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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                October 25, 2002
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                Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)


                             ACT Manufacturing, Inc.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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          Massachusetts                     0-25560                    04-2777507
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of     (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)                                     Identification No.)
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                                  2 Cabot Road
                           Hudson, Massachusetts 01749
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (978) 567-4000
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code


                         Exhibit Index Located on Page 4

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Item 5.  Other Events.

       On October 25, 2002, ACT Manufacturing, Inc. (the "Company") submitted
its Chapter 11 Monthly Consolidated Operating Report for the period commencing
September 1, 2002 and ending Septmeber 30, 2002 (the "Monthly Report") to the
United States Trustee serving in the Company's Chapter 11 reorganization
proceeding, which is pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Worcester,
Massachusetts. The Monthly Report contains certain financial and other
information relating to the Company and its three subsidiaries that are joint
debtors in the Company's bankruptcy proceeding, namely, MML Holdings, LLC
(formerly ACT Manufacturing US Holdings, LLC), CMC Industries, Inc. and MLM
Securities Corporation (formerly ACT Manufacturing Securities Corp.). The
Monthly Report does not contain information, financial or otherwise, relating to
the Company's international operations in France, Ireland or Mexico or its
former operations in the Untied Kingdom or Thailand. The financial information
contained in the Monthly Report has not been audited or reviewed by independent
accountants, may not necessarily be prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, may be subject to future adjustment or
reconciliation, and covers a period that is different from the time periods
required to be covered in the periodic reports required under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information set forth in the Monthly
Report should not be viewed as indicative of the Company's overall financial
condition or results of operations for the period presented, or the Company's
operating results for future periods.

       The Monthly Report for the period ending September 30, 2002 is filed as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

       The following financial statements and exhibits are filed as part of this
report, where indicated:

       (a)  Financial statements of the business acquired. Not applicable.

       (b)  Pro forma financial information. Not applicable.

       (c)  Exhibits.


Exhibit No.   Description

99.1          Chapter 11 Monthly Consolidated Operating Report for the period
              ending September 30, 2002.

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                                   SIGNATURES


       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                          ACT Manufacturing, Inc.


Date: November 5, 2002                    By:  /s/ John F. Young
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                                              John F. Young
                                              President and Chief Executive
                                              Officer

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.   Description

99.1          Chapter 11 Monthly Consolidated Operating Report for the period
              ending September 30, 2002.

