The North American franchised distribution industry had a robust 2017. The electronics industry saw the signs of a turnaround in the second half of the year as demand spiked and lead times extended for memory ICs (DRAMs and NAND flash), capacitors, resistors, discrete semiconductors and power components. Longer lead times – and allocations – have…
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U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated in June—but so did anxieties around electronic component shortages and tariffs. The Institution for Supply Management’s leading production index, the PMI, increased by 1.5 percent in June to 60.2. However, electronic component constraints are being felt across multiple manufacturing sectors. “Electronic component supply issues continue to disrupt production,” a transportation industry…
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An extra $10 billion+ market emerging for non-poisonous electrics.
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Study Polled Engineers, Designers, Business Decision Makers; Findings Show Concerns of IP Theft and Long Lead Times to Receive Prototypes
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JDA Software Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end supply chain and retail solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Yonder, the market leader in AI solutions for retail. This acquisition reflects the increasing importance of connecting intelligent data and insights to enable more profitable, Autonomous Supply ChainTM decisions and optimized customer experiences.…
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It’s an exciting time to be in logistics right now. With cross-border e-commerce booming and strong merchandise trade growth numbers in the first half of 2018, the pressure is on for logistics companies to become technologically savvy so they can meet these increased demands. Fortunately, technology brings with it a potential win-win for customers as…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, today announced it was the recipient of RAFI’s first Distributor of the Year award. RAFI announced the honor at the 2018 Electronics Distribution Show (EDS) held May 15-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “We are excited to recognize…
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Electronic data interchange (EDI) has been a staple of the electronics supply chain for decades. EDI links are used between component makers, distributors and end-customers to share data crucial to managing the supply chain—price, orders, lead times, availability, transaction records, replenishment signals and more. Historically, though, these links have been customized, meaning partners essentially had…
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Since the manufacture of X-ray inspection machines began at Nikon Metrology's Tring, UK factory in 1987, 1,000 Xi sources with an internal X-ray generator have been designed, produced and integrated into the company's XT V systems, in addition to numerous other sources for the XT H range of X-ray and computed tomography machines. The latest…
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SWINDON, UK.– TE Connectivity (TE), a world leader in connectivity and sensors, is promoting its very high temperature T1K, T2K and TSK labels. The white self-adhesive labels are ideal for identifying components and assemblies that will undergo high temperature processes or environments such as soldering on printed circuit boards (PCB) or long periods at elevated…
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