Looking for a way to make your supply chain more efficient? You might want to consider reusable packaging. Reusable packaging includes pallets, racks, bulk containers, bins, dollies, handheld containers, and dunnage typically made from durable materials such as plastic, wood, and metal. Traditional packaging solutions are designed for one-time use, but reusable packaging can withstand…
DetailsOne of the more striking themes during this round of earnings conference calls has been a lack of what companies call “normal seasonality” in their business cycle. In the electronics industry, normal seasonality is a drop-off in orders during the summer months followed by an uptick in the fall as manufacturing gears up for the…
DetailsFuture Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, announces immediate availability of NT Series Transceiver Modules from Linx Technologies, making wireless simple. The NT Series offers low cost, low power RF transceivers featuring long range, 8 parallel selectable channels, transparent data transfer, data rates up to 300kbps, power saving options, RSSI and READY output…
DetailsElement14, a high-service distributor of electronic components, has introduced a wide range of LUXEON Rebel LEDs from Philips Lumileds, the world’s leading provider of power LEDs for illumination solutions. The range is available in new combinations of correlated colour temperature (CCT) and colour rendering (CRI) for white LEDs together with a broadening of the colour…
DetailsAvnet Inc.’s net income rose strongly in the September quarter, boosted by surging component sales in Asia and other international markets as well as strong contribution in the Americas from the company’s technology solutions division. The company said net income jumped to $120.6 million, or 86 cents per share, in the fiscal 2014 first quarter…
DetailsBenchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE), a leading integrated contract manufacturing provider, today announced financial results for the third quarter which ended September 30, 2013. “We are pleased with the results for the quarter with revenues and earnings in line with our expectations,” said President and CEO Gayla J. Delly. “In the third quarter, we experienced…
DetailsAvnet, Inc. (NYSE:AVT) today announced results for the first quarter fiscal year 2014 ended September 28, 2013. Sales for the quarter ended September 28, 2013 increased 8.1% year over year to $6.3 billion; organic revenue (as defined later in the document) grew 3.7% year over year and 3.5% in constant currency Adjusted operating income of $199.5…
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Some buzzwords stick in CEO circles. The word sustainability seems to be one of them lately. Need proof? Check out this UN Global Compact-Accenture CEO Study on Sustainability 2013. Here's the upside: 93 percent of the 1,000 CEOs in 27 industries surveyed see sustainability as important to the future success of their business 80 percent…
DetailsIncreasing awareness of biometrics across industries is expected to drive growth in the global commercial biometrics market, moving from the government sector into commercial applications, such as ATMs, retail points of sale, and finance, according to Frost & Sullivan.
DetailsTE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL), a world leader in connectivity, today announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Ronald (Ron) F. Vance is retiring from the Company effective December 31, 2013. Mr. Vance will continue in his current capacity until his successor, Joseph (Joe) F. Eckroth, Jr. joins the Company in November 2013.…
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