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Our team recently got back from the EDS Executive Conference in Las Vegas. After dozens of conversations with distributors and suppliers, one message stood out. Parts of the market have settled down. But IP&E (interconnect, passive, and electromechanical components) is tightening up again. This isn’t a blip. It looks like the old pressures coming back.
Waldom announces a milestone in its continued commitment to the electronics distribution channel: 300,000 parts now in stock, representing more than $700 million in available inventory. This milestone reflects Waldom’s strong partnerships with more than 60 suppliers and reinforces its mission to support distributor partners with reliable access to mission-critical components. By expanding inventory depth
Something has shifted in electronic component distribution over the past few years, and it’s not simply that more transactions happen online. Buyer expectations themselves are changing. Engineers and procurement teams increasingly expect the speed, transparency, and accessibility of modern digital commerce alongside the expertise and reliability distributors have always provided. For distributors, this isn’t about
Managing Editor of Procurement Pro, Paige Hookway, interviews Roger Raley, Vice President & General Manager at Waldom Roger Raley has been Vice President & General Manager at Waldom since October 2024. In this conversation with Managing Editor of Procurement Pro, Paige Hookway, Raley says sentiment across the industry has shifted markedly over the past year,
Founded in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, Waldom began as a distributor of wartime surplus products before expanding into the manufacturing of speaker components. During the 1960s, the company became part of GC under Katy Industries, broadening its product portfolio to serve the electronics, automotive, and communications industries. A pivotal milestone came in 1967 when Waldom