TEMPE, AZ – Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in March for the fourth consecutive month, says the Institute for Supply Management.

WASHINGTON – The American National Standards Institute seeks comments on a new proposal for an international standard on occupational health and safety management.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – IPC has appointed industry veteran Randy Cherry as director of its new validation business unit.

LONDON -- Alent, the former Cookson Performance Materials, reported 2012 sales were flat versus a year ago, once currency fluctuations are accounted for.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – Total North American printed circuit board shipments were down 10.2% in February from a year ago, says IPC.

BRUSSELS - Are the US rules on sourcing conflict minerals making their way over the Atlantic?

HONG KONG -- Wong's Kong King's EMS sales rose 15.5% for the year ended Dec. 31 to HK$3,519 million, a new company record.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Sales of printed electronics will grow from $321.8 million in 2010 to $943.7 million in 2017, says Frost & Sullivan.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Google is outsourcing production of its digital eyewear known as Google Glass to Foxconn, according to published reports.

MILPITAS, CA – Zollner Electronics has launched local production of the Fuji DC Quick Chargers for electric vehicles, the companies announced.

WASHINGTON -- The Acquisition Reform Working Group, a body of major US non-governmental organizations, has issued a 33-page report outlining its stance on US Department of Defense acquisition policies.

NASHUA, NH -- BAE Systems technical director Henry Livingston has updated his gap analysis of specifications covering counterfeit component avoidance.