Bright Machines Moves to Scale Up Medical Device Manufacturing in Response to COVID-19
Company enables no-cost automation for manufacturers addressing the pandemic SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Today, smart manufacturing company Bright Machines announced a new initiative to combat potential medical product shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Available immediately, Bright Machines will enable no-cost automation for up to a year for manufacturing devices essential to the treatment of the novel coronavirus. As the world works to stymie the impact […]
SMTA International Technical Committee Announces Best Presentation & Paper Awards from the 2019 Conference
Minneapolis, MN – The SMTA is pleased to announce the Best Papers from SMTA International 2019. As speakers at SMTA International, individuals make contributions to the industry by sharing their research and findings. For these exceptional achievements, a cash award and plaque are given to primary authors of all winning papers. Chris Gourlay, Imperial College London […]
IPC Reports Electronics Manufacturers Feel Impact of Coronavirus Disruptions But Majority Expect Business to Return to Normal by Summer 2020
62 percent of manufacturers anticipate sales to be down for the year Electronics manufacturers continue to feel the impact of the coronavirus on their businesses. Companies experiencing supply disruptions report they expect five-week shipment delays on average. But a majority of electronics manufacturers and suppliers expect business operations to be “back to normal” by July […]
What Coronavirus Covid-19 Means for Marketers – Agile Marketing in a Disrupted World
We’ve rapidly moved from an issue in China that disrupted the manufacturing supply chain, to a global issue that’s disrupting everything. For marketers, there are numerous challenges to deal with, one of the biggest is the impact of event cancellations.