Electrocomponents plc is continuing its transformation under CEO Lindsley Ruth, who joined the company from Future Electronics Inc. in 2015. The parent of RS Components and Allied Electronics & Automation has launched OKdo, a new global technology business to focus on single board computing (SBC) and the Internet of Things (IoT). OKdo has one simple…
Editor’s Note: Welcome to AspenCore’s Special Project on Tesla. This article, along with the articles listed at the bottom of the page, looks at Tesla’s manufacturing and supply chain woes and the long road to a Tesla Model 3. Electric vehicle (EV) start-up Tesla has disrupted the electronics supply chain, but not in the way the…
The electronics industry has tried a number of mechanisms to prevent counterfeit ICs and other components from entering the supply chain. Unfortunately, counterfeits remain all too common. The U.S. Department of Justice announced it has charged distributor PRB Logics Corp. of Orange County, California, with the sale of counterfeit components. The counterfeit ICs could have been…
Heilind Electronics, a leading global distributor of electronic components, recently announced that its Brazilian operations have been rebranded as Heilind Electronics Brasil Ltda. Heilind acquired Kotek Eletro Electronica Ltda. in 2012 to grow and enhance its local expertise and delivery in South America. “Kotek Eletro Electronica has been an integral part of servicing OEMs and contract manufacturers…
There were two elephants in the room during Arrow Electronics Inc.’s third quarter conference call with analysts: the impact of Avnet Inc.’s sale of its Technology Solutions business to Tech Data Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc.’s decision to pull its component demand-creation sales efforts back in-house. Although analysts acknowledged that Arrow has no direct control…
Less than two months after being named interim CEO of Avnet Inc., William “Bill” Amelio was appointed as its chief executive officer effective today. After a review of both internal and external candidates, said William Schumann, chairman of Avnet’s board of directors, the board concluded Amelio was the best candidate for the top job. “Avnet…
Chicago, Ill. – Global electronics distributor Newark element14 today has added the NECTOR M power connectors from TE Connectivity (TE), a global leader in connectivity and sensors, to its product portfolio. The NECTOR M power system’s “plug and play” design provides the construction industry with a flexible and efficient alternative to hard-wired electrical connections for commercial, industrial and architectural lighting installations, power distributions and more. The…
The Newark brand name is still in evidence, but its future under new parent Datwyler is unclear. Although owner Premier Farnell had, for several years, tried to unite its global distribution businesses under the element14 brand, the Newark name never really went away. That’s a testament to the strength of a brand that’s endured since 1934 in spite of…
San Jose, Calif. — WPG Americas Inc. (WPGa) a subsidiary of WPG Holdings, Asia’s number one electronics distributor, announced today it has signed a new agreement with Seoul Semiconductor the world’s fifth largest LED supplier to distribute their full complete line of products. The company’s broad product portfolio includes a wide array of package and device choices…
The major distributors are struggling with mediocre growth carried over from 2015 and the challenge remains a major concern for the distribution market based on the results of an annual survey of enterprises in the sector by EPSNews. The survey indicates the electronic components distribution industry faced several challenges in 2015, led by slow growth…