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2021: What Steps Are Suppliers Taking to Be More Eco-Friendly?

The shift to live an eco-friendlier lifestyle started in the 1960s where hippies and those alike made daily decisions to live more environmentally conscious. Fast forward to the 1970s, China’s manufacturing sector started taking off. Nations around the world began making a move to source out of China, which forced them to become one of

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Summitech LLC COVID-19 Notice

Dear valued customers, In regards to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Summitech LLC is taking all necessary precautions and steps in order to keep our employees and communities safe in this trying time. Nevada Governor Sisolak ordered all nonessential businesses in Nevada to close for 30 days. We comply with all state-directed requirements. As a part

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Choosing Programmable LEDs

Recent news regarding programmable LEDs sourcing out of China has prompted this article. With a keen eye toward ‘caveat emptor’, we present a guide on what questions to ask of potential suppliers that you are evaluating in the field of addressable LEDs. LM-80 – This standard relates to lumen depreciation, which is the term used

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2019 CES Show

America’s largest consumer electronics tradeshow is upon us once again. Summitech will be attending the trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada on Tuesday, January 8th and Wednesday, January 9th, but the show continues through Friday, January 11th. CES is known for showcasing the next generation of innovations and products every year. Summitech is looking forward

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Planning For the Holidays

Well, it’s that time of year again. For those of us that work alongside international companies, you may already know how much the holiday schedules can differ. Now is the time to make sure you are covered, if you haven’t already, for the next 3-4 months. The biggest holiday that causes some issues for us

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Listed Versus Recognized – What Those UL Ratings Mean

When you are looking for a product and want to make sure it has a safety rating and is suitable for use in your end product, you must be aware of the slight differences in wording associated with UL labels. UL Listed – This means that samples of the device have been physically tested by

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Factory Spotlight: Freeport RJ45 Products

Freeport was established in 1982 and now has more than 30 years of manufacturing experience specializing in high definition digital products. Freeport leads the world in cable assemblies and connector manufacturing with presence in Asia, Europe, and North America. With Summitech’s strong partnership with the Freeport Group, we have since established Freeport USA and are

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Giving Back to Our Community

Summitech has overall grown to be a successful company. We are a busy team working around the clock and ultimately making money. As the owner of this company, alongside my business partner Pete, we have realized that maybe we aren’t just here to make money, but to be able to provide for our employees and

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Tariffs: The Challenges We Have Faced

How Has it Impacted Summitech? Since the establishment of tariffs imposed by the Administration on goods manufactured in China several months ago, we have had to learn about how to manage our supply chain partners and our logistics partners in this new reality. To some degree, it has been a challenge for both our customers

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RoHS 3 – Will you be ready for the new law in 2019?

If you are a supply-chain specialist or an engineer in the electronics industry, you know what RoHS is. You may even know about RoHS 2. But are you ready for RoHS 3? For those that want to learn, RoHS is the Restriction Of Hazardous Substances, a law that originated in the European Union in 2002.

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