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Avery (AVY) Opens Electronics Solutions & Technology Center

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Avery Dennison Corporation’s (AVY - Free Report) Industrial and Healthcare Materials’ Performance Tapes business has opened an Electronics Solutions and Technology center in Silicon Valley, CA. The move reflects business potential in the electronics sector for high performance adhesive tapes.

The 6,000 square foot new facility has been designed, equipped and staffed to provide exceptional engineering solutions and services to Avery Dennison’s electronics industry customers. The facility includes training area, as well as a lab space where engineers and scientists can work alongside customers’ engineering teams.

Avery Dennison’s new center is the region’s only facility providing full service prototyping, material and substrate characterization, and performance testing at a single location. Primary applications serviced at the lab include laptops, tablets, notebooks, mobile phones and other electronics requiring engineered PSA solutions.

The Electronics Solutions and Technology center is now open to customers for same day solutions. The official opening of the facility will take place in early July.

Avery Dennison remains confident about the consistent execution of strategies that enhances competitive advantage while driving profitable growth and improving returns. Moreover, its focus on productivity, cost control, execution of strategies and new operating structure will drive results, moving ahead.

Year to date, Avery Dennison has outperformed the Zacks classified Office Supplies & Forms sub-industry with respect to price performance. The stock rallied 19.2%, while the industry recorded growth of 11.5% over the same time frame.



Avery Dennison currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Other stocks worth considering in the same sector are AGCO Corp. (AGCO - Free Report) , Altra Industrial Motion Corp. and Parker-Hannifin Corp. (PH - Free Report) . All three stocks flaunt a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

AGCO has an average positive earnings surprise of 40.39% for the trailing four quarters. Altra Industrial Motion generated an average positive earnings surprise of 15.93% in the past four quarters, while Parker-Hannifin has an average positive earnings surprise of 14.94% for the last four quarters.

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