At least five large-scale blackouts occurred in the United States over the past 45 years. Three of these occurred in the past 15 years. According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), power outages and interruptions cost Americans at least …
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Industrial & Controls Electronics
Sourcing energy grid transformers and power management systems with competitive manufacturing supply chains
Costing modeler sourcing, manufacturing and assembly of electric vehicles: Tesla Model Y
The amount of technology and electronics in new vehicles is growing each year. From sophisticated vehicle electronic control units (ECU) to manage everything to all electric vehicles (EV), plus the vast array of ever-increasing functional technology and hardware. Take into …
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Acquiring success: The latest trends in contract electronics mergers and acquisitions
Many contract manufacturers in the hyper-competitive middle market contract electronics industry continue to face increasing pressures on various fronts. Whether from problems associated with finding customers, followed by challenges retaining and growing those customer programs (most top-line industry growth is …
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Buying automated conformal coating systems, used equipment for quality circuit board assembly manufacturing
Electronics products can be compromised by moisture, shock, change in altitude and various other changes in product environment. Conformal coatings (urethane, acrylic, silicon, varnish…) and systems, whether for small builds or high-volume and in-line processing, help combat against product quality …
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Malaysia chip industry economic forecast 2022 – 2032
The East Asia financial crisis which was brought out by the US 2008 housing financial crisis, and while Vietnam and Indonesia both expanded manufacturing capabilities rapidly in the 1970s and 80s and 90s, some time around 2010-11 Malaysia stopped moving …
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Industrial electronics new product cost strategy and NPI launch management
EMS providers are tasked with reviewing and updating customer NPI program documents frequently as changes occur. Anticipate what is next and stay two steps ahead of your contract manufacturing partner.
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What quality-minded manufacturers want from supply chain vendors
Quality and manufacturing productivity seem to be in a constant struggle. The faster you want to speed up production, the more likely you are to have manufacturing quality issues. Whereas, raising objectives for product quality may be more likely to adversely effect your productivity objectives.
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India domestic EMS manufacturers continue to struggle
Little seems to go right for many India-domestic EMS manufacturers.
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5G Manufacturing smart factories target supply chain uncertainties
Ways manufacturing supply chains with smart factories will benefit from connected devices in the IoT age.
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Global medical device, medtech sales forecast
The global life sciences industry revenue could reach US$1.5 trillion by 2022 according to Frost & Sullivan, and driven by innovative partnerships and information technology investments. Global medtech sales in 2016-2022 (US$ billion) RELATED EMS industry documents for medical electronics …
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