ISA completes new technical report on capturing and transmitting knowledge in continuous process automation
The retirement of experienced engineers has long been of concern across the industrial sectors as companies have tried to find effective ways to capture and transmit vital knowledge to new generations of automation professionals. The work of the ISA106 standards committee, Procedure Automation for Continuous Process Operations, is intended to provide a framework for building […]
Gartner Announces Rankings of the 2017 Supply Chain Top 15 for Europe
Three Companies Join for the First Time. Unilever Retains Top Spot in Rankings as Inditex Takes Second Place Winners Revealed at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in London Gartner, Inc. has released the findings from its annual European Supply Chain Top 15, identifying supply chain leaders and highlighting their best practices. Analysts announced the […]
SEMICON Europa Moves to Munich: Empowering Innovation and Shaping the Value Chain
SEMICON Europa 2017 will take place in Munich for the first time, co-located with productronica (14-17 November in Munich, Germany). SEMICON Europa will showcase the critical issues shaping the entire electronics manufacturing supply chain. Four executive keynotes will share their thought leadership on current opportunities for Europe: Maria Marced, president, TSMC Europe; Stefan Finkbeiner, CEO, […]
Leading-Edge Paves the Way For Pure-Play Foundry Growth
IC Insights has just released its September Update to The McClean Report. This 32-page Update includes a detailed look at the pure-play foundry market and an analysis of the historical DRAM price-per-bit trends. Shown below is an excerpt from the Update that examines the IC technology trends in the pure-play foundry market. In 2017, the […]
The Leading EMS Providers in the Nordic Region
In the run up to the release of its annual strategic analysis of the European EMS industry Reed Electronics Research has released it provisional ranking of the Top 15 Nordic EMS providers based on global revenues. Provisional Data Source: Reed Electronics Research (www.rer.co.uk) The acquisition of PartnerTech by Scanfil in 2015 created a group with […]