How did the RF coax connector market perform in 2017? How is it anticipated to perform in 2018 and beyond? What markets and geographical regions present the greatest potential for growth in RF (coaxial) connectors and why? How does the increase in frequency influence design, production tolerances, test equipment and cost? Which specific RF coax ……Read More »
What are the growth markets and regions for cable assemblies in the next five years? Which regions, markets, and cable assembly types have the highest growth prospects? What technical and economic trends are affecting the cable assembly industry? What cable assembly types are being used by market sector and region? Where should business investments be ……Read More »
Important in nearly every aspect of the connector industry, fiber optic technologies are playing an increasingly key role in the future growth of the connector industry. Which fiber optic connector and assembly types currently dominate the market? Will this change in the next five years? Which fiber optic connector types will exhibit strongest growth over ……Read More »
Bishop and Associates has released the 2018 edition of the World Connector Market Handbook. How does this compare to five years ago? Ten years ago? How have other end-use equipment sectors performed over the last decade? How are they anticipated to perform five-years from now? Which product types gained the greatest market share and which product ……Read More »
IC sockets have been used for many years for different, evolving reasons. Since sockets add to material costs, no one would use them unless they had a good reason – or are basically following a standard operating procedure that has worked for previous generations. With the advent of modern digital circuitry and increasing importance of ……Read More »
Worldwide the third largest market sector, the computer and computer peripheral market, generated $8.4 billion in connector sales in 2017. Covering a variety of equipment types including desktop computers, mobile computers (laptops and tablets), servers, storage equipment, and computer peripherals, the computer market is presently undergoing a major change which will challenge OEMs and suppliers ……Read More »
How is the connector industry performing in 2017? How is the connector industry anticipated to perform in 2018 and beyond? Which markets and sub-sectors are showing the most growth in 2017, in 2022? What outside factors affected connector growth in 2016? In 2017? Historically, how is 2017’s performance impacting demand? What market trends will prevail ……Read More »
In 2016, Industry Sales of Cable Assemblies Totaled Nearly $140 Billion! Who came out on top? What countries were home to these companies? What were their total sales by region? How much of the industry do the Top 100 represent? Know your competitors and know your acquisition targets. Who are the biggest companies out there ……Read More »
World sales of connectors reached $54.1 billion in 2016 with the Top 100 largest connector companies achieving sales of $50.5 billion (93.3% of world demand). The Top 10 had sales of $32.4 billion (59.8% of world demand). There are twenty-six connector companies based in North America ranked in the Top 100. TE Connectivity is the ……Read More »
We are in an especially good business environment for profitable growth in the connector space. World connector sales are up 10.6% in the first half of 2017. Connector prices are stable and there is no price erosion. Raw material costs are stable with only modest increases. All factors combine for a great environment for profits. ……Read More »