Preparing for growth in space and aviation
TTI’s vice president military/aerospace segment, Gia Hayes, presents factors manufacturers should prepare for during post-pandemic disruption and growth. These are unprecedented times for commercial spaceflight. In addition to highly-publicized flights of SpaceX, Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, smaller firms are striving to gain market share, including small-satellite launch provider Rocket…
ODU Connectors – Exhibiting again at ECS
ODU-UK Ltd are pleased to be returning to the Electronic Component Show on Thurs May 19th at the Kassam Stadium, Oxford. Jason Laver will be manning the stand and has several new products to demonstrate, such as: The ODU AMC® Series T connectors The ‘T’ stands for three locking plug…
Best practice obsolescence management
Rochester Electronics explores the impact of market conditions on the military and aerospace supply chain, the long-term consequences and best practices to mitigate risk. The extent of capacity issues in the semiconductor market first became clear as the world started emerging from the worst effects of the pandemic 15-months ago….
How many chips are in our cars?
On January 29, 1886, German mechanical engineer, Carl Benz, applied for a patent for his invention, a vehicle powered by a gas engine, becoming the first of many automobiles this civilization was fated to innovate. The Benz patented three-wheeled motor car with a single cylinder and topped at a measly…
Specialist distributors expect another strong year for sales
Component demand remains healthy, prices are increasing and some component lead times are still long. Specialist electronics distributors are cautiously optimistic that strong component demand will continue through the year and sales growth will rise to high single-digit or double-digit levels this year. Some specialist distributors express concern that electronics…
Do you really need a High Reliability Connector?
By David Pike on behalf of Mouser Electronics. Choosing connectors for demanding applications is now more important than ever. Sophisticated devices are being deployed into harsh environments as industrial users adopt the latest technologies. Designers need to provide connectivity in the toughest conditions, and many are turning to high reliability…
