Atlanta-based electronics distributor, World Micro, is proud to announce today that it has signed a new franchise distribution agreement with VCC, a leading supplier of illuminated electronic components. The agreement gives World Micro the ability to promote, distribute, and market VCC products. This strategic partnership will allow for efficient global distribution of VCC’s lighting products…
DetailsNow available in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, is Vishay’s new best in class 60V MOSFET SiR626DP. The product elevates DC/DC efficiency and performance across the load with minimum circuit rework. Peak efficiency is up to 15% higher than competition. Power loss and power savings are more than…
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Technology continues to affirm the famous quote from philosopher Heraclitus, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Improvements in technology continue to change our lives at breakneck speeds. For manufacturing specifically, IoT and the adoption of Industry 4.0 has revolutionized the industry allowing manufacturers to be more efficient, smarter, and more connected to their…
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At the center of any smart factory or Industry 4.0 initiative is the need for communication between machine, between processes and between different software systems. This machine to machine (M2M) communications, while important, is just part of a much more elaborate collaboration and communications between customers, vendors, and teams of individuals. Getting all the equipment…
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The digital supply chain, once more big talk than reality, will be emerging as a force for change in most procurement organizations over the next five years. A truly digital supply chain will improve processes even as it disrupts the way many procurement professionals do their jobs day to day. Some of the biggest opportunities…
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In February 2016, Euractiv Germany expressed concern about the ever shorter product life cycles of electronic appliances and devices. They argued that the continuous stream of new appliances and devices into the marketplace was unnecessary, since consumers were still satisfied with the products that they had. Worse, growing numbers of discarded electronic devices and appliances…
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Universally, supply chain managers in every industry have some common goals. In the global electronics supply chain, these elements are perhaps even more critical. For the organization to stay competitive, the supply chain needs to move product: Faster More cost-effectively With greater predictability, and With lower risk. Most often, achieving significant gains towards these objectives…
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In 1923, the great architect Giacomo Mattè Trucco was chosen to create a modern factory for the car manufacturer Fiat. His design was a magnificent contemporary departure from the baroque building styles that came before. This testament to the industrial era was to become the largest factory in Europe and the very first to be…
DetailsWebasto, global systems partner to almost all automotive manufacturers, and Samsung SDI headquartered in South Korea came to an agreement about future cooperation on March 9, 2018. The letter of intent was signed by representatives from both companies at the Webasto headquarters in Stockdorf and envisages collaboration in the manufacture of high voltage batteries for…
DetailsAnalog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI), today announced the acquisition of Symeo GmbH, a privately held company based in Munich, Germany that specializes in RADAR hardware and software for emerging autonomous automotive and industrial applications. Symeo’s innovative signal processing algorithms will enable ADI to offer customers a RADAR platform with significant improvements in angular accuracy and resolution. “With…
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