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Why Transparency is Important for Business During the Shortage
Lead times for scarce components continue to grow as a result of the demand from high volume consumer market – partly due to society’s continuous infatuation with the newest smart gadgets and companies’ continued manufacturing of the latest and greatest products. How can all of the electronic components be consumed by many small gadgets? To […]
How Tariffs Impact Manufacturing and the Component Shortage
For months, the biggest brick wall in the manufacturing industry has been the shortage of electronics components. Now, the major focus has slightly shifted to the tariffs on imported parts and products – and how the tariffs have major effects on the manufacturing industry. The latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy […]
Electronic Components Shortage: Will Supply Ever Catch Demand?
The electronic components shortage. Allocation. Rising prices. These words fill most buyers with dread and when used together, bring the current situation that continues to unfold within the industry. While the U.S. economy and the global economy continues to hum, the desire to shift toward autonomous vehicles, smart networks and the latest and greatest smartphones […]
How Tariffs Could Affect the Manufacturing Industry
Those who thought they only problem they’d have to worry about was the ongoing component shortage certainly received a surprise when it was announced that approximately $50 billion worth of Chinese imports in 1300 categories of products could be subject to 25 percent tariffs. The potential tariff, developed in protest of Chinese policies around technology […]
Why Domestic Manufacturers are the Best Option During the Component Shortage
As the controversial electronics component shortage continues into 2018, it’s going to become tougher to navigate the ongoing situation, let alone stay ahead in your business. Caused by the high demand of components for the new digital gadgets and gizmos competing with one another and also fueled by the consumer demand for these new and […]
The Manufacturing and Assembly Technology Evolution
Though many assert that technology is revolutionizing to the manufacturing/assembly industry, some would argue that implementation of technology is not so much a revolution, but more an evolution. Technology is argued as the tipping point for manufacturing to increase efficiency, production, and at times, emphasize sustainability and eco-consciousness into an industry that centered on mindless […]
What You Can Do While Waiting for the Electronics Components Shortage to End
If your company largely depends on electronics components for operation, you’re well-aware of what’s happening with the latest component shortage. For those that are less privy to this information, electronics components such as DRAM and SRAM, NAND, and more are in short supply, largely because of the giant technological leap and mass production of new […]
The Passive Component Shortage: Demand and the Impact on Industries
When you hear about the passive component shortage, your most immediate logical thought might resort to conclude that increased demand has caused a buying panic, which resulted in the ongoing shortage. However, the shortage is less of a result of “panic buying” and is more so a result of a sharp shift in the demand […]
Kodiak Assembly Solutions Adds Fuji America XPF to Production Line
Staying updated with new and innovative ways to implement effective solutions and production for their clients, Kodiak Assembly Solutions recently added both capacity and capability to their facility with the addition of the Fuji America XPF machine to their surface mount technology production line. This new equipment, a surface mount technology component placement system, which […]
Diving Deeper into the Electronic Component Shortage
In the last year or two, demand for new innovative technology surpassed the capacity of many manufacturers. The explosion and integration of IoT within several markets as well as growth within the automotive, mobile, and industrial markets have prolonged the electronics component shortage. The continuous advancement of technology integrated in automobiles along with the pursuit […]