For Release September 1, 2020

Golden, CO — The CPMR subcommittee with support of the Board of Directors have determined a hybrid event for the upcoming CPMR program in January 2021 will be our method of delivery for participants.

Flexibility to Participate

By providing a hybrid experience, MRERF/IPA will be able to provide …

Source: SMC Diode Solutions

SMC Diode Solutions, a leading manufacturer of electronic components, has selected Electro-Rep Associates, an established sales representative firm for electronic and industrial components based in Charlotte, NC, as its representative for the southeastern U.S. (North and South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee).

SMC Diode’s …

May 25, 2020
Source: TTI Inc.

TTI Inc., a specialty distributor of electronic components, is continuing its successful cross-country roadshow tour that kicked off in 2019. TTI executives took the TTI story on the road to town hall meetings where they met with our customers, suppliers and rep partners from coast-to-coast.

Not to …

Source: Abracon

Abracon, LLC (Abracon), The Heartbeat of the IoT®, a leading global manufacturer of frequency control, timing, synchronization, RF, connectivity and power solutions, announces Diamond Level sponsorship of the 51st Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) Conference. The event will be held Feb. 23-25 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center …

November 8, 2019
Source: ZEUS Battery Products

ZEUS Battery Products and Kruvand Associates Inc. have agreed on a new partnership. The collaboration started in January 2019 to cover the Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona and all of Mexico.

ZEUS Battery Products is happy to officially announce the partnership. Kruvand has a …

April 25, 2019
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

Repfabric and RPMS announce a strategic partnership to connect Repfabric’s CRM platform with the RPMS cloud system data. In addition, RPMS is now a Certified Sales, Training, and Support Agency for the Repfabric platform.

The companies will provide RPMS customers the option to use Repfabric’s CRM …

Jan 29, 2019
Source: Peerless Electronics

Peerless Electronics Inc., a leading stocking distributor of switches, relays and circuit breaker products, has added Allied Moulded Products, CBI Electric, EXM, Picker Components and Mechatronics to its extensive industrial sector product offering.

Peerless Electronics President Bill Gallucci stated, “Adding such well known and in-demand lines is …

Source: Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)

The Semiconductor Industry Association announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $41.8 billion for the month of October 2018, an increase of 12.7 percent from the October 2017 total of $37.1 billion and 1 percent more than last month’s total of $41.4 billion. Monthly sales numbers …

Nov. 15, 2018
Source: Electronics Representatives Association

The Electronics Representatives Association (ERA) has announced that its retired executive vice president and CEO, Raymond J. Hall, passed away on Nov. 13 in Findlay, Ohio. He was 80 and had recently undergone surgery to set a broken femur suffered in a fall.

Mr. Hall was ERA’s …

Sept. 25, 2018
Source: Peerless Electronics Inc.

Peerless Electronics Inc., a stocking distributor of switches, relays and circuit breaker products, has agreed to distribute the comprehensive line of encoder and sensor products from field leader BEI Sensors (Thousand Oaks, Calif.).

Specializing in speed and position sensors for extreme applications within the industrial, military, …

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 23, 2018
Munich, electronica.de

Smart, reliable, and secure networking at all levels is the focus for this year’s edition of the world’s leading trade fair and conference for electronics, to be held on November 13–16, 2018, in Munich, Germany. This time round, electronica will be going way beyond …

James “Jim” W. Banovich, age 79, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Aurora St. Luke’s in Milwaukee. In 1956, Jim started working at Marsh Electronics at age 17, started behind the counter to many different capacities to owning the company in the early 90s. He served on several …

June 25, 2018
Source: Peerless Electronics Inc.

Two leaders in high-quality relays and related products will be working together

Peerless Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest stocking distributors of switches, relays and circuit breaker products, has agreed to distribute a new product line from Sensata-Crydom.

The inventor and pioneer of the original solid-state …

March 22, 2018
Source: Alliance Memory Inc.

[caption id="attachment_10040" align="alignright" width="150"] Tom Gargan[/caption]

Alliance Memory, a manufacturer of SRAM, DRAM, and SDRAM ICs, announced the appointment of Tom Gargan as director of sales. In his new role, Gargan is expanding Alliance Memory’s sales coverage in key areas of North America, including Canada, New …

January 15, 2018
Source: Manufacturers’ Representatives Educational Resource Foundation (MRERF)

The Manufacturers’ Representatives Educational Resource Foundation (MRERF) reports that the Certified Professional Manufacturers’ Representative (CPMR) first-year course for 2018 is sold out. The session runs in January at the University of Texas in Austin. Other 2018 programs available from MRERF are: the Certified …

January 15, 2018
Source: Howe & Hutton Ltd.

Are you exasperated by pesky calls from fundraisers, despite having signed up for the Do-Not-Call list? Relief may not be on the way. According to the latest newsletter from Howe & Hutton, Ltd., a Chicago law firm that works with many associations, the …

Source: Electronics Representatives Association, The Representor, Fall 2017

The semiconductor industry just experienced one of its best second quarters in revenue growth, driven by the memory device market, says a recent report by EPS News, and the DRAM market, in particular, is expected to reach record levels in 2017. The semiconductor industry posted …

Source: Electronics Representatives Association, The Representor, Fall 2017

A panel of the Illinois Appellate Court has held that networking with a former colleague on social media does not amount to a violation of a noncompete agreement. Howe & Hutton, Ltd., a Chicago law firm whose clients include many not-for-profit trade associations, reported in …

Source: Electronics Representatives Association, The Representor, Fall 2017

The Manufacturers’ Representatives Educational Research Foundation (MRERF) recently announced the hiring of a new executive director. Kate Rhoten, whose experience includes 20+ years in sales and training as well as working in the non-profit sector, joined the foundation in August. Susannah Hart and …

Sept. 25, 2017 – Source: Empowering Systems

Empowering Systems Announces Acquisition of MACS Software
Acquisition Broadens Sales Analytics Offering and Expands Customer Base

Empowering Systems, Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of MACS Software of Naples, Fla. MACS has been developing software solutions exclusively for manufacturers’ representatives for over 45 years. Their …

Aug. 4, 2017 – Source: Semiconductor Industry Association

Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $97.9 billion during the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 5.8 percent over the previous quarter and 23.7 percent more than the second quarter of 2016, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Global sales for the month …

By David Mantey, Editorial Director, IEN.com
May 17, 2017 – Source: EDS 2017 Summit Daily

[caption id="attachment_590" align="alignright" width="150"] Walter Tobin[/caption]

Walter E. Tobin is the CEO of the Electronics Representatives Association (ERA). In a new interview, he discusses the current state of the electronics industry, and some of the biggest obstacles that …

May 9, 2017 – Source: University of Minnesota

According to a recent University of Minnesota story, a team of its researchers have developed a new nano-scale thin film material that could change the landscape for electronics.

The new film has the highest-ever conductivity in its class and could lead to the development …

May 9, 2017 – Source: Infinite Electronics, Inc.

Infinite Electronics, Inc., a supplier of engineering-grade wired and wireless connectivity products, announced that it has acquired Smiths Interconnect’s Microwave Telecoms business (SMT) from Smiths Group plc, a London based global technology company.

SMT is comprised of the Kaelus, PolyPhaser, Transtector Systems and RadioWaves …

May 8, 2017 – Source: Semiconductor Industry Association
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Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $30.9 billion for the month of March 2017, an increase of 18.1 percent compared to the March 2016 total of $26.2 billion, and 1.6 percent more than the February 2017 total of $30.4 billion, according to the …