For a brief time, blockchain was something of a market joke, an almost made-up word that drew investors for little reason other than it was “the future.” Now that blockchain is beginning to have a very real and very profound impact in how we operate within a technological landscape, it is time that we take…
The idea of expanding your consumer base should be far more than just a resolution, but especially for small-market suppliers, it certainly can resemble one. Resolutions have become something of a joke in today’s culture — a placeholder for a goal with a short shelf life and predetermined failure. Small-market electronic component suppliers who must…
One of the key features Partstat offers Part Search users and BOM Monitoring customers is access to its Big Data — more specifically, 50 billion data points of Big Data. This data is comprised of over 56 million rows of inventory on 26 million unique parts compiled from thousands of unique suppliers and component manufacturers.…
Mouser Releases Ebook on Robotics in Collaboration with TE Connectivity Mouser Electronics, in collaboration with TE Connectivity, has announced via press release a new eBook designed to inform engineers and other industry professionals about the various functions and applications of industrial robotics. Titled Solutions for Robots and Robot Control, the eBook collects articles and thought…
IC Insights, which is known for its research and analysis of the semiconductor industry, recently released some notable predictions for 2020 and beyond. Among them is the prediction that IC capacity across the manufacturing landscape will hit a record high of approximately 21 million wafers (200mm-equivalents) by 2021. While this marks a positive reversal of…
As 2020 comes to a close, Partstat was proud to attend the 2019 Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS)/Parts Obsolescence Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona. It was a wonderful opportunity to introduce ourselves in person to the thousands of attendees who deal with the reality of obsolescence and allocation disruption on a daily basis. Many…
