Benchmark Chief Technology Officer Jan Janick Elected to the Arizona Technology Council Board of Directors
Janick Brings Extensive Global Supply Chain, Engineering and Manufacturing Experience to the Council’s Board PHOENIX–The Arizona Technology Council today announced that Jan Janick, CTO and vice president of Global Engineering at Benchmark, has joined its board of directors. Janick was elected unanimously to serve a three-year term at the Council’s quarterly board meeting held April 18. The Council’s board […]
Gartner Says Global IT Spending to Grow 1.1 Percent in 2019
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.79 trillion in 2019, an increase of 1.1 percent from 2018, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. “Currency headwinds fueled by the strengthening U.S. dollar have caused us to revise our 2019 IT spending forecast down from the previous quarter,” said John-David Lovelock, research vice president at […]
Flat Panel Display Demand Increased by Double Digits in 2018, for the First Time in Four Years, IHS Markit Says
LONDON – For the first time in four years, demand for flat panel displays grew double digits at 10.5 percent, year over year, to 221 million square meters in 2018, according to business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO). “Although uncertainties about the global economy grew in the second half of 2018, panel purchasing for the […]
SCOOPstudio Roundtable – Counterfeit and Conflict Materials – APEX 2019
Artificial intelligence, Blockchain, connectivity, CFX, and traceability are all terms being bandied around constantly in the industry, but can they assist in the fight against counterfeit components and conflict materials? Both Michael Ford, Senior Director Emerging Industry Strategy for Aegis Software and Dr. Bill Cardoso, CEO of Creative Electron Inc., seem to think so. These […]
David Sigillo, Vice President, Seica USA at APEX 2019
With solutions in test and automation, Seica seems to be ideally placed to capitalize on the current trend towards the smart factory. David Sigillo, Vice President of Seica USA joins SCOOP’s Philip Stoten to explain their offering and some of the work they are doing with the integration of cobots onto the SMT line. Filmed […]