle to deliver them and compute payloads designed specifically for the space environment.
Avnet opens new integration facility in Singapore May 22, 2026 Located within Avnet’s existing Farnell Distribution Center in Singapore, the new integration facility is designed to support system, server, and rack build services, as well as international shipping.
EMS in Sweden – Ten factories, half the market May 21, 2026 57.5%. That is the share of the entire Swedish EMS market held by just ten individual production sites. Not ten companies – ten factories.
India, EU launch €15.2M initiative to boost battery recycling May 21, 2026 The call, jointly funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe program and India’s Ministry of Heavy Industries, will support the development of recycling technologies, including high-efficiency material recovery, safe and digitalised collection systems, and pilot-scale demonstration of innovative processes.
Iridium to acquire remaining 61% stake in Aireon for $367 million May 20, 2026 The acquisition unites Aireon’s surveillance and data services, including GPS jamming and spoofing detection, with Iridium’s global satcom network and PNT services that help keep GPS-dependent systems working in contested environments.
Ørsted, PGE kick off offshore installation of Baltica 2 project May 20, 2026 The Baltica 2 Offshore Wind Farm will be built, owned and operated in a 50/50 partnership between Danish firm Ørsted and Polish energy company PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna. The wind farm is expected to be fully commissioned in 2027.
Aramco, Pasqal launch Saudi Arabia’s ‘first quantum computer’ May 19, 2026 Saudi energy giant Aramco and French company Pasqal also unveiled the first commercial Quantum Computing as a Service (QCaaS) platform in the Middle East. QCaaS enables remote cloud access for potential clients around the globe.
Evertiq Expo Lund: Strategies, security and the hardware Europe is missing May 19, 2026 Factories are being built, strategies are being written and investments are being made at a pace the electronics industry has not seen in decades. What is actually happening — and what is still missing — is the theme of this year's Expo in Lund.
Siemens hands over electric freight locomotives to Indian Railways May 18, 2026 The state-of-the-art D9 locomotives are Indian Railways’ first rolling stock successfully tested to the European standard EN 14363 and are designed for freight operations across the network at speeds of up to 120 km/h.
Highlights from Evertiq Expo Kraków May 18, 2026 On May 7, the Evertiq Expo Kraków 2026 trade show took place at Fabryczna 13. The event brought together 456 representatives from the European electronics industry and 48 exhibiting companies. Among the 291 registered visitors, the organizers noted a large number of new attendees representing companies that had not previously participated in Evertiq Expo.
sensiBel aligns with Silex for production of MEMS microphone May 18, 2026 Norwegian company sensiBel’s optical MEMS microphone platform features a traditional ASIC and MEMS sensor, combined with a precision optical measurement module that captures the displacement of the MEMS -based diaphragm.
Pixxel teams up with Cosmoserve to boost space debris removal May 15, 2026 Under the terms of the partnership, Pixxel will leverage its satellite bus design and manufacturing capabilities to support Hyderabad-based Cosmoserve Space’s mission.
Samsung wage talks collapse with strike deadline one week away May 14, 2026 Samsung Electronics has urged its South Korean labour union to resume wage negotiations, after government-mediated talks collapsed — leaving an 18-day strike from May 21 as a real and immediate threat, Reuters reports.
ITC rules in favour of Infineon in GaN patent case against Innoscience May 13, 2026 The Full Commission of the US International Trade Commission has affirmed an earlier ruling that Chinese GaN manufacturer Innoscience infringed an Infineon patent, and has ordered import and sales bans for Innoscience's gallium nitride products in the United States.
Shrinking semiconductor lifespans put obsolescence management to the test May 12, 2026 As semiconductor lifecycles increasingly mirror consumer electronics timelines, the pressure on manufacturers in long-life industries to manage component obsolescence is intensifying. Gunter Mößinger of HTV ALTER TECHNOLOGY addressed the issue head-on at Evertiq Expo Tampere – and the picture he painted is one the industry can no longer afford to ignore.
MIT, IBM launch new research lab for AI, quantum computing May 11, 2026 The MIT-IBM Computing Research Lab will serve as a focal point for joint research between MIT and IBM in AI, algorithms, and quantum computing, as well as the integration of these technologies into hybrid computing systems.