U.S. January Purchasing Managers Index at 50.9, Up 3.1% from December

“Comments from the panel were positive, with sentiment improving compared to December,” said Timothy Fiore. “The PMI® returned to expansion territory for the first time since July 2019. Demand expanded, with (1) the New Orders Index growing at a moderate rate supported by new export order expansion, (2) the Customers’ Inventories Index remaining at ‘too […]

SEMI SMT-ELS Standard Suite to be Demonstrated at IPC APEX in Booth 513

SMT-ELS User Group meeting and reception on February 5   Milpitas, CA  –SEMI will offer attendees to IPC APEX the chance to see the new SEMI SMT-ELS standard suite at work – leveraging a worldwide protocol and designed by the equipment vendors expressly for PLC-based and TCP-IP-based equipment. SEMI SMT-ELS (Surface Mount Technology – Equipment Link […]

Technology and Trade: What to Watch for in 2020

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Some very wise individuals have pointed out that forecasting can be a risky business. For example, Lao Tzu, credited with founding the philosophical system of Taoism, said: “Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.” Still, as 2020 begins, Murray Slovick on TTI’s MarketEye blog does take a stab at forecasting.

Intervala Signs Multiyear Manufacturing Agreement with OnSite Waste Technologies

PITTSBURGH—Intervala, LLC, a full-service manufacturer of high-reliability, precision electronic and electromechanical products, announced today that it has reached a three-year agreement with new customer OnSite Waste Technologies, Inc., to manufacture that company’s innovative TE-5000 medical waste processing unit. The TE-5000 is an easy-to-use, desktop unit that converts regulated medical waste, such as sharps and red […]