The Eric Miscoll Show (EMS): High End Manufacturing in the U.S. – Jim Kircher, CEO of Libra Industries and Brad Heath, CEO of Virtex.
This episode of The EMS focuses on U.S. manufacturing from the perspective of two mid-tier EMS CEOs: Jim Kircher, CEO of Libra Industries and Brad Heath, CEO of Virtex. They discuss acquisition strategy, approach to digitalization, management mindset, Mexico manufacturing strategy, customer relationship, what the government can and should do to support manufacturing in the […]
European Smart Home Market Posts Biggest Growth in Two Years, Says IDC
LONDON— The smart home market in Europe accounted for almost 23 million units in the first quarter of 2021 — growth of 25.6% over the same quarter last year, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). “The growth in smart home products was visible in all categories,” said Antonio Arantes, senior research analyst for smart home […]
U.K. Manufacturing Sector R&D Spending Held Firm in Q1 Despite Pandemic Fallout
Manufacturing sector R&D investment outperformed UK industry as a whole in first quarter of the year R&D spending in the manufacturing industry held firm in the first quarter of this year despite the disruption caused by the pandemic, analysis of the latest ONS data, by business tax relief consultancy Catax shows1. The manufacturing sector invested […]
Midsummer increases order intake of solar roofs by 380 percent
Swedish manufacturer of solar roofs Midsummer increased order intake of its thin, light and flexible solar roofs SLIM, WAVE and BOLD by 380 percent in the second quarter this year compared with the same period last year. ”Demand is still strong for our beautiful solar roofs made in Sweden,” said Sven Lindström, CEO, Midsummer. “The fact […]