Electronics Sourcing

Avnet Americas’ regional president, Dayna Badhorn, believes 2026 will bring renewed stability, with improved visibility, smarter forecasting and closer supplier collaboration. As 2026 approaches, uncertainty continues to shape the global electronics supply chain. The interplay between economic factors, technology-driven demand and geopolitical dynamics remains complex. Encouragingly, bookings are beginning to recover as customers deplete the … Read more

EDAC’s president, Mark Burr-Lonnon, sees 2026 as a year of opportunity, where strategic foresight and technical innovation will help overcome volatility and global manufacturing pressures. I predict a strong connector market in 2026 but with many potential challenges. Price volatility due to minerals (especially gold), continuing global conflicts, ongoing worldwide tariffs, staffing challenges, a new … Read more

Flip Electronics’ president, Bill Bradford, encourages OEMs to engage an authorized distributor specializing in obsolescence to keep production lines flowing smoothly in 2026. With all the hype surrounding GPUs and other AI accelerators, it’s easy to lose sight of the CPUs, ASICs, memory chips and other components that remain technology workhorses across sectors. Unless, of … Read more

Newark’s VP sales and service, Richard Diaz, emphasizes that uncertainty highlights the importance of regional inventory, digital agility and trusted partnerships to sustain growth. As we look ahead to 2026, uncertainty remains constant across the electronics industry. For Newark, this presents unique opportunities for us to help our customers and suppliers. Tariffs continue to be … Read more

DigiKey’s VP, global business development, Mike Slater, explains that while uncertainty is challenging for some, real-time data and responsiveness underpin success. Uncertainty can arise from many sources including economic factors like inflation, global events, tariffs or supply chain dynamics. The greatest uncertainty is the pace of demand changes within the market cycle. Rapid fluctuations in … Read more

TTI IP&E, Americas’ SVP product & supplier marketing, Lew LaFornara, explains how investing in inventory, people and logistics stabilizes supply chains and supports growth. Entering 2025 we were experiencing an inconsistent business environment, with some very strong customer segments such as AI and defense/space, while others such as transportation and industrial were struggling to grow … Read more