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Robotics

November 06, 2026
Peppermint Robotics, a Pune- and Austin-based company, plans to expand its portfolio of autonomous floor-cleaning and material-handling robots, while advancing the development of its next-generation CR cleanroom robotics line.

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November 06, 2026
Under the Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with the Strategic Capabilities Office of the US Department of War, Voyager will deliver prototype but flight-ready small sat dispensers purpose-built to extract new mission value from space launches.

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November 06, 2026
Two employees who had been missing since Wednesday’s fire at a Panasonic factory in Hsinchu County, Taiwan, have been confirmed dead, and five others were injured. The plant makes MEGTRON laminates for high-speed PCBs, and the fire could affect around 4% of global supply of high-end copper-clad laminate (CCL).

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November 06, 2026
The target business encompasses low-voltage circuit breakers, electromagnetic switches, measurement and control equipment, and UPS for general industrial use of 5kVA or less, and other products.

Nano_gigafactory

November 06, 2026
The acquisition adds a high-volume production coating business, an established global customer base and a complementary material and equipment portfolio to Forge Nano’s ALD platform.

BESS

November 06, 2026
Return aims to install at least 1 GW of battery storage capacity annually in Germany from 2027 onwards. The financing will strengthen Return’s ability to provide multiple customers with scalable access to the flexibility they need to manage their electricity portfolios.

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November 05, 2026
The global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market continues to grow at a strong pace, but Europe is still lagging behind other regions of the world. During Evertiq Expo Warsaw 2026, Dieter G. Weiss from market research firm in4ma spoke to our editorial team about the state of the industry, supply chain challenges and the outlook for European electronics manufacturers.

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November 05, 2026
Note’s Finnish subsidiary will join PIA, the Finnish defence and aerospace industry association, from 1 January 2027. The membership follows the move into a new, larger factory in Hyvinkää, which is Note’s largest investment in Finland since the operation became part of the group in 2005.

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November 04, 2026
Strong M&A activity, the expansion of the defence and aerospace sectors, and component availability issues are the three key trends that Riku Hynninen believes will shape the European EMS market. During Evertiq Expo Warsaw 2026, the Finnish expert gave an interview in which he discussed the main findings of his analysis of the financial performance of the European EMS sector. He also outlined the challenges electronics manufacturers should prepare for in the coming years.

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November 04, 2026
WATS has added German distributor S-EV Electronic Distribution to its partner network. The partnership is meant to give WATS a stronger presence among German electronics manufacturers.

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November 03, 2026
Schaeffler is launching another performance improvement programme, which will cut a net 3,460 positions in Europe, around 2,660 of them in Germany. Five sites are to close, four of them in Germany. The company cites weak demand for combustion engine vehicles and a slower-than-expected ramp-up of electric mobility.

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November 03, 2026
US EMS provider Benchmark has expanded production for Oxide Computer Company to a second US site. The added capacity is meant to support Oxide as it scales up deployment of its rack-scale cloud computer for customers’ own data centres.

Vytautas-Gene

November 03, 2026
Europe says it wants its PCB industry back. But when Vytautas Ilgūnas, CCO of TLT PCB, asks whether customers actually mean it, industry veteran Gene H. Weiner’s answer is blunt: “They say yes, but behave no.” Ilgūnas himself sees a European market that has started to move – though not everywhere at the same speed.

November 03, 2026
onsemi has agreed to acquire US company Ferric, which develops integrated voltage regulators (IVRs) for AI processors, for USD 600 million in cash. Another USD 175 million could follow if Ferric reaches certain revenue milestones.

India

November 03, 2026
The move further strengthens Melexis’ local presence in one of its fastest-developing markets and will support growth opportunities in two-wheeler mobility, vehicle electrification, solar market and smart energy metering.

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November 02, 2026
The G2 satellites will incorporate enhanced navigation antennas to enhance the accuracy of the flagship European Global Navigation Satellite System. The spacecraft will be equipped with higher-strength navigation antennas as well as fully digital payloads.

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November 02, 2026
The new facility will primarily focus on semiconductor equipment manufacturing and AI solutions, with dedicated space for contract manufacturing activities.

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Component shortages, AI-driven demand and a shifting industrial base are testing Europe’s electronics supply chain.

Mastering Heat, Securing Performance Würth Elektronik eisos

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Various cooling concepts are available to efficiently dissipate heat from electronic components. However, if power losses are not removed reliably, performance degradation, premature aging, or even component failure may result. Selecting the appropriate heat sink and thermal interface material is therefore essential.

headoffice

October 30, 2026
Japanese component maker Murata plans to invest about JPY 1 trillion (about EUR 5.7 billion) over five years to expand its global production capacity for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The company expects MLCC sales in fiscal 2030 to be at least double those of fiscal 2025.

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October 30, 2026
Three construction vehicles have been destroyed by fire at the site of Rheinmetall’s planned logistics centre and drone testing facility in Calden, central Germany. Police suspect arson and are investigating whether the fire was politically motivated.

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October 29, 2026
Taiwanese PCB maker Unimicron plans to dissolve Unimicron Germany, its PCB plant in Geldern, to reduce operating costs. The group is injecting up to EUR 35 million into the company to complete existing orders, cover severance payments and pay for the liquidation.

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October 29, 2026
SK hynix expects demand for memory to outstrip supply through 2030. The Korean memory maker has already secured long-term agreements covering more than half of its production capacity for 2027 and 2028, and reported record revenue of KRW 104.6 trillion (about EUR 70.2 billion) in the third quarter.

HW-Nuertingen

October 29, 2026
ADS-TEC Energy expects to receive a building permit shortly for a planned battery storage facility at the Pulverdingen substation in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a planned output of around 1 GW and a storage capacity of 4 GWh, it would be one of the largest battery storage systems in Europe.

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October 29, 2026
For the first time, the defence industry has become Aspocomp’s largest customer segment, accounting for 40% of the Finnish PCB manufacturer’s net sales in the third quarter. Orders received rose 169% to EUR 15.3 million.

Singapore

October 28, 2026
GlobalFoundries has opened an Advanced Facilities Control Centre (AFCC) at its site in Singapore, developed together with Siemens. In the first phase, the control centres for five fabs on the Singapore campus will be merged into a single, AI-supported command centre.

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October 28, 2026
On 22 October, the electronics industry gathered once again in Poland's modern and vibrant capital, bringing another Evertiq Expo season to a close.

Nitra-facility

October 28, 2026
Foxconn Slovakia has started recruiting at its plant in Nitra, focusing on electrical engineering roles. The company says the hiring is a response to growing demand for AI infrastructure and new business opportunities in that area.

USA-Woburn-Opening

October 28, 2026
Essemtec, the SMT equipment business of Nano Dimension, has moved its US headquarters to a new facility in Woburn, Massachusetts. The new site will give North American customers access to equipment demonstrations, application development and process evaluation.

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October 27, 2026
Volkswagen Group has chosen NXP as a strategic technology partner for its future zonal vehicle architecture. NXP’s S32K5 family of microcontrollers will serve as a common building block across all the group’s brands and vehicle segments, and the first vehicle using the new architecture is planned for 2027.

Audi-Georgia-2026

October 27, 2026
Audi plans to build its first manufacturing plant in the United States. The investment in Georgia is expected to total around $4 billion, with the factory capable of producing up to 200,000 vehicles annually. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with production expected to start in the early 2030s. The announcement has sparked major controversy because Audi CEO Gernot Döllner unveiled the company's plans during an election rally for Donald Trump in Georgia.

October 27, 2026
Intel has agreed to acquire Classiq, an Israeli developer of quantum computing software. The deal would combine Classiq’s software with Intel’s own silicon spin qubits and manufacturing, turning Intel’s quantum computing group into a full-stack business.

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