Apple Inc. doesn’t have a copyright on innovation but this point seems to be lost on Philip Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at the company. All the comments I’ve seen on Schiller’s presentation to a jury in its court case against rival Samsung Electronics Inc., tells me many observers – just like Apple…
DetailsNothing has polarized the supply chain like counterfeiting. It has pitted segments of the industry against one another (distributors versus brokers) and more recently divided the channel into two camps: Pro-DNA and anti-DNA. Both of these debates center around proposed solutions to the counterfeit problem in the channel and both have spurred action. But these…
DetailsPremier Farnell, a leading high-service distributor of electronic components, has today announced the appointment of Tom Hudak to president of Chicago-based Newark element14, its North American distribution business, with immediate effect, succeeding Paul Buckley who will be retiring at the end of December. For the last five years Tom has been president of Akron Brass,…
DetailsThe semiconductor industry and its supply chain partners would benefit from a collaborative effort with the government to develop a more comprehensive and effective anti-counterfeiting technology. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has already put in, at minimum, five full years of research to bettering the semiconductor supply chain and is willing to work side-by-side with the government…
DetailsDespite chilly temperatures in Munich last week, things got “heated” as 43 competitors went soldering iron to soldering iron at IPC’s Hand Soldering Competition at productronica 2013, November 12–15. Emerging victorious and taking first place, a cash prize of €500 and a new soldering station from JBC Tools, was Jacek Majchrzak, PartnerTech, Poland. In addition,…
DetailsTTI, Inc., global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, announces the introduction of a new web enhancement that further promotes flexibility and ease of use of the TTI Multi-Part Upload tool. In addition to the existing robust file upload option of Multi-Part Upload, users now have the ability to copy and paste their…
DetailsAmetherm today announced a distribution agreement with Dexter Magnetic Technologies, a supplier of magnetic solutions since 1951. Under the terms of the agreement, Dexter is now carrying and providing technical support for Ametherm’s most popular inrush current limiting thermistors. Dexter supplies magnetic solutions, including magnetic cores and accessories, to a wide range of markets, from…
DetailsTTI, Inc. the leading global distributor of interconnect, passive, electromechanical and discrete components, today announced the company has been awarded Rockwell Automation’s 2013 Supplier of the Year Honorable Mention in Electronics that recognizes overall supplier performance. This award acknowledgement is a first-time win for TTI. Rockwell Automation is recognized as the largest company dedicated to…
DetailsBlockmaster Electronics, Elk Grove Village, IL announced the availability of their new Short Form Catalog highlighting one of the broadest and most unique offerings of quality terminal blocks available from a single source in today’s market place. Expanding their already broad product offering is their new on-site Value-Added Center providing a vast array of customization…
DetailsDassault Systèmes today announced general availability of the Apriso FlexNet Manufacturing Process Intelligence (MPI) 3.0 and Quality Intelligence Pack. This next generation operational intelligence product from Apriso, now a part of Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA brand, lets manufacturers better manage and execute quality programs, in real-time, to address today’s key production and quality management challenges. “Nearly…
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