Chicago – New DOT regulations with a mandatory compliance date of Aug. 7 will significantly reduce the exception allowances for shipping lithium batteries, which are potentially dangerous if not safely packed and handled when transported. To help businesses stay in compliance, Labelmaster now offers USPS-compliant “surface mail only — forbidden for transport aboard passenger aircraft”…
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Although there is always a base of users that want “cool” technology, utility is usually the driver of widespread adoption. The Internet of Things (IoT) is being touted as a solution to many problems, including the interconnectivity of the supply chain. Companies such as E2Open and GT Nexus have developed platforms that allow members of…
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A purchasing professional serving a PC manufacturer today has very little to complain about. Component supplies are plentiful and prices keep trending in one direction: downward. The latest financial results from Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., the biggest vendors of PC microprocessors, were dismal – for the chipmakers. At Intel, sales in the…
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Lithium batteries power a wide range of consumer products and deliver superior performance and reliability in numerous applications. However, the same technology that makes them so useful also presents unique hazards for shippers, carriers, and receivers if not safely packed and handled when transported. While the transport of lithium cells and batteries is fundamentally safe…
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For seven years running, Apple has claimed the top spot in Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Next month, the analyst will release the list for the eleventh time—and it's a good bet that Apple will retain its leadership position. “It's hard to argue with operations that regularly generate more than $10 billion in cash flow…
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Nokia Corp. should be buying China’s ZTE Corp. and not Alcatel-Lucent SA, which it this week agreed to buy for $16.6 billion. If approved by regulators and shareholders such a deal would be transformative and open up new growth vistas across the industry, potentially sparking a flurry of East-West and West-East mergers and acquisitions. The…
DetailsApple began accepting preorders for its smartwatch on April 10, and the action was fast and furious. Most Apple Watch models quickly sold out for delivery on April 24, with many orders not shipping until June or July. Analysts believe nearly one million people placed orders for the highly-anticipated wearable. The majority of buyers ordered…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc., the global authorized distributor with the newest semiconductors and electronic components, is now stocking the BME280 Humidity and Pressure Sensor from Bosch Sensortec. The BME280 combines a digital humidity sensor, pressure sensor, and temperature sensor in one package. This sensor provides an extremely fast response time and high overall accuracy over a…
DetailsLeading developer and manufacturer of advanced projected capacitive touch screen solutions, Zytronic, has opened its first direct office in Asia. The Taiwanese Representative Office of Zytronic Displays Limited (ZDL) in Taipei has been established to build on the success of the company’s Projected Capacitive Technology (PCTTM) family. It will be managed by Chris Su who…
DetailsElement14 has announced the addition of the Freescale 9-axis sensor platform shield to its extensive portfolio of technology products, which includes the biggest range of development kits available globally from one single source. This new easy-to-use 9-axis Freescale Sensor Solution, FRDM-STBC-AGM01, features three of the latest sensing technologies incorporated on one board and has been…
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