Flow International Corporation, the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet cutting systems, has repurposed its operations to produce face shields for medical workers, first responders and workers in essential businesses to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The company is ramping production rapidly to where it will be producing more than 50,000 units…
TTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, is pleased to announce a new Associated Parts feature, which allows customers to easily find a variety of parts and component types that are related to the parts they are purchasing. This new feature helps eliminate the additional effort and time required to find associated parts,…
Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor, announced that it has expanded its product portfolio by signing a North American distribution partnership with RIGOL Technologies, providing Digi-Key customers with world-class electronic test and measurement solutions. This expansion is part of the DK+ Marketplace initiative to broaden the product offering now available for customers, making Digi-Key…
In times of global crisis, the world relies on the trucking industry to transport essential items across the country. From medical supplies to restocking the shelves at local grocery stores, truck drivers play an integral role in maintaining the supply chain. In order to keep these essential items moving during the Covid-19 crisis, the Department…
Alliance Memory today announced that the company’s operations are continuing without disruption during the COVID-19 outbreak. For its customers in the medical market, Alliance Memory’s SRAM and DRAM products — key components in a wide range of medical equipment — are being delivered from stock or with normal lead times. “The coronavirus pandemic is having…
RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics & Automation (Allied), the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc (LSE: ECM), a global multi-channel provider of industrial and electronic products and solutions, have pledged support for distributors worldwide, reaching out to the supply chain to offer practical assistance with fulfilment as shipping channels come under increasing strain due to…
Government initiatives aimed at reviving U.S. manufacturing were already underway when the coronavirus effectively knocked out distribution channels linking Chinese manufacturers and U.S. consumers. For example, the Defense Department’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Office has aggressively sought to secure the electronics supply chain for critical infrastructure. Meanwhile, several industrial base proposals have been floated…
CUI Devices has announced new initiatives in its support of the medical industry’s response to the global coronavirus (COVID‑19) pandemic. These initiatives include prioritizing orders and expediting free product samples to OEMs, makers, volunteers, and organizations designing medical equipment key to fighting COVID‑19, such as respirators, ventilators, blood analysis machines, test equipment, patient monitors, imaging…
Hackster.io, an Avnet community, is joining forces with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and 12 leading technology companies to support the world’s developing countries in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Launching today, the COVID-19 Detect and Protect Challenge is calling on engineers to design low-cost and easily deployable software, hardware and services that…
Here are the latest China-US container rates: China-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Daily) increased just under 1% since last week to $1599/FEU. Rates are 1.5% higher than the rates in 2019 this time China-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Daily) are down a more significant 5% from last week, reaching at $2690/FEU. This rate last year’s…