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    <periodOfReport>2014-02-12</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>PLEXUS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PLXS</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Darroch Ronnie</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>PYRAMIDS BUSINESS PARK</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WEST LOTHIAN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>X0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>EH48 2EH</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>UNITED KINGDOM</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Regional President-Plexus EMEA</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Options granted under the Plexus Corp. 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which qualifies under Rule 16b-3; one half of the original option vests each year, commencing on the first anniversary of grant date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Each Restricted Stock Unit granted under the Plexus Corp. 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which qualifies under Rule 16b-3, represents a contingent right to receive one share of Plexus Corp. common stock. The Restricted Stock Units vest three years from date granted.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each Performance Stock Unit granted under the Plexus Corp. 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which qualifies under Rule 16b-3, represents a contingent right to receive one share of Plexus Corp. common stock if certain conditions are satisfied.  Vesting of the Performance Stock Units is dependent on the relative total shareholder return (&quot;TSR&quot;) of Plexus Corp.'s common stock during a three-year performance period (fiscal 2014 through fiscal 2016) as compared to the Russell 3000 Index. The target number of Performance Stock Units that may be earned is reported above; the maximum amount is 200% of the number reported.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Ronnie Darroch, by Mary J. Bathke, Attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2014-02-20</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
