Allied Electronics & Automation, a high-service distributor of automation and control, electronic, electrical, mechanical, and maintenance products, has completed an expansion of its North American distribution center in Fort Worth that adds more than 200,000 square feet of space and a full complement of the latest digital order fulfillment center technology from global intelligent automation…
Walsin Technology has resumed resistor production at its Malaysia plant, which had been shut down temporarily to facilitate coronavirus-related inspections, according to the passive component maker, according to DigiTimes. Walsin suspended its Malaysia resistor fab in late November after some employees there were infected with Covid-19, But healthy workers have gradually returned to production lines…
On November 30, semiconductor manufacturer Renesas Electronics sent a product price increase notice to customers, and the effective date of the price increase is January 1, 2021, according to SemiMediaEdit. The notice, posted as posted on MarketWatch, mentioned that due to the increase in raw material and packaging costs, Renesas Electronics will increase the prices…
The idea that the electronics industry would close the year on a high note seemed absurd 9 months ago. But like the manufacturing sector writ large, the supply chain has bounced back from the worst of coronavirus pandemic. “In spite of serious concerns about both supply and demand impacts in the early stages of the…
The supply chain, along with the rest of the economy, is undergoing a major digital transformation right now. The development of new Industry 4.0 tech — like Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and big data analytics — as well as the increasing availability of computer resources has made digitization a more and more compelling option.…