Partstat Partner News March 2022
GE Pledges to Cut Carbon Emissions by 50% by 2030 GE is among 90 other companies including Ford and Xerox who have pledged to reduce their carbon emissions by 2030 — without the use of offsets. This commitment was announced as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s new Better Climate Change program. The goal…
Partstat Partner News February 2022
Toshiba Announces New 300-Millimeter Wafer Fabrication Facility In a new announcement, Toshiba has unveiled plans to construct a new 300-millimeter wafer fabrication facility for power semiconductors. The facility will be located at its main discrete semiconductor based in Ishikawa Prefecture. According to the report, construction will be a two-phase process: Phase 1 will run through…
The Importance of Long-Term Critical Inventory Storage for Supply Chain Flexibility
In the wake of the two 737 MAX crashes that resulted in the grounding of 737s around the world, aircraft manufacturer Boeing has signaled that they will be cutting production of the aircraft by approximately 19 percent in an effort to preserve on-hand capital. In addition, Boeing will also be taking additional care to provide…
How to Survive the Aerospace Price Inflation Squeeze
Maturing generations have a tendency to view price inflation as a symptom of the modern age. With a tear in their eye, they recall the days when a piece of rock candy was a few cents, and the most expensive car a wealthy individual could possibly afford was a fraction of what a Toyota Corolla…
Where Last Time Buys Fit into the Aerospace Industry
There are some aerospace products that will never be considered obsolete. Many of the largest component manufacturers in the industry have been supplying nuts and bolts to aircraft specifications for decades — and other than oscillating between titanium, stainless steel, aluminum, and other exotic materials, those designs are not going away anytime soon. Other products…