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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
ACT Manufacturing, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated March 12, 2001,
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of ACT Manufacturing, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 2000.

                                                  /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 6, 2001

