POULTNEY — Contract electronics manufacturer Vermont Electro-Mechanical Assembly Services (AVEMAS) will move its manufacturing operations by next year

The firm will make the move with help in part from a $600,000 loan from the Vermont Economic Development Authority. The funds will go toward renovating an old pump-making factory.

The company currently employs 48 workers in Middlebury, VT, and plans to add six to 10 jobs within three years.

Its customer base is 70% industrial, plus some medical and military customers.

DUBAI, UAE -- Touchmate will launch a series of mobile phones, PCs, IT peripherals and consumer electronics products, expanding its portfolio to over 200 consumer electronics products, the company said last week.

The UAE based company plans to make itself a one-stop shop for resellers in the UAE.

Touchmate is owned by Quality Gulf.

LITTLETON, MA -- VJ Electronix has relocated to a new state-of-the-art facility here that is close to double the size of its old plant, in Shirley, MA.

The new factory is two stories and features 30,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing and R&D space, plus 7,000 sq. ft. of office space.

The address of the new site is 234 Taylor St., Littleton, MA 01460; 978-486-4777.

VJ's corporate address remains at 89 Carlough Rd. in Bohemia, NY. Invoices and payments should continue to be sent to this address.

In a statement, general manager Don Naugler said, “VJ Electronix’s relocation is a strategic move designed to better serve our customers and to more fully develop our products and technologies. The expanded facility allows us to offer a wider range of cost-effective and leading-edge solutions.”

VJ designs and builds x-ray inspection technology and rework systems.