Twenty nineteen was a pretty good year for the electronics distribution sector, but no match for the stellar performance of 2018. Read the full article and hear from numerous distributors from the Top 50 list on their take for 2019 and what to expect for 2020. Source: 2020 Top 50 Electronics Distributors eBook
Here are some recent global growth estimates by Custer Consulting Group based on our analyses of multiple data sources (as noted):Chart 1 shows our estimate of electronic equipment sales by region through June, based on regional dataChart 2 consolidates the sales in chart 1 to yield monthly total electronic sales; June 2020 was down 4.4 […]
The U.S. The Department of Defense announced a $15 million contract for Windsor Locks-based UTC Aerospace to make components for fighter jets. UTC Aerospace, which is formally called Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., will make gear boxes, hydraulic starter motors and other components for F-16 jets between 2020 and 2025, according to DOD. Source: Raytheon subsidiary receives […]
Candela is driven by an unwavering focus on quality and innovation. For more than 50 years, the company has pioneered breakthroughs using energy-based laser devices for treating a broad range of conditions, from hair removal and wrinkle reduction to traumatic scarring involving wounded warriors and burn victims. Source: A Medical Aesthetic Device Case Study: Candela […]
There are an estimated 1.4 billion cars on the road globally, and about 5.1 million of them are electric vehicles (EV). Even though only one-third of one percent of all consumer vehicles use EV technology, some of the most innovative companies in the global economy are EV manufacturers. Does the future promise fully electric semi-trucks, […]
Milwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson recently announced “an overhaul of its global operating model, including a leaner, more nimble organization.” The plan, dubbed The Rewire, will result in the elimination of 700 positions across the company’s global operations. According to a statement from the company, approximately 500 employees are expected to exit the organization by the […]
Feb 28, 2020 – Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc., (MPT) a Salem, NH Defense company was acquired by Aerospace Semiconductor, Inc. (ASI) of Lawrence, MA. Going forward the company will operate under the Micro-Precision Technology, Inc. name in Salem, NH with a DBA registered for the Aerospace Semiconductor, Inc. name in Lawrence, MA. Source: Micro-Precision Technologies, Inc. […]
Teledyne Brown Engineering will be expanding its Huntsville-based manufacturing and assembly facilities. The expansion is required to provide additional capabilities and capacity, as well as to anticipate future growth in the business. The 55,000-square-foot development consists of a 15,000-square-foot expansion of an existing building and a new standalone, 40,000-square-foot facility. Source: Teledyne Brown Engineering expanding […]
Chinese makers of passive components have been keen on capacity expansions for high-end MLCC capacitors, providing lucrative business opportunities for Taiwan’s equipment makers, according to industry sources. Source: Chinese Passive Components Makers Boost MLCC Capacity Expansion – Passive Components Blog
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time.Three countries — the United States, China and the United Arab Emirates — are sending unmanned spacecraft to the red planet in quick succession beginning this week, in the most sweeping effort yet to seek signs of ancient microscopic […]
If past is prologue, Analog Devices Inc.’s $20 billion acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products Inc. will prompt a major shake-up in its electronics distribution channel. When ADI acquired Linear Technology in 2017, it consolidated its global volume distribution network under one distributor – Arrow Electronics Inc. – and discontinued with the industry’s second-largest player, Avnet […]
I, like most people these days, do a lot of things differently since social distancing came into being during the coronavirus pandemic. I wonder which tech-based ones will stick. Some are really good ideas borne out of necessity; others can go the way of Covid-19, when it’s finally off the radar. Source: The ‘New Normal’ […]
