Rosemont, IL – ECIA announced that John Denslinger was honored with the ECIA North Star Award, the association’s highest leadership distinction. John is a 40+ year veteran of the electronic component industry, much of that time with Murata Electronics, one of the largest manufacturers of passive components in the world. An industrial engineer by training,…
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Blockchain, chatbots. and digitization are gaining more traction, and soon could cause disruption in the way companies integrate supply chain data, interact with customers and think about their business strategy. Image courtesy: eft The latest Supply Chain Hot Trends report from eft Supply Chain and Logistics Business Intelligence notes that these areas are winning greater…
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Advances in cloud and tracking technology, such as RAIN RFID, allows previously disconnected technology to connect to the internet, expanding the definition of the Internet of Things (IoT) and enabling companies to benefit from digitizing their supply chains. But, how can companies leverage today’s technology in order to gather data quickly and accurately? How can…
DetailsThe latest lithium-ion battery market report from EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, finds that the price upswing for battery cells has started to moderate since this third quarter. Although the price of cobalt reached a new high for the recent years during the third quarter, prices of battery cells have been climbing more slowly after the large…
DetailsRFMW, Inc. a worldwide, specialized distributor of RF and microwave components and sub-systems, has attained the new AS9120B status well ahead of the mandated deadline. AS9120B is the quality management standard for Aviation, Space and Defense organizations and the new AS9120:2016 (Revision B) replaces AS9120:2009 (Revision A). Organizations must transition to AS9120B by September 2018,…
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APICS, the professional association for supply chain management, said it is time to change the perception of millennials in the supply chain and workplace. A new survey released by APICs shows that millennials are becoming a critical segment of the supply chain workforce and they “are focused, engaged, enthused and committed to working in supply…
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Most people wouldn’t call the average warehouse a spooky or scary place, but many are haunted by a variety of monsters that attack business efficiency and kill employee morale. To experienced supply chain executives, these challenges are more frightening than Frankenstein, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and a horde of ghosts and goblins combined. Most of…
DetailsXP Power, a world-leading developer and manufacturer of critical power solutions for the electronics industry, announces that it has acquired the business and assets of Comdel Inc., a Massachusetts, US-based designer and manufacturer of radio frequency (RF) power supplies. The $23 million deal expands XP Power’s product offering into RF power, complementing its extensive range…
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The average grade of 17 leading consumer electronics companies evaluated by Greenpeace USA on sustainable manufacturing and design of IT products was a D+. Fairphone ranked the best overall with a B, followed by Apple with a B-, and Dell and HP both with a C+. The remaining manufacturers including Samsung, Huawei and Amazon scored…
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There’s no short-term relief ahead for electronics manufacturers that are scrambling for components. Tight supplies of capacitors and resistors are expected to last into mid-2018—longer than industry experts expected. The dreaded words “allocation” and “double-ordering” are coming up more frequently, meaning OEMs and EMS providers are facing long-term sourcing challenges. Thick- and thin-film chip resistor…
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