Bipartisan Legislation Will End $1 Million a Day Tax on Manufacturers
Washington, D.C. – National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement after unanimous, bipartisan passage of MTB legislation: “Manufacturers will now be better equipped to compete and win against companies in China, Europe and elsewhere because the House and Senate have finally moved this legislation. This bill will end the […]
Ramp-Up in the Midmarket Will Support Commercial Growth Through Second Half of 2018, Says IDC
LONDON— Shipments of Western European personal computing devices (PCDs), including traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) and tablets (slates and detachables), will total 76.2 million in 2018, a 3.4% YoY decline (-3.7% in 2019 with 73.4 million shipments). The undergoing renewal cycle will continue to pick up steam, with the midmarket being […]
ECIA Will Sponsor Women in Electronics and Host Informational Meeting After Executive Conference
Atlanta, GA – ECIA is pleased to announce it supports the newly formed Women in Electronics industry association, announced last year. Women in Electronics is the first national non-profit association dedicated to empowering women towards brighter careers in the electronics industry. Powered by women, the group represents the electronic components industry specifically, and is looking for members, […]
High Elongation, Two Component Epoxy System with Excellent Thermal Shock Resistance
Master Bond EP110F8-3 is a two part epoxy system ideal for sealing, encapsulating, potting, and casting applications. “This toughened system provides very good flexibility and possesses a relatively high elongation of 120-150%”, says Rohit Ramnath, Senior Product Engineer. “It offers a low tensile modulus of around 5,000-15,000 psi and a shore A hardness of 40-50 […]
How to Achieve Contamination-Free Automation
Humans shed and re-grow outer skin cells every 27 days, equating to around 1,000 new skins in an average human’s lifetime. Even in a clean room environment, a worker will shed 600,000 particles of skin per hour. With this flakiness in mind, Nigel Smith, managing director of Toshiba Machine partner, TM Robotics, explains how clean room robots can eradicate the risk of human contamination.