VERL, GERMANY -- Smyczek GmbH, a German EMS company, has been acquired by the Beckhoff Group.

MIDDLEBURY, CT – In November, Winchester Electronics will relocate its headquarters to a smaller space, according to published reports.

ZALAEGERSZEG, HUNGARY -- Flextronics will lay off 600 workers here, or about 6.7% of its domestic workforce, according to local media reports.

GUANLAN, CHINA -- A 22-year old Foxconn Technology worker has died at an off-campus private apartment building in this southern China city, and some reports are claiming it was another suicide.