Up Close with Claire Hotvedt, Indium Corporation
Eric discusses Indium’s Durafuse LT solder with Claire Hotvedt, Senior Product Development Specialist, Indium. LT stands for low temperature and Claire explains why low temperature solder is the right technology for many of today’s challenges in electronics manufacturing, including sustainability, surprisingly. She describes an initiative with Heller Industries that looked into how lowering the reflow […]
Kenny Wilson Assumes CEO Role at Jabil
Customer Focus, Unique Culture, and Robust Financial Performance to Drive Jabil’s Future Growth Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a global manufacturing solutions provider, announced that Kenny Wilson has officially assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Wilson, a long-time leader within Jabil, succeeds Mark Mondello who will remain with the company as Executive Chairman of […]
Global Semiconductor Sales Decrease 8.7% in First Quarter; March Sales Tick Up Month-to-Month for First Time Since May 2022
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled $119.5 billion during the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 8.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 and 21.3% less than the first quarter of 2022. Sales for the month of March 2023 increased 0.3% compared to February 2023. Monthly sales are […]
U.S. Manufacturing PMI® at 47.1%
April 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® New Orders and Production Contracting Backlogs Contracting Supplier Deliveries Faster Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too High Prices Increasing; Exports and Imports Contracting (Tempe, Arizona) — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April for the sixth consecutive month following a 28-month period of […]