Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) announced today that Craig A. Lampo has been designated to succeed in an orderly transition to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Lampo, age 45, has been with the Company for over 10 years as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining Amphenol, he spent 11…
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The engineers and inventors of the post WWII period turned their attention to advancements in electronics, communication, and entertainment. Breakthrough inventions range from LEGOs and computer gaming to the integrated circuit and Ethernet — a range of advancements that have little in common except they changed our lives. Click on image of Ole Kirk Christiansen…
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Although the nation’s leading manufacturing index remained flat between the months of March and April, most of the trends surrounding that index show growth. Following three months of sluggish activity it appears March may be the bottom of the trough. The Institute for Supply Management’s domestic manufacturing index, the PMI, registered 51.5 percent in April,…
DetailsPC vendors will have to raise prices in 2015 due to currency devaluation, according to Gartner, Inc. The hardest hit are vendors in the Eurozone and Japan, who are expected to increase prices by up to 10 percent. Gartner recently reported worldwide PC shipments fell by 5.2 percent in the first quarter of 2015, led…
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Once the go-to low cost manufacturing location for the electronics industry, China's reign may be waning as the top pick. In fact, some OEMs are heading back to the U.S. hoping to get supply chain advantages and better total cost. Although currently reductions in manufacturing are just a small blip in the bigger picture, it's…
DetailsA teardown of the smartwatch recently introduced by Apple Inc. revealed the company called on many of its current component suppliers to provide components for the device. Winners of the company’s design sockets include Micron Inc., which provided the DRAM, and Toshiba Inc., which supplied the flash memory component. IHS Inc. in a report said…
DetailsSanta Clara, Calif. – OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (OVTI), a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium composed of Hua Capital Management Co., Ltd. (“Hua Capital Management”), CITIC Capital Holdings Limited (“CITIC Capital”), and GoldStone Investment Co., Ltd. (“GoldStone Investment”)…
DetailsChicago, Ill. – The new Infineon DC Motor Control Shield for Arduino is now available for purchase from Newark element14, a global electronics distributor and online community for design engineers and electronics enthusiasts. The product enables fast and inexpensive prototyping of DC motor control. Infineon’s DC Motor Control Shield for Arduino is one of the first high current motor control boards…
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West Chicago, IL– Sims Recycling Solutions, a leading provider of global IT asset disposal (ITAD) services is excited to announce their continued development of ITAD service offerings in Singapore. As a result of “simply outgrowing the original space,” as stated by Sean Magann, vice president of Sims Recycling Solutions, operations at this location are being…
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Amersfort, The Netherlands, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that NSK Europe, one of the world's leading manufacturers of rolling bearings, automotive components and steering systems, has gained significant efficiencies and enhanced supply chain performance with the cloud-based Descartes Transportation Manager IS solution.…
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