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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                  FORM 12b-25

                                                      Commission File Number
                                                             0-25569
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                          NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

     (Check One):  [_] Form 10-K   [_] Form 11-K   [_] Form 20-F   [X] Form 10-Q
[_] Form N-SAR

     For Period Ended: March 31, 2002
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[_] Transition Report on Form 10-K          [_] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[_] Transition Report on Form 20-F          [_] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[_] Transition Report on Form 11-K

          For the Transition Period Ended: -------------------------------------
          Read attached instruction sheet before preparing form.
          Please print or type.
          Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission
          has verified any information contained herein.
          If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
          identify the item(s) to which the notification relates:
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                                     PART I
                             REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Full name of registrant  ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
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Former name if applicable

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Address of principal executive office (Street and number)
            2 Cabot Road
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City, state and zip code  Hudson, Massachusetts 01749
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                                     PART II

                             RULE 12b-25 (b) AND (c)

     If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate.)

               (a)  The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of
                    this form could not be eliminated without unreasonable
                    effort or expense;

               (b)  The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition
                    report on Form 10-K, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion
                    thereof will be filed on or before the 15th calendar day
     [_]            following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly
                    report or transition report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof
                    will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following
                    the prescribed due date; and

               (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule
                    12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.


                                    PART III
                                    NARRATIVE

     State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-K, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed within
the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)

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     The Registrant, ACT Manufacturing, Inc. (the "Company"), filed a petition
for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on
December 21, 2001. The Company's operations have substantially contracted over
the last twelve months, and the Company cannot file a quarterly report on Form
10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2002 without unreasonable effort or expense.
The Company is devoting and must continue to devote the overwhelming majority of
its financial department resources toward the collection of receivables,
compliance with the Bankruptcy Court's and debtor-in-possession lenders'
reporting and disclosure requirements, and assisting the Company and its
advisors in arranging the possible sale of the Company's assets. In addition,
the Company has not engaged and has no present plans or ability to engage an
independent accounting firm to audit or review financial statements for the
quarter ended March 31, 2002 or for any subsequent period.

                                     PART IV
                                OTHER INFORMATION

          (1)  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard
                             to this notification:
    Joseph S. Driscoll, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                 (978) 567-4000
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                      (Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)

          (2)  Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If the
answer is no, identify report(s).
                                                                  [_] Yes [X] No

          As disclosed on Form 12b-25 filed on April 2, 2002, the Company did
not file an annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2002.

          (3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of
operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be
reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or
portion thereof?
                                                                  [_] Yes [_] No

          If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both
narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a
reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.

          The Company has not responded to Item (3) in Part IV above because the
Company presently does not expect to be filing a quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for the period ended March 31, 2002.

                            ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
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                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

Date     May 16, 2002                  By:  /s/ Joseph S. Driscoll
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                                            Joseph S. Driscoll
                                            Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer

