Offshore Electronics Drives Sustainability with Sole Source Supplier Agreement
Guernsey-based CEM Offshore Electronics has committed to sustainable PCB sourcing and manufacturing through its exclusive supplier agreement with NCAB Group. NCAB Group has conformed to ISO 26000 since 2014, the international standard that focuses on corporate responsibility. Using his framework, the company has divided its operations into three core areas: supply chain, employees and customers. […]
Impact of Components Shortage on Whole Device Shipments Continues, PCs and Notebooks Least Affected, Says TrendForce
Driven by forces such as the pandemic, geopolitics, and the digital transformation of everyday life, there has been a shortage of global foundry production capacity for nearly two years and shortages have been especially severe for mature 1Xnm~180nm nodes, according to TrendForce’s investigations. Although all foundries are furiously increasing capital expenditures to expand capacity, […]
Manufacturing Industry Has Most Ransomware Attacks in Q4 2021, Says Cloudfare
The first half of 2021 witnessed massive ransomware and ransom DDoS attack campaigns that interrupted aspects of critical infrastructure around the world (including one of the largest petroleum pipeline system operators in the US) and a vulnerability in IT management software that targeted schools, public sector, travel organizations, and credit unions, to name a few. The second […]
Design for Sustainability: Consider the End at the Beginning
80% of all product-related environmental impacts are determined during the design phase of a product. This statistic from the European Council is evidence of the growing need to ensure sustainability is considered across all aspects of design, not just at the end of life. Plexus’ Peter Smith explains.