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Pandemic Boosts Urgency of Digital Transformation for German Manufacturers Facing Competitive Pressures
February 11, 2021 GMT
FRANKFURT, Germany (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 11, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the supply chains of German manufacturers, increasing pressure to virtualize production and bring it closer to customers, according to a new report published today by Information Services Group ( ISG ) (Nasdaq: III ), a leading global technology research and advisory firm.
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The 2020 ISG Provider Lens
™ Manufacturing Industry Services report for Germany said the country’s manufacturing industry, already undergoing digital transformation prior to the pandemic, has begun to compete on new dimensions, including the ability to detect and respond to rapidly changing customer demands and to provide products as a service. The events of the past year accelerate
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ROHM’s New 5th Generation P-Channel MOSFETs Deliver Class-Leading Low ON Resistance
ROHM SemiconductorFebruary 10, 2021 GMT
Santa Clara, CA and Kyoto, Japan, Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) ROHM today announced a 24-model lineup of 24V input, -40V / -60V withstand voltage P-channel MOSFETs available in both single ( RqxxxxxAT / RdxxxxxAT / RsxxxxxAT / RFxxxxxAT ) and dual configurations ( UTxxx5/QHxxx5/SHxxx5 ). These new devices are ideal for industrial and consumer applications, such as factory automation, robotics, and air conditioning systems.
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In recent years, as demand for higher efficiency and power density drives adoption of higher input voltages in industrial and consumer applications, MOSFETs are expected to provide not only low ON resistance, but high withstand voltages as well. Two types of MOSFETs exist: N-channel and P-channel. Although N-channel types gen
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Rogers Corporation Reports Fire in S. Korea Plant
February 10, 2021 GMT
CHANDLER, Ariz. (BUSINESS WIRE) Feb 10, 2021
Rogers Corporation (NYSE:ROG) reports that there was a fire at its UTIS manufacturing facility in Ansan, S. Korea on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at approximately 9 p.m. local time. The site was safely evacuated and there were no reported injuries; however, there is extensive damage to the manufacturing site. The source of the fire is currently under investigation.
This facility manufactures eSorba® polyurethane foams used in portable electronics and display applications. These operations will be disrupted, but it is too early to determine the expected duration of the disruption.
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Shapeways Scales On-Demand Manufacturing to Meet Diverse 3D Printing Applications
February 10, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Shapeways, a leader in powering digital manufacturing, has reached important milestones in scaling its manufacturing solutions to meet diverse customer requirements worldwide. To date, the company has produced more than 20 million parts using 10 different printing technologies and 90 different materials and finishes.
Over a million customers across 160 countries have selected Shapeways to simplify and speed the production of everything from personal protective equipment (PPE) to combat COVID-19 to 3D-printed prosthetics and a growing list of unique, one-of-a-kind products. “Shapeways fosters creative freedom by removing manufacturing guesswork and complexity,” said Miko Levy, chief revenue officer of Shapeways. “Our purpose-built software, aut