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.

Utility companies hate blackouts and electrical system damage even more than their customers do.

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

CONKLIN, NY—Universal Instruments’ pick-and-place equipment can now be equipped with official tooling to place LEDs and other semiconductor products from Cree Inc.