GPV improves profitability in a challenging market as strategic measures take effect
Danish-based GPV, the second-largest European-headquartered EMS company, reported improved profitability in the first quarter of 2026 despite continued market uncertainty and supply chain challenges. Sales declined slightly year on year, while earnings improved as the structural measures implemented during 2025 began to show results. GPV maintains its full-year guidance for 2026. GPV, owned by Nasdaq […]
Heller Industries Featured on World’s Greatest! TV Show During 66th Anniversary Celebration
Florham Park, NJ — Heller Industries, a global leader in advanced thermal solutions for electronics manufacturing, is proud to announce it has been selected to be featured on World’s Greatest!, the nationally televised series airing on Bloomberg TV that showcases exceptional companies and technologies across industries. The feature provides an inside look at how Heller […]
How EMS Can Scale Defense Production Faster, with Kitron’s CEO Peter Nilsson
Defense electronics is moving faster than the supply chain can comfortably handle, and the numbers are forcing a rethink of what “normal” growth looks like. Philip Stoten sat down with Peter Nilsson, President & CEO of Kitron Group to unpack a dramatic jump in defense-related revenue.
ECIA Industry Pulse Results Show Sustained April Strength But Cooling Sentiment Heading into Summer Months
Atlanta – Overall sales sentiment sustained strong results in April following a leap in confidence in March. Overall sales sentiment only declined by 2.6 points to 146.6 in April. Sales sentiment softens rapidly looking toward May with the overall sentiment score collapsing by 16.1 points to 130.5. However, even with this strong decline in the […]
Chinese court rules companies can’t fire workers just because AI is cheaper — ruling says automation alone doesn’t justify layoffs
Firing a worker for cheaper AI may be a crime A court in China has ruled that companies cannot automatically justify firing workers simply because artificial intelligence can now perform their jobs more cheaply, as businesses worldwide increasingly deploy AI systems to automate human labor. The decisions emerged from cases published in late April by […]