North American EMS Industry Down 0.6 Percent in November
IPC announced today the November 2022 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.38. Total North American EMS shipments in November 2022 were down 0.6 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, October shipments decreased 8.8 percent. EMS bookings in October […]
Managing “Equivalent Parts” Effectively
By Quentin Samelson, Sr. Managing Consultant, Global Business Services at IBM If there is a single topic in supply chain management that seems to defy easy solution, it’s “equivalent parts.” Even explaining why the subject leads to such complexity is difficult, because the situation varies so much from company to company. The explanation is […]
Panasonic Connect CEO Yasu Higuchi Awarded the Officer in the Order of the Crown Medal from the Kingdom of Belgium
Synergies of Belgium subsidiary Zetes and Panasonic contributing to ties between Belgium and Japan Tokyo, Japan – Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. announced that its CEO, Yasu Higuchi, was awarded the Officer in the Order of the Crown medal – a national order of the Kingdom of Belgium – which was handed to him by Roxane […]
Indium Corporation’s Dr. Richard McDonough Assumes Role as Material Research Scientist
Indium Corporation is pleased to announce that Dr. Richard McDonough has been named Material Research Scientist. In his new role, Dr. McDonough is responsible for developing new thermal materials and products, and providing solutions for customer challenges and applications. He also develops new testing methods to evaluate power and thermal products, and gathers data on new and existing […]
EMSNOW Up Close – Carl Hung, President and CEO, Season Group
Eric asks Carl about Season Group’s recent acquisition of all the assets of Pycom Ltd, a full stack Internet of Things (IoT) company that provides a fully integrated IoT platform to build scalable connected solutions. Carl explains how that technology fits into Season Group’s global strategy.