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Analysis: Top Part Searches on Octopart
Looking at a typical month of searches on Octopart immediately shows us some parts are much more popular than others. In the plot below, you can see that the top 20 queries are requested nearly one...
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How often do you update? - The Pareto Principle
Developing on a native mobile platform such as iOS or Android is very different from developing for the web. In addition to the standardizeddevelopmentenvironments necessary to develop code, there is...
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RepairDB, The Electronic Repair Reference App
Ron Rockwell, a CompTIA Certified and Authorized Warranty Repair Technician, has been repairing electronics professionally and for fun for over 15 years.“Every time I had a hard repair job I found...
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Acquiring a Distributor
At the EDS conference a few weeks ago, I had the great fortune of meeting up with Bernard Gizzi, president of Electronic Connector Company (ECCO). ECCO is a franchised distributor based out of Chicago...
View ArticleAPI Update: Access Datasheets from the Octopart API
As part of our goal to make component data more open and accessible we’ve been working hard on adding new features to the API. Today I’m happy to report that you can access datasheets from the Octopart...
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Summer Sale! Arena Solution's Supplier Item Lookup Limited Time Offer
Our friends at Arena Solutions are offering a limited time offer on the Supplier Item Lookup in Arena's BOMControl tool. Normally priced at $1,548 per year, this Octopart-powered add-on is now $299 for...
View ArticleAPI Update: Compliance Documents now available through the Octopart API
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Analysis: Who's Using The API?
We've been talking a lot about the Octopart API recently and are thrilled to see more people using it to build apps for sourcing and manufacturing. Below is a high-level breakdown of the kinds of...
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Octopart at Staten Island Yankees
Yesterday the Octopart team took a break and enjoyed a riveting baseball game between the Staten Island Yankees and Batavia Muckdogs.It is with much regret that I report the SI Yanks lost 8-6 and that...
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TTI now on Octopart
We've had so many requests for TTI over the years, that we couldn't keep track of them all. And so we're delighted to announce to our users that TTI is now on Octopart!With an extensive line card and...
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API Spotlight: Parts-in-Place is MRP for Small Businesses
This is a spotlight on Parts-in-Place, a BOM management tool with access to part data powered by Octopart. Nick Ivanter is the founder and CEO.Nick Ivanter’s background isn’t hardware design. Nick...As...
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Analysis: Top Manufacturers by Type of Searches
Last month, we showed you a snapshot of the kinds of people that are using the Octopart API. To follow-up, here's some insight into how the usage on Octopart.com compares to that of the Octopart API:(A...
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Octopart in Excel
We've got some great news for folks who maintain their BOMs in Excel!Now you can easily pull pricing, availability, "Buy Now" URLs, datasheet URLs, and more right into your spreadsheet with a few...
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Tell Us About Yourself!
We hear from lots of you everyday - engineers, buyers, part suppliers, makers, software developers - and are grateful for all the feedback. We'd love to hear from more of you! If you have a moment,...
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Anaren & Sourcing through Octopart
Octopart works with scores of manufacturers in numerous ways. For example, we've previously mentioned our relationships with Ecliptek and Texas Instruments on this blog.One recent development is...
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Rochester Electronics now on Octopart
Rochester Electronics is a leader in manufacturing and distributing EOL and mature semiconductors worldwide.With an in-stock inventory of more than 5 billion finished parts and over 10 billion die,...
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BOM Lookup!
Our users do a lot of searches. A LOT of searches. A hotly demanded feature -- asked for since our very inception -- has been for a way to quickly look up information on an entire BOM's worth of parts....
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Octopart at Grand Central Terminal
The Octopart team toils long hours making your quest for parts easier. But every once in a while we pull ourselves from the office and engage with New York City like a bunch of tourists. And it feels...
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Richardson RFPD on Octopart
We've got some great news to report: Richardson RFPD, an Arrow company, is now live on Octopart!Richardson RFPD is a large specialty distributor focused on RF, wireless, and energy management...
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Conflict Minerals Statements now available through the Octopart API
At the end of July, a U.S. federal judge upheld the Securities and Exchange Commission's conflict minerals rule that will require manufacturers to disclose the source of tantalum, tin, tungsten and...
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