With Disruption the New Default, the Old Resilience Playbook for Electronics Supply Chains No Longer Works
Smart factories, connected production lines and cloud-based MES and ERP platforms have created huge benefits, but the digitisation of manufacturing has expanded the surface that cyber attackers can target dramatically. Nick Hill outlines what supply chain managers must do now.
SpaceX satellites half the size of pickup trucks are falling from the sky — every day
As space junk accumulates, astronomer Sam Lawler explains why we should be concerned about the rapid proliferation of private satellites in low orbit Billions of people watched in awe as the Artemis II mission took an astronaut crew that included Canadian Jeremy Hansen around the moon and back. It was an awe-inspiring moment for space […]
Flex and Teradyne Robotics Expand Partnership to Scale Intelligent Automation Across Global Manufacturing
Teradyne Robotics solutions are part of Flex’s effort across its global manufacturing footprint to standardize automation and accelerate productivity. Flex manufactures core robotics components for Teradyne Robotics, enabling scalable production and rapid global deployment of automation solutions. Expansion builds on a 20-year partnership manufacturing Teradyne semiconductor test equipment, extending collaboration into intelligent automation. AUSTIN, Texas […]
War as a Catalyst: Europe’s Energy Security Reckoning
The energy crisis unleashed by the US-Israeli war on Iran is Europe’s second energy crisis in five years, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. How did the European Union repond then, and what is it doing now that another conflict is reaffirming the importance of renewables for countries’ energy security and independence? SOURCE: Earth.org […]
Testing and traceability: how video closes the QC gap
The regulatory framework net is tightening, customers care about traceability more than ever, and timelines are constantly being squeezed. The role of quality control has moved beyond catching defects at final test: it has, rightly, become part of every step of production.