Lindsay Goldberg to Acquire Creation Technologies
VANCOUVER, BC and NEW YORK, NY – Creation Technologies LP (“Creation”) and Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders and management teams seeking to actively build their businesses, today announced an agreement under which Lindsay Goldberg will acquire Creation, a global leader in creating transformative design and manufacturing solutions for […]
U.S.Hourly Earnings and Weekly Hours Worked Increase at Small Businesses in July: IHS Markit
The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch shows small business job growth fell 0.15 percent in July; Wages continue to trend up as hourly earnings growth, weekly earnings growth, and hours worked rise The Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch for July shows a slight decline in job growth and a fourth consecutive month […]
Indium Corporation to Feature “No-Spatter” Flux-Cored Wire at SMTA International
Indium Corporation will feature its “no-spatter” flux-cored wire, Core 230-RC, at SMTA International, September 22-26, in Rosemont, Illinois, USA. Indium Corporation’s Core 230-RC is specially developed to meet the demanding requirements of robotic and laser soldering. Fully REACH- and RoHS-compliant, it delivers an impressive <1% total flux spatter, as tested per IPC TM-650 2.4.48 standards. Core 230-RC […]
EMEA Server Spending Increased 4.1% Year Over Year in Q1 2019, According to IDC
FRANKFURT— The International Data Corporation (IDC) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Quarterly Server Tracker shows that in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19) the EMEA server market reported a year-over-year increase in vendor revenues of 4.1% to $4.1 billion and a year-over-year decrease of 3.6% in units shipped to around 520,000. Looking at the EMEA market […]
Understanding Component Shortages (and How to Survive Them)
“Managing 700,000 parts across 27,000 suppliers at any given time provides us with unique insight into key commodity trends, strategies and shortages. Therefore, it goes without saying that it’s been an interesting few years in direct procurement.” Jabil’s Graham Scott blogs about what to expect for the second half of 2019.