For a number of years I viewed 3D printing as a solution looking for a problem. I visited the Consumer Electronics Show and saw people printing accurate 3D chocolate renderings of their heads, which whilst being very clever, is largely useless. I wondered to myself where the technology was going, but in the last year…
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A recent survey on strategy and execution found that while a very small number of executives (around 8%) are capable of both good strategy building and execution, leaders who are good at strategy are nearly always also good at execution. This will definitely resonate with procurement department since it is essential to have a clear…
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It has been a year since EE Times produced a version16.1 of the Silicon 60. Over that time while the global economic situation can — at best — be said to have stabilized the semiconductor and electronics industries are on the edge of “great expectations.” There seems no doubt that the Internet of Things will…
DetailsAbracon Holdings, LLC. (Abracon), a leading global manufacturer of frequency control, signal conditioning, clock distribution and magnetic components announced Mike Calabria as President and CEO. Calabria, who joined the Board of Directors in March 2015, has been serving as Chief Operating Officer since August 2015. Calabria has nearly 40 years of total experience in the…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, announces a global distribution agreement with Opulent North America, a division of Singapore-based Opulent Group and an international manufacturer of solid state lighting components and modules. The Opulent product line, available from Mouser Electronics, features a complete line of high-power LED modules, a starboard…
DetailsSager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components, announced today its support for the STEM (Science / Technology / Engineering / Mathematics) program at Middleborough High School, with a special emphasize on the development of a robotics team. The sponsorship check was presented to the Middleborough School Committee on…
DetailsSamtec, Inc., a privately held $625 million global manufacturer of a broad range of electronic interconnect solutions, recently launched an advanced interactive catalog of 3D CAD models built by CADENAS PARTsolutions. The new, easy-to-use online tool enables engineers to dynamically configure, preview and download over 1 trillion Samtec product models in the native CAD format…
DetailsNEO Tech, a leading provider of manufacturing technology and supply chain solutions for brand name OEMs in the industrial, medical and mil/aero markets, announced that its highly miniaturized electronic manufacturing capabilities were being deployed in advanced implantable devices and electroceuticals for the medial industry. Advanced implantable devices such as neuro stimulation devices, drug pumps, cochlear implants,…
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Following the $2.6 billion sale of its Technology Solutions business to IT distributor Tech Data, Avnet Inc. is doubling down on its components business with an eye toward leadership in both design chain and supply chain services. With the acquisition of U.K-based Premier Farnell plc poised to move forward, Avnet expects to be a $17…
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This summer saw hundreds of events taking place across the United Kingdom capital exploring the hottest trends in tech. Among these were companies from the UK Lebanon Tech Hub, a partnership between Lebanon's Central Bank and the UK government to bring some of the most promising start-ups from the region to develop and scale their…
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