Editor’s note: Earlier this year the Special Projects team at AspenCore Media began compiling articles for a comprehensive report on the electronics supply chain. Although that project was delayed — this is the supply chain, after all — the content provides an in-depth snapshot of the year that was. This is part of our Special…
The KATEK group believes in autonomy across its companies, allowing individual leadership to manage each business in the group. That’s called a “speedboat” strategy, but when you have a veritable fleet of speedboats, how do you maintain that entrepreneurial approach and avoid becoming a cumbersome supertanker? In the final interview of this series, KATEK CEO…
KATEK is leveraging its scale and position as one of the top EMS providers in Europe to support its OEM customers. However, the electronics industry is on a continuing march toward globalization. Thus, KATEK is looking to expand beyond its regional market. In part four of this five part series, KATEK CEO Rainer Koppitz explain…
KATEK expected to reach its first milestone in five years — it took less than three. In the third video in this series, KATEK CEO Ranier Koppitz explains the reason for speed and the next steps in KATEK’s evolution. The EMS provider’s initial strategy was to reach sales of more than $500 million to ensure…
Editor’s note: In the first part of the series, the CEO of EMS KATEK Group discussed the genesis of the group that’s now one of the six largest electronics manufacturing services providers in Europe. Rainer Koppitz, KATEK’s CEO, along with the team at PrimePulse, were aware of the need for both speed and scale when…
Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) companies, like most manufacturers, are trying to manage though a severe component shortage that’s expected to last well into next year. One European EMS provider, KATEK Group, has implemented several strategies – including a shortage task force – to maintain production levels. Components are just one part of the supply chain…
Country-of-origin adjustments can help U.S. high-tech companies minimize geographical risks and mitigate the impact of tariffs. But the strategy can be costly, complicated and risky; and a decision that’s not easily undone. Tariffs are not going to just disappear, market experts say. Even with a delay on certain Chinese-import tariffs, the likelihood of a cease…
Mouser Electronics Inc. — on the tail of an announced warehouse expansion — reported that by the end of 2018 it expects to grow by almost 50 percent in Europe, from $1.34 billion to an estimated $1.87 billion, with a customer increase in excess of 18 percent. Mouser executives attribute the growth to targeted customer promotions supported by…
If the planned $18 billion sale of Toshiba Corp.’s flash memory unit to a consortium led by Bain Capital Private Equity, LP survives legal objections and receives regulatory approval, the deal can be expected to result in higher component supplies within the next year, helping to allay OEM fears of tightening purchasing conditions for the…
Framingham, Mass. — Today, Bose Corporation, a US-based multinational company and global leader in audio systems, and Flex, a global leader in manufacturing, announced they’ve reached an agreement to expand their existing strategic partnership. As part of the new agreement, ownership and operation of Bose’s manufacturing and development operations in San Luis, Mexico and Penang, Malaysia will transfer to Flex,…