WIXOM, MI—Acromag Inc., a manufacturer of electronic monitoring and control products, has formed a new electronics manufacturing services division here.

Tier 2 suppliers may be less well-known than Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs, but that doesn’t mean their role in the manufacturing chain is any less important.

TROY, MI—Contract manufacturer Unified Business Technologies could add 171 jobs over the next three years after winning an Army contract to make components for surveillance and communications.

NEENAH, WI—Plexus Corp. has completed the relocation of employees to its new $50 million manufacturing plant. Some 1,100 Plexus employees and 200 temporary employees now work at the facility.

VICTOR, NY—Electronics manufacturing services provider Redcom Laboratories Inc. has installed a new high-speed surface mount assembly line at its headquarters here.

Telecom-industry leaders Nokia Corp. and Alcatel-Lucent know the importance of quality work and long-term relationships. So it is no surprise that both have been regular customers of well-known electronic manufacturing services (EMS) provider Kyrel Oy for more than a decade.

SAN JOSE, CA—Contract manufacturer Bestronics has opened a new, 71,000-square-foot electronics assembly plant here.

MANCHESTER, NH—Contract manufacturer SemiGen Inc. has published a white paper, “The Advantages of Outsourcing Your RF/Microwave Assembly to an Onshore Contractor.”

PEORIA, IL—Midwestern contract manufacturer Advanced Technology Services finds that U.S. military veterans can ably fill its urgent need for skilled workers.

TIJUANA, Mexico—Electronics manufacturing services provider Sigmatron has opened a new assembly plant here.