SETTING THE BENCHMARK

The COVID-19 pandemic and many other geopolitical and economic factors have created a volatile supply chain that is significantly disrupting materials and component lead times. In addressing this challenge, Benchmark has seen a significant increase in demand for combined supply chain and design...

Benchmark’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Mike Buseman, was recently featured on EMS Now’s “Movie Monday” video interview feature alongside EMS Now publisher, Eric Miscoll. The pair discussed the many factors that are leading to a renewed interest in American manufacturing....

In Mike Buseman's recent appearance on EMSNow, he discussed some of the diverse global factors driving a resurgence in U.S.-based electronics manufacturing. Over the last few years, the COVID-19 pandemic has nearly crippled a global supply chain that was once believed to be almost completely...

Radical, seemingly ripped out of Star Trek medical devices continue to be released faster than ever thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and growing venture capital (VC) investment in the health sector. With this acceleration, a new dominant medical device original equipment manufacturer (OEM) structure...

As a premier electronics manufacturer for defense partners, we’re very in tune with trends and opportunities for innovation in the defense industry. During the pandemic, we had to rise to the challenges of supply chain disruptions, the push to onshore manufacturing, and economic disruptions that...

Within industries demanding high reliability such as defense and medical technologies, documenting an incredible amount of detail throughout the manufacturing process is essential to regulatory compliance and product quality.Specifically,in the medical design and manufacturing industry,...

The current global component shortage has created significant problems for manufacturers across industries. With the pandemic and other global supply chain factors, suppliers find it increasingly difficult to meet demand, delaying downstream production of products. Unfortunately, these aren't the...

Benchmark Application Development Manager Steve DeWaters offered a holistic view of the challenges and promises of the connected battlespace in Aerospace and Defense Technology Online. Identifying key enabling technologies to collect, detect, process, and respond to battlefield data, the article...

Benchmark Chief Revenue Officer Rob Crawford joined the EMSNow crew, Eric Miscoll and Philip Stoten, along with Creation Technologies Chief Sales and Marketing Officer David Longshore, for an episode of the Eric Miscoll Show. The group discussed a wide variety of topics including our respective...

Possible shutdowns of component production because of coronavirus, rising prices for copper and other metals and potential shortages of multi-layer ceramic capacitors, power MOSFETs and other components are some of the supply chain challenges that electronics buyers say they will face in 2021.

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Change is inevitable in business, particularly when it comes to technology products. From technological improvements to supplier bankruptcies, internal and external forces continuously spark changes to established product designs. Unless handled seamlessly, changes to a product's design...

The “Why Benchmark?” blogs are an ongoing blog feature highlighting the people, processes, and technologies that set Benchmark apart. Tune in every month to read the next installment in the series. This month's blog highlights Benchmark's core strengths in supply chain management. Next month we’ll...