TE Connectivity’s new FullAXS Mini connectors address several challenges in rugged outdoor environment applications – miniaturization, harsh environmental conditions, and ease of installation. One of the best design features of the new fiber-optic connector – in addition to the sealing system – is its user friendliness, enabling one-handed installations for wireless equipment and other rugged…
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Following two consecutive quarters of growth, U.S. distribution sales of electronics components declined in Q3, according to Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA). On a quarter-to-quarter basis, sales slipped 1.5 percent in the third quarter, and declined 2.2 percent from the comparable period of 2015. On a more positive note, the ECIA and the industry’s largest…
DetailsThe Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that its 48th Management and Marketing Conference, scheduled Feb. 26-28, 2017, in Austin, Texas, will feature a general session presentation by representatives of Amazon Business. Colin Puckett, Senior Marketing Manager, and Andy Aupperlee, Senior Vendor Manager, will deliver a program outlining Amazon Business’ sales model in the electronic…
DetailsSupply chain and related systems are creating and moving more data than ever before. Meanwhile, compliance and regulations are increasing at an ever-increasing rate. For global electronics OEMs, data governance will soon become a hot topic if it isn't already. Many of the main benefits to be had from strong data governance align closely with…
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There were two elephants in the room during Arrow Electronics Inc.’s third quarter conference call with analysts: the impact of Avnet Inc.’s sale of its Technology Solutions business to Tech Data Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc.’s decision to pull its component demand-creation sales efforts back in-house. Although analysts acknowledged that Arrow has no direct control…
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When I was a young lad, I was always building electronic and mechanical “things” — some of them even worked. A lot of my friends were similarly inclined. Those were the days when it was cheaper to make something than to buy a finished product. Things changed over time. It became cheaper to buy something…
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(This is the first of two articles examining the challenges companies face regarding international trade and the results of the KPMG Thomson Reuters 2016 Global Trade Management survey) Trade has become a hot-button political issue in 2016 thanks to Brexit and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Even before these extraordinary developments, international businesses have been struggling to…
DetailsThe takedown of one quarter of the Ukraine's power grid in December 2015 is still a recent memory. At least 30 of the country's 135 power substations were knocked out for nearly six hours, and cybersecurity firms reported that the attack occurred in two stages. Initially, hackers used malware to direct utilities' industrial control computers to…
DetailsWhen manufacturers, suppliers, and other participating supply chain stakeholders thoroughly analyze the life of a product, numerous opportunities exist for connecting all enterprise units if that product is “serialized.” Namely, this is the application of serial numbers onto the packages of a product in the form of a barcode, as 2D or data matrix, and/or…
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The working group of semiconductor veterans the White House recently convened should recommend the initiative in its report expected early next year. It could give the next U.S. president a rare opportunity to kickstart an engine for a new golden age in high tech. When it launched the working group, the Obama administration cited challenges…
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