Signs of Economic Stability in 2025 Manufacturer price stabilization fuels recovery and optimism in key industries By Tim Kilfoil Don’t look now, but it appears the old normal has made a dramatic return. Congress is fighting at length over boring old tax and spending issues. The Middle East has popped with age-old country conflicts pitting […]
Impatience in a World of Tariffs Navigating uncertainty, confronting frustration, and finding actionable solutions By Tim Kilfoil “Hello, my name is Tim, and I am impatient.” Living through this tariff transition as someone with little patience is frustrating. The slow pace of change, unpredictable effects, and lack of clarity are the real issues. Tariffs disrupt […]
Adapting to Tariffs Turning Trade Barriers into Building Blocks for Electronic Component Manufacturing’s Future By Tim Kilfoil If we are forced to live with tariffs, in whatever form they may end up, is there any way to do this harmoniously? Can we find a glass half full lens through which to view these? Is it […]
Market in Flux Mixed Signals, EV Challenges & Push for a Strong Second Half by Tim Kilfoil Our market snapshot this month is long on muddling mix and short on clarity toward growth. There has not been an appreciable pickup in demand despite what we have seen/heard from some channel partners who have seen increases, […]
The Building Blocks of Hope: A New Era for U.S. Manufacturing Reshoring, Innovation, and Investments Are Creating a Bright Future for American Production by Tim Kilfoil Have you felt a growing sense of hope in manufacturing and production over the past few months? No? Well, can I convince you that it might be coming sooner […]
Driving Innovation and Growth: Balancing Relationships with Forward-Thinking Strategies by Tim Kilfoil, JF Kilfoil President Well, here we are, fully into the new year, and we can say as we exhale, “The election is finally behind us.” I have to admit, though, I still find myself anxious, wondering how this year might play out differently […]
Cincinnati, Ohio (May 15, 2023) – JF Kilfoil, a company built on trusted suppliers and customized engineering solutions, has joined forces with FSP Group, a global power supply manufacturer. FSP Group offers a wide array of AC/DC power supply options, such as medical power supplies, industrial power supplies, enterprise computing power supplies, external and open-frame […]
With the advancing COVID-19 virus in full disruption mode across our industry, and an ever present threat to ourselves and our families, we have certainly changed the way we operate. Some of these changes include an elimination of face-to-face customer meetings, dealing with shuttered factories which have eliminated orders, and a reluctant push toward being […]
Disruption- Our suppliers and customers continue to feel the effects of the COVID-19 virus as it begins its inevitable spread around the globe and into a neighborhood near us (and you). While we expect many customers and suppliers will likely place restrictions on visits, audits and any other form of travel or unnecessary face-to-face interaction, […]
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