Radical rethink of manufacturing supply chains
A survey by BDO suggests two thirds of UK manufacturers are planning dual or multi-sourcing for key components to avoid Covid supply disruptions. In a survey of 206 manufacturing businesses conducted by Make UK and BDO in November 2020, almost nine in 10 manufacturers said they had reviewed their supply…
News from the Pioneers of the Enclosure Thermostat
The Re-Design of the Original Enclosure Thermostat is now available: The Small Compact Thermostats KTO 111 and KTS 111. Our small thermostats for enclosures and control cabinets are in high demand. That is why they are “copied” in large numbers, and sometimes even look nearly identical. However, their interior is…
From Flourishing to Floundering: Automakers to Face Further Issues in 2021
In the first half of 2020, the automotive industry took a hard hit from COVID-19 with demand nosediving, production shutdowns and allocation shifts focusing on telecommunications and industrial automation. As a result, sales went down a whopping 34%. By the end of the year, demand for automobiles began to mend…
Passives in a post-pandemic revenge economy
In this article, Dennis M Zogbi offers a near-term, post-pandemic market outlook as of January 2021. The global passive electronic component industry, including capacitors, linear and non-linear resistors and discrete inductors of all types, will account for approximately USD$33 billion in global revenues for FY 2021. The overall market outlook…
ODU MINI-SNAP® for SPE / Automotive Ethernet
The ODU MINI-SNAP® SPE enables Ethernet connection via a single twisted-pair of copper cables, with voltage supply of terminal devices via PoDL [Power over Data Line]. The simpler design of this new generation of connectors gives both weight and space reductions for designers and developers. SPE standards: 1000BASE-T1 (IEEE 802.3bp)…
Jaltek installs most fully featured Takaya Flying Probe Test machine in the UK
Jaltek has invested in a TAKAYA APT-1400F Flying Probe Test machine from Accelonix Ltd. The new machine will sit alongside Jaltek’s existing Flying Probe further enhancing technical capacity and throughput. The TAKAYA APT-1400F is reported to be the fastest Flying Probe test system on the market, setting new standards…
