We discuss EMS emerging markets like Thailand, Vietnam and India. We also discuss the LED EMS market and providers like Jabil and Flextronics positioning themselves to manufacture component-level assemblies. Then, there’s Foxconn – how amazingly profitable the Company is, but not in its EMS business.
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Military & Defense Electronics
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Will iPad 3 get killed by Android and Windows 8?
Apple is believed to have phenomenal product momentum (iPhone 4S, iOS 5), expanding distribution and a solid product pipeline.
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Full report: EMS / ODM worry about profitability as fall 2011 survey reveals pessimism in electronics supply chain
471 survey respondents from EMS/ODM, Component Manufacturers, Distributors, Electronic Equipment Manufacturers, OEMs and Semiconductor Manufacturers answer questions on the economic situation; employment, inventory levels, business volume, and prices providing insight into the levels of …
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Why your manufacturing proposal for military / defense electronics got rejected
Long before defense contractors generate request for proposals / quotations (RFP / RFQ) and send RFP / RFQ notices to worthy electronics suppliers and EMS providers for bid solicitations, substantial time and effort are expended in evaluating platform-level opportunities from …
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Military EMS and printed circuit board security risks using global innovation networks
Imagine a GPGPU semiconductor is developed in the U.S. or Japan, and the attendant software and supporting components are developed in India. Then, a medical imaging platform is conceived in Germany and a complete system is built, tested, configured and …
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Pentagon budget cuts challenge defense EMS providers
How can EMS providers plan defense new business development with supply chain consolidations underway? Defense game changing in the way budgets are issued and contracts are awarded. EMS providers must see where design trends and opportunities exist. Focus turns to mastering logistics.
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RoHS defense / aero risks in lead free assemblies
Vigilance in monitoring component manufacturers is key. Counterfeit parts likelihood increases during transition to lead free. Effort becomes more critical when considering use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. Telecommunications, medical electronics manufacturers face similar electronics assembly challenges.
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So you think you know defense EMS?
U.S. military appetite for printed circuit boards is $1.1 billion with roughly $300 million (and growing) for military rigid-flexible printed circuit boards. To the benefit of some EMS providers (and disadvantage of many others) engaging new military and defense opportunities for EMS providers will be as much about knowledge, competency and trust as it will be about footprint or size. Defense electronics is a mentality, not a market.
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EMS provider OnCore CEO Dan Perez talks defense, EMS challenges, OEM trust, growth
We talk with Dan Perez, CEO of privately held EMS provider OnCore Manufacturing Services. OnCore serves some of the fastest growing and most profitable markets in the EMS sector.
Perez talks candidly about OnCore’s roadmap strengths and challenges managing defense electronics assembly programs, gaining OEM trust, and offers one of the most comprehensive responses regarding battling counterfeit components we’ve heard in a long time, plus more in our open discussion.
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Breakdown of electronics end markets served by top EMS providers
Non-traditional EMS markets make up larger portion of business for smaller EMS providers such as Benchmark Electronics, Plexus. Automotive, medical electronics believed to be pivotal components to helping EMS market out of the recession. Also, covers Foxconn, Hon Hai, Jabil Circuit, Flextronics, Sanmina-SCI, Celestica.
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