Plexus Announces Fiscal First Quarter Financial Results
Fiscal first quarter 2021 revenue of $830 million GAAP diluted EPS of $1.23 Initiates fiscal second quarter 2021 revenue guidance of $860 to $900 million with GAAP diluted EPS of $1.17 to $1.32 NEENAH, Wis. — Plexus announced financial results for our fiscal first quarter ended January 2, 2021, and guidance for our fiscal second […]
Movie Monday: The Challenges Of Quoting Electronic Circuit Assemblies
Last week, Eric Miscoll recorded a very well attended webinar with guests Mark Laing, Siemens Digital Manufacturing and Kevin Decker-Weiss of CircuitByte. The topic represents a major challenge for the EMS industry, especially as supply chain disruptions become an everyday occurrence and component availability becomes even less predictable.
Academy of Robotics Extends Its Autonomous Delivery Trials Programme to Surrey
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Academy of Robotics is expanding its human-contact free delivery programme using its Kar-go delivery bot with a further trial beginning in Surrey in February. Surrey is the second region in the UK to witness Britain’s first custom-built autonomous delivery vehicle driving on the county’s roads after road trials began in November 2020 in Hounslow, London. […]
China, New Zealand ink trade deal as Beijing calls for reduced global barriers, reports Reuters
WELLINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China and New Zealand signed a deal on Tuesday upgrading a free trade pact to give exports from the Pacific nation greater access to the world’s second-largest economy. The pact comes as Beijing seeks to establish itself as a strong advocate of multilateralism after a bruising trade war with the United States, […]
President Biden Issues Order on “Made in America Laws”
On January 25, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14005 to implement the President’s domestic sourcing and manufacturing policy agenda by tightening federal procurement and contracting requirements and directing rulemaking to favor domestic companies in federal contracts. The E.O.’s aim is to strengthen “Made in America Laws,” which refers to all regulations, rules, and executive orders […]