WASHINGTON -- President-elect Joe Biden's emphasis on rebuilding US manufacturing capacity is reason for hope that his administration will support domestic programs, the head of government relations at IPC wrote this week.
MANCHESTER, OH – Contract manufacturer Mirac is opening an 11,800 sq. ft. facility here and is currently hiring 20 to 40 new assembly workers.
HERTFORDSHIRE, UK – The global TV market is on track to achieve 1.2% growth in 2020 and is set to end the year with more than 233 million shipments, according to Futuresource Consulting. Trade value is forecast to decline 1% to $83.7 billion.
BENGALURU – Wistron’s iPhone manufacturing facility in India was reportedly ransacked over the weekend, causing up to NT$200 million (US$7.1 million) in damage.
TOKYO – Global sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment by original equipment manufacturers are projected to increase 16% year-over-year and register a new industry record of $68.9 billion in 2020, SEMI said.
MCLEAN, VA – US manufacturing technology orders totaled $383.8 million in October, down 1.9% year-over-year and up 3.7% sequentially, the highest dollar value since December 2019, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology.