Our aim is to offer guidance on the ever-changing decision-making processes in the electronics sector and become the "go-to" guide for industry professionals looking to source top components.
Registration is now open for an upcoming Procurement Pro webinar, Understanding and Navigating the Current Memory Shortage, taking place on 28th April at 2pm (UK time). Hosted by Paige Hookway, Managing Editor, and sponsored by Smith, the session will bring together industry expertise to address one of the most pressing challenges currently facing the global
Sitting on excess electronic components? Discover the difference between Consignment and Outright Purchase and how to choose the solution that maximises your returns, optimises your warehouse, and supports a sustainable supply chain. The warehouse problem no one talks about Somewhere in your facility, space is being wasted. This waste is not by broken machinery or
Do you know how crucial the choice of proper electrical connectors is to the reliability of systems? In today’s complex world of automation and energy, the right industrial connectors can be a decisive factor determining the operation and safety of applications. In this article, we will look into this topic, based on the example of
Tech headlines are being dominated by the perfect storm that has led to a global shortage of Random Access Memory (RAM). As the short-term, temporary memory that handles data for processing and applications, RAM – and specifically Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) – is a foundational business technology. The primary driver of this shortage is
For procurement professionals, sourcing high reliability connectors is rarely straightforward. With supply chains under pressure, counterfeit risks on the rise, and qualification timelines stretching, getting your sourcing strategy right has never mattered more. The global connector market is on a significant growth trajectory. According to market research, the worldwide connector market is projected to reach
The electronics industry is in the grip of a memory shortage – and this one is different. Unlike the supply shocks of the COVID-19 era, today’s crunch is being driven by a fundamental shift in who consumes memory and how much they need. Experts who joined a recent Procurement Pro webinar – Claudio Chan, Director
In aerospace and defence procurement, obsolescence has always been a planning challenge as equipment engineered to last decades meets components with much shorter lifecycles. When military activity escalates, it becomes more urgent and consequential. Military actions in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere are increasing demand while supply is shrinking. For many legacy components designed
Supplyframe’s Findchips launched its Tariff Estimator across a wide range of parts in the vast Findchips catalogue. This new feature empowers engineers and sourcing professionals to translate Harmonised Tariff Schedule (HTS) and Harmonised System (HS) codes and country-of-origin details into estimated tariff duty rates for imports into the US, providing a cost range for sourcing
In the volatile world we are currently living in, many supply chains are at risk through various forms of disruption, whether that is geopolitical tensions, tariffs, climate emergencies, logistical challenges, supplier manufacturing difficulties, or product sunsetting. Single sourcing There are a number of benefits to single sourcing: Price – volume discounts Often priority over other
At embedded world 2026, conversations around digital transformation in electronics manufacturing were everywhere – but few addressed a more persistent bottleneck than the quoting process. In a discussion with Nemanja Jokanovic, Executive Leader at Breadboard and EETech Group, it became clear that while much of the industry has modernised, Bill of Materials (BOM) management has