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How is AI data centre expansion disrupting component supply chains?
Supply Chain Management

How is AI data centre expansion disrupting supply chains?

From semiconductors and networking gear to transformers and power equipment, hyperscalers are shifting the supply dynamics for products needed to build AI data centres on a global scale. Those with huge appetites and deep pockets are reserving mass quantities of critical parts years in advance. They have the capital, and they’re willing to spend it.

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The last-time buy isn’t the last chance
Industry Insights Sourcing Strategies

The last-time buy isn’t the last chance

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

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Quality Assurance Sourcing Strategies

4 component obsolescence trends worth watching

AI chipmakers are rattling the cage when it comes to semiconductors, but all that noise is obscuring the fact that most applications rely on mainstay electronic components such as microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGAs, power management ICs, clock and frequency generators, and prior-generation chips to drive performance and functionality. For engineers and procurement teams, reliable access to

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How to future-proof your supply chain in 2026
Sourcing Strategies Supply Chain Management

How to future-proof your supply chain in 2026

In a recent webinar hosted by Procurement Pro and sponsored by Flip Electronics, I led a panel of senior industry leaders through an in‑depth discussion on how procurement teams can future‑proof their supply chains in 2026 and beyond. The panel brought together perspectives from technology providers, distributors, and supply chain specialists: Simon Thompson – VP

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What teams need to know about mil/aero in EMEA
Sourcing Strategies

What teams need to know about mil/aero in EMEA

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  • 30 January 2026
  • 5 minutes read

For much of the 1990s and early 2000s, the military and aerospace (mil/aero) sector was a subdued corner of the European semiconductor industry. Growth hovered around 2-3%, design cycles stretched seven to 10 years, and only a handful of companies focused on the space. There was a common perception that mil/aero was technically interesting but

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Flip adds more sales heft in EMEA
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Flip adds more sales heft in EMEA

Flip Electronics is cementing its position in the EMEA market with the addition of three new sales organisations. The move to expand customer coverage and sales support across the region follows a successful start to the business in 2025. Abercorn Electronics is headed by the experience pairing of Derek Colquhoun and Derek Sterling, Line One

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Is extended manufacturing the answer to obsolescence?
Sourcing Strategies

Is extended manufacturing the answer to obsolescence?

When equipment is engineered to outlast the parts that comprise it, proactive obsolescence strategies are essential to ensure production and replacement parts remain available even as component manufacturers move on to next-generation technologies, something they’re doing at a faster rate than ever to remain competitive as customer preferences shift. Original component manufacturers (OCMs) cease production

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When almost 500,000 parts reach EoL annually, you need an obsolescence strategy
Industry Insights Supply Chain Management

When almost 500,000 parts reach EoL annually, you need an obsolescence strategy

How procurement teams can keep the focus on innovation, not redesign. When a critical part winds up on a component manufacturer’s end-of-life (EoL) notification list, it sets off a scramble to locate quantities in the market already, identify and test alternatives, or kick off a redesign. None of these are ideal. The time, expense, and

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Tips and tricks for staying ahead of obsolescence
Sourcing Strategies

Tips and tricks for staying ahead of obsolescence

In a world where “everything’s got electronics in it these days,” as Paul Green, Sales Director for Northern Europe, Middle East & Africa at Rochester Electronics put it, the risk of component obsolescence has become a concern, not just a supply chain nuisance. A recent webinar, sponsored by Flip Electronics and hosted by Paige Hookway,

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Component obsolescence: trends to watch in 2026
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Component obsolescence: trends to watch in 2026

Flip Electronics President, Bill Bradford, discusses trends in the semiconductors and electronic components sectors. AI has put hyperscalers and GPU innovators on everyone’s radar this year; their CEOs are touting next-gen computing and all the opportunities that come with it. The hype is well-founded, but it’s obscuring the day-to-day needs of manufacturers seeking CPUs, ASICs,

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