BROOKFIELD, WI ― June 2020 ― In an effort to help OEMs and EMS companies navigate supply chain disruptions and cost pressures due to COVID-19, Part Analytics announces that they are offering a FREE 90-day trial for their software. Part Analytics’ AI-based sourcing and quoting platform for direct materials helps companies identify up to 20% savings on material costs. Additionally, the solution helps to proactively identify and mitigate risks such as lifecycle and availability.

MacDermid Alpha announces the appointment of Fabio Taiana to the role of Vice President Assembly Solutions – Europe.

Atlanta, GA – ECIA’s Global Industry Practices Committee (GIPC) issued a document to provide areas for consideration and best practices for how manufacturers, distributors and manufacturer’s representatives in the electronic component industry can safely and effectively adapt their selling organizations in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The content in this document is derived from a combination of remote customer engagement policies and strategies along with guidance regarding face to face selling activities and other external stakeholder meetings.

Essemtec, the Swiss manufacturer of production systems for electronic assembly and packaging, announces that its Spider smart-sized high-speed dispenser can be adapted for a wide range of dispensing applications including solder paste and SMT glue, LED encapsulation, silver epoxy, dam and fill, underfill, cavity fill, 3D dispensing via laser height mapping and more.