Gartner Survey Reveals 69% of CEOs View Sustainability as a Growth Opportunity
Sixty-nine percent of CEOs view sustainability as a leading business growth opportunity in 2024, according to a recent survey of CEOs and senior executives by Gartner, Inc. “As CEOs reset their long-term strategies, environmental sustainability remains one of the leading factors that will frame competition,” said Kristin Moyer, Distinguished VP Analyst at Gartner. “Despite much corporate greenwash, recent […]
Japan’s Supply Chain Heavily Reliant on China, Especially for Laptops and Air Conditioners
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry’s 2024 White Paper on International Economy and Trade reveals that in its examination of imported goods sources, over half of the import value for 1,406 product categories (accounting for over 30% of the total) comes from China. This figure is 1.5 times higher than that of the […]
Build vs Buy Software Series #2: Seven Critical Questions -What Should We Build?
The first blog post in this series from Critical Manufacturing reviewed some fundamental questions that any company that is considering building an enterprise-scale MES (Manufacturing Execution System) should answer for themselves before embarking on this difficult journey. Now, you have to decide what to build—what the end product should look like. This second blog takes a look at a framework that can guide you in making those decisions.
SEHO Announces Innovative Solution to Reduce Solder Defects
Automatic Nozzle Height Adjustment Reduces the Potential for Soldering Defects in Wave Soldering Processes The most common soldering defects in wave soldering processes are errors due to poor wetting, especially if the assembly or the soldering mask layout is demanding. Depending on the mask thickness and size of the cut-outs, reliable wetting of all […]
Fusion Worldwide Publishes Month Market Intelligence Report, ‘Greensheet’
The Greensheet is Fusion Worldwide’s monthly market intelligence report detailing the most significant developments across the memory, hardware commodity, central processing unit, and integrated circuit supply chains. KEY TAKEAWAYS Micron expands capacity for HBM as 2024 supply sells out. The HDD market experiences an uptick in activity thanks to AI-related customers, leading to supply constraints. […]