ECIA & PRI announce the Release of AC7403: Audit Criteria for Counterfeit Mitigation by Authorized Distribution
Atlanta, GA – The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) and the Performance Review Institute (PRI) are pleased to announce the release of audit checklist AC7403. This checklist provides the framework for audit and certification through PRI to the requirements of the standard for counterfeit mitigation in authorized distribution, AS6496. Committee members who drafted AS6496 were […]
North American PCB Industry Growth Continues IPC Releases PCB Industry Results for July 2018
IPC — Association Connecting Electronics Industries® announced today the July 2018 findings from its North American Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Statistical Program. Year-over-year growth continued for industry sales and orders. The book-to-bill ratio for July held steady at 1.05. Total North American PCB shipments in July 2018 were up 10.8 percent compared to the same month […]
Aegis Software to give paper at TEC Lund in Sweden
High Wycombe, UK, — Aegis Software, a global provider of Manufacturing Execution Software (MES), announced today their participation and presentation at the TEC Lund conference and networking event in Sweden. Michael Ford, Sr. Director Emerging Industry Strategy, will present a paper entitled Supply Chain Issues? Smart Factory Survival Guide, that focuses on how Smart, digitalised factory operations are […]
Should Your Industry Be Exploring Destructive Physical Analysis (DPA)?
Electrical Component Testing to Military standards such as MIL-STD-202, 750 and 883 can be a daunting task. At IEC Electronics our component testing focus is on measurement accuracy, repeatability, and data retention.
Worldwide Wearables Market Ticks Up 5.5% Due to Gains in Emerging Markets, Says IDC
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Growth continued in the global wearables market during the second quarter of 2018 (2Q18) as shipment volume reached 27.9 million units, up 5.5% from the previous year according to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker. The market experienced similar gains in dollar value, growing 8.3% year-over-year to $4.8 […]