EMSNOW Up Close: Martin Eisenhart, Senior VP, Zollner

In this episode of Up Close, Eric speaks with Martin Eisenhart, Senior VP Electronics Business Division, Zollner about the aerospace industry. Perhaps more than any other electronics sector, Covid has been highly disruptive, with flights down 50% and demand down 40% this year. Analysts expect it will be 2024 before the industry returns to pre-Covid […]

Big Three US Auto Manufacturers Q3 Profits Surpass $9B Amid 9% Sales Slump

Though for most manufacturers year-to-date (YTD) auto sales are still in the red, Q3 results showed signs of a rebound to pre-pandemic levels in the near future. According to the research data analyzed and published by Finaria, auto sales in the US declined by 9.2% year-over-year (YoY). Overall sales went from 4.3 million vehicles in Q3 […]

U.S. Manufacturing PMI for November Registers 57.5%

The November Manufacturing PMI® registered 57.5 percent, down 1.8 percentage points from the October reading of 59.3 percent. “This figure indicates expansion in the overall economy for the seventh month in a row after a contraction in April, which ended a period of 131 consecutive months of growth,” explained Timothy R. Fiore, CPSM, C.P.M., Chair […]

ECIA’s David Loftus Presents at “Engineering the Conversation”

Atlanta – ECIA is pleased to announce that President and CEO David Loftus will present at “Engineering the Conversation”, hosted by Lectrix  – an industry sales and marketing expert. Engineering the Conversation (www.engineeringtheconversation.com) on December 8-9 is a free, 2-day online conference for professionals managing sales and marketing in the B2B electronics industry. David Loftus’ presentation is entitled, Connect. Influence. Optimize. […]

Virtual Miles For Manufacturing Event Funds Education Programs

Community-based organizations, STEM and Robotics programs benefit McLean, Va. – In its ongoing support of the manufacturing technology community, IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show launched a virtual Miles For Manufacturing (M4M) event in October —  continuing through March 2021 — that is designed to fund community-based organizations that champion under-represented, under-served students who […]