NORWALK, OH -- In July, EPIC Technologies completed the certification process for ISO 13485:2003 in its Norwalk and two Juarez, Mexico, facilities. It has also completed surveillance audits and recertified these facilities to the ISO/TS 16949:2002 standard.

ISO 13485:2003 is a quality management standard for medical device manufacturers. ISO/TS 16949:2002 was developed to support the automotive industry.

"While ISO 13485:2003 and ISO/TS 16949 are valued by medical and automotive customers because they address industry-specific quality issues, we also recognize that each of these standards drives further development of best practices in the areas of performance measurement and standardization. ISO/TS 16949 drives additional focus in the area of customer satisfaction measurement and integration of those results into focused continuous improvement efforts. The practices we adopted in support of these certifications continue to strengthen our internal systems company wide," said Jochen Lipp, VP operations and COO, EPIC Technologies.

HERNDON, VA —The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI.org) will host an Innovation Leadership Forum intended to stimulate innovation and manufacturing research for the electronics industry.

Held in Herndon on Sept. 15-16, the objective is help focus limited R&D resources to ensure development of the innovative technologies required to maintain the growth of the electronics industry over the next decade.

“The rapid globalization of high-tech innovation and manufacturing has caused several notable industry leaders to express serious concerns about the future competitiveness of our industrial infrastructure,” said Bob Pfahl, vice president of iNEMI.

TORONTO -- Celestica Inc., a top tier electronics manufacturing services provider, today announced that it has acquired Ramnish Electronics, an EMS provider located in Hyderabad, India. Celestica will relocate and expand the company's operations in Hyderabad area later this year.

Terms were not disclosed.

VANCOUVER -- Nam Tai Electronics reported second-quarter net income of $6 million on sales of $185 million, a company record for quarterly sales.

For the June quarter, the EMS provider's sales were up 25.5% year-over-year, while net income fell 92.8%. In Q2 2004, the company received a one-time gain of $71 million from the IPO of one of its subsidiaries. Gross profit was up 7% to $23.8 million.