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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of ACT Manufacturing, Inc. dated
August 17, 2000 of our reports dated December 24, 1999 (June 30, 2000 as to
Notes 1, 2.4, 28, 29 and 30) and December 25, 1997 and contained in Registration
Statement No. 333-41406 of ACT Manufacturing, Inc. on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act of 1933 insofar as such reports relate to the financial
statements of GSS Array Technology Public Company Limited and its subsidiaries
for each of the three years in the period ended November 24, 1999.
/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Jaiyos
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Bangkok, Thailand
August 16, 2000
