ESNA spoke with ReSolve, part of Arrow's newly launched reverse logistics group, which also includes Intechra, an IT asset disposition services company and Converge, an independent distributor, to discuss the importance of a reverse supply chain logistics program. 
The aftermath of Japan's earthquake last month has left the electronics supply chain struggling with production stoppages and shipment delays of electronic components and raw materials supply.
Because the DRAM market is highly volatile the current buyer's market could quickly swing into a seller's market during the second half of 2011. Buyers will need to keep an eye on several key issues.
National labs get $104 M in funding
Albuquerque, N. M. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $104.7 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for eight new projects at seven DOE National Laboratories. These projects will support research, development and testing of clean energy and efficiency technologies.
Projects will target reducing the production cost of carbon fiber manufacturing to help in reduce the weight of vehicles; improving efficiency and lowering costs for car batteries; and net-zero energy building technologies, all designed to lower carbon emissions and create new jobs.
Projects have been selected in three areas:
- Carbon Fiber Manufacturing and Processing Technologies
- Advanced Battery Prototype Fabrication and Testing Facilities
- Development of Integrated Building Systems
Laboratories selected include the following:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tenn.): $34.7 million for carbon fiber manufacturing and processing to construct the Carbon Fiber Technology Center.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory: $20.2 million to develop an Integrated Net-Zero Energy Buildings Research Laboratory that includes a commercial building field research platform.
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.): $15.9 million to build and operate a National User Facility for Net-Zero Energy Buildings Research.
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (Morgantown, W.Va.): $13.9 million to construct a 35,000 square foot Performance Verification Laboratory to perform nearly 17,000 verifications tests per year on a broad range of residential and commercial appliances.
- Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne, Ill.): $8.8 million to construct three battery research and development facilities: a Battery Prototype Cell Fabrication Facility, a Materials Production Scale-Up Facility, and a Post-Test Analysis Facility.
- Idaho National Laboratory (Idaho Falls, Idaho): $5 million to establish a High Energy Battery Test Facility.
- Sandia National Laboratories (Albuquerque, N.M.): $4.2 million to modify and enhance its Battery Abuse Testing Laboratory.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden, Colo.): $2 million to establish a Battery Thermal and Life Test Facility.
Delphi Automotive intros an aluminum cable as an alternative to more expensive copper cabling in automotive applications.