Up Close with Rosemary Coates, Founder & Executive Director, Reshoring Institute

EMSNOW speaks with Rosemary Coates, Founder and Executive Director of the Reshoring Institute for an update from the front lines of this growing trend. Rosemary describes her background in supply chain in the electronics industry, and how she came to the decision to develop the tools and methodology to help companies evaluate their global manufacturing […]

Libra Industries Celebrates Opening of New Manufacturing Clean Room in Dayton, OH

DAYTON, OH  ― Libra Industries, a privately-held systems integration and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is excited to announce the opening of its new manufacturing clean room at the Dayton facility. This state-of-the-art clean room is set to enhance their capabilities, reflecting their commitment to technological advancement and operational excellence.   The ribbon-cutting ceremony, which […]

Semiconductor PFAS Consortium Concludes First Phase of Technical Research

Following 18 months of research, surveys, working group meetings, and technical review, the Semiconductor PFAS Consortium published its tenth and final white paper on the uses of PFAS in the semiconductor industry. The papers identify the essential performance attributes of different PFAS chemistries in various applications in the semiconductor manufacturing process and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and infrastructure, […]

Downturn in German manufacturing accelerates, PMI shows

BERLIN, (Reuters) – The downturn in Germany’s manufacturing sector, which accounts for about a fifth of Europe’s biggest economy, continued to gather pace in August, a survey showed. The HCOB final Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for German manufacturing fell to 42.4 in August from 43.2 in July, above a preliminary flash estimate of 42.1 but […]