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Lower Swatara, Pa.-Based Tyco Electronics Projects Sales, Earnings Increases.

By Tom Dochat, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 11--Tyco Electronics Corp. expects sales to increase 4 percent to 8 percent in the fiscal year that started in October.

The Lower Swatara Twp.-based division of Tyco International Ltd. also projects at least a half-percentage point improvement in profit margins and free cash flow exceeding $1.7 billion for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30.

The estimates were presented during an investors' conference yesterday in New York City. Investors will be taking a

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