When it comes to global supply chain disruptions, it’s almost easier to list events that didn’t happen over the past year. In the first half of 2022, disruptions were up an “astounding” 46 percent year-over-year (YoY), according to Resilinc, a supply chain risk consultancy. That’s 7,929 events. Source: Supply Chain Disruptions up 46% From Last […]
Resolution, accuracy, repeatability, and precision are critical requirements of motion systems. They fundamentally impact system complexity, cost, and development time. Understanding these terms will help you refine and optimize your instrument requirements. At a high level, the common “dart board” illustration is useful to visualize the meaning of accuracy, repeatability, and resolution. Source: Resolution, […]
Semiconductors—the digital machinery running everything from our smartphones and computers to cars and refrigerators—are a vital linchpin to the economy. But only 10% are manufactured in the U.S., while the majority of are produced in Taiwan, South Korea, and China. On August 9, President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan bill […]
Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE:ACHR) announced a $10M pre-delivery payment from United Airlines (NASDAQ:UAL) for 100 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.The deposit follows a purchase agreement inked in 2021 and adds to visible interest among airline operators in eVTOL aircraft. Indeed, in July air taxi company Vertical Aerospace (EVTL) reached an agreement with American […]
La Mirada, California – Aerospace engineers continue to turn to SSDI’s SED20HE100 Schottky for new, high reliability designs in military aircraft, launch vehicles, rovers, and satellites. This 20 A, 100 V device is available in the SEDPACK 1 package, which utilizes a direct bond connection to the die instead of using wire bonds. This leads […]
The CHIPS Act of 2022 includes about $52 billion in funding for U.S. companies that produce, design and research computer chips. Source: American Chip Manufacturing Gets a $52 Billion Infusion | Source Today
The popular cleaning robot Roomba is going to be an Amazon.com Inc (Nasdaq: AMZN) product. The e-commerce-giant announced on Friday it signed an agreement to buy Bedford-based Roomba maker iRobot Corp. (Nasdaq: IRBT) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion, including iRobot’s net debt. Source: Amazon to acquire Bedford’s iRobot in $1.7B deal […]
WASHINGTON – Unmanned systems designers at Leidos Inc. in Reston, Va., will design a medium-sized unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) for marine environmental sensing and counter-mine warfare under terms of a $12 million contract announced Thursday. Officials of the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington are asking Leidos to design the Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle […]
The U.S. Department of Defense is nearing a “handshake agreement” with Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) for ~375 F-35 fighter jets over three years, Reuters reported on Monday. Talks had bogged down in recent weeks over data rights, but a Monday meeting in Washington could lead to a deal on both a price range and quantity, according […]
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded a contract to build the Space Development Agency’s (or SDA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellite program to serve as “eyes in the sky” detecting, identifying and tracking advanced missile threats. Source: L3Harris inks deal for $700M missile tracking space development program (NYSE:LHX) | Seeking Alpha
IPC announced today the June 2022 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.39.Total North American EMS shipments in June 2022 were down 7.6 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, June shipments increased 9.6 percent. EMS bookings in June […]
A gauge of U.S. manufacturing activity in June fell to its lowest level in two years as orders contracted, curbed by lingering supply and labor constraints and some softening in demand. An electronics industry measure of component sales also eased in June, falling into contraction territory for the first time since July of 2020. The Institute […]
