Thanks to the Internet, it is easier than ever to find electronic components. And though the various sources of parts really have not changed since the early days of the industry, a snazzy website can make even the least reputable reseller look ...
Slade Shepherd, purchasing manager at General Electrodynamics Corp., is the March, 2014, GPI Panel Member of the Month. GEC manufactures advanced portable aircraft scale and balance equipment, heavy-duty portable truck scales, and electronic...
Professionals on the front lines of electronics manufacturing are telling us something positive: that business is returning to the strategies (and uncertainties) we know and, with that, the fears of economic fluctuations are fading. At least that...
John Pallazola is the February, 2014 GPI Panel Member of the Month. Read this short interview with John and learn how the first two months of the year are effecting his business and what his concerns are moving forward in 2014.
At most large original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers—and many smaller ones—purchasing has become more strategic in recent years. It has evolved from a transactional function to a...
Top 50 distributor Sager Electronics is focused on adding lines, building its power supply business, and sharpening its focus on medical, industrial, and instrumentation customers
Eight years ago, many electronics companies were scrambling to comply with the European Union' s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) law that limited the use of lead, cadmium, mercury, and several other substances in electronics...
In a new post to its MarketEYE Research Center, TTI Inc.’s Michael Knight writes about one of the greatest challenges facing electronic component manufacturers, distributors, and buyers: the flat market conditions that have plagued the...
Over the last several years, there has been much discussion at trade shows and conferences about how electronics manufacturing is moving back from China to North America because of increasing labor rates in China and higher costs for...
