We’re all aware of smart home, smart watches, and more importantly smart gactories, but what about smart supply chains, how smart are they, and how much can be gained by adding some real, augmented and artificial intelligence into the mix? According to published statistics, 79% of companies with high-performing supply chains achieve revenue growth greater than…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, today announced that it has signed a global distribution agreement with LinkSprite, designers and producers of hardware, firmware, and apps focused on home automation, health care, and The LinkSprite product line available from Mouser Electronics features a series of boards…
DetailsRFMW, Ltd. announces design and sales support for SSMP, miniature blind mate connectored cables assemblies from P1dB, Inc. Operational to 40GHz, the SSMP connector is also known as SMPM or Mini-SMP and is compatible with GPPO™. Due to high frequency performance and small size, SSMP connectors find applications in commercial and defense related products. Optical…
DetailsRichardson RFPD, Inc. announced the availability and full design support capabilities for a new ultracapacitor module from Maxwell Technologies. The BMOD0189P051B2A 51 V module is based on Maxwell’s leading 48 V module platform and includes the benefits of DuraBlue™ Advanced Shock and Vibration Technology, which combines Maxwell’s unique and patented dry electrode formulation and manufacturing process with…
DetailsAccording to the new market research report “Magnetic Field Sensor Market by Type (Hall Effect, Magnetoresistive (AMR, GMR, TMR), SQUID, Fluxgate)), Range (<1 Microgauss, 1 Microgauss-10 Gauss, and >10 Gauss), Application, End-User Industry, Geography – Global Forecast to 2023”, published by MarketsandMarkets™, the overall market is expected to be valued at USD 5.37 Billion by 2023, growing at…
DetailsDell Technologies today unveiled its Internet of Things (IoT) vision and strategy, a new IoT division as well as new IoT specific products, labs, partner program and consumption models. Today’s announcement underscores Dell Technologies commitment to helping customers realize their digital future by safely navigating the complex and often fragmented IoT landscape. IoT, a New…
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This summer, at the end of July, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) proposed a draft “catalog” of “Electrical and Electronic Products” (EEPs) that would be subject to substance restrictions under the current “China RoHS 2” regulation (AKA Management Methods for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic…
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I am an expert in sales. Most of us in the supply management function are experts as well. No, we don’t actively sell a product or service, but do work everyday with those who do. We work with all levels of the sales function, from an owner of a mom and pop shop who is…
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The manual Kanban cards that were the precursor to Lean Manufacturing have evolved into eKanban systems that automate inventory replenishment and reduce material waste. Doing more with less: Learning from Kanban Most manufacturers are at least somewhat familiar with the history of the Kanban. In the 1950s, Japanese industrial engineers developed a system for Toyota…
DetailsThe Sierra Wireless mangOH™ Red open source hardware platform is available primarily through Digi-Key Electronics, a global electronic components distributor. Targeted at the industrial IoT and maker communities, mangOH Red is the most feature-rich, lowest power open source enablement platform on the market. Talon Communications is producing the mangOH Red and IoT Expansion cards for use with…
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