Advanced Pressure Technology, also known as AP Tech, said it plans to close its Napa factory in December, after a previous round of layoffs this summer. The subsidiary of Japan’s SMC Corp. attributed the move the ongoing international trade disputes.
A big job cut this summer at a Napa maker of equipment used for production of computer chips, solar panels, LED lights and flat-panel displays apparently wasn’t enough to stave off the closure of the 38-year-old company’s factory that has been in Nap… [2414 chars]
Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat | Published: 2025-10-21T00:44:43Z
Credit: Santa Rosa Press Democrat
