- TTI Executive Report: 2026 Industry Outlook Dec 03, 2025 Lew LaFornara, SVP Global Interconnect Business, on 2026 cost and tariff uncertainties, plus strategies to support Customers and Suppliers
- Navigating High-Reliability and COTS Component Sourcing Oct 30, 2025 Learn about the growing viability of commercial off-the-shelf components for critical applications, where quality and availability are critical.
- TTI Executive Report: 2025 Industry Outlook Dec 05, 2024 SVP Lew LaFornara reflects on an “inconsistent” 2024 and how to prepare for an uncertain 2025 by providing consistent service.
- Sensor Technology in a Post-Pandemic World: Innovations as the Driver of Growth Sep 28, 2021 Sensors are becoming more widely used and more powerful, opening up new avenues for data-driven and connected technology. Lew LaFornara examines the opportunities and challenges that come with increased use of sensors in a wide range of devices and applications.
- Leading Edge Technology, Soft Demand and Distribution Strategy are Biggest Influencers Apr 12, 2016 As we close the first quarter of 2016, TTI’s Lew LaFornara, VP Supplier Marketing and Product Management, takes a look at trends for the connectors industry.<br><br> Market conditions are essentially what the electronics sourcing industry expected for this year. Relatively weak end-market demand and only a mildly positive economic outlook have created a basically flat market for connectors. The ongoing weakening demand that started in Q2 2015 and continued throughout the balance of last year has resulted in the leaning of the supply chains of both component manufacturers and OEMs. Most supply chain strategies are currently focused on cost reduction rather than dealing with excess inventory or capacity.
- Stronger Links in the Connector Supply Chain Aug 17, 2015 The world's electronics connectors suppliers prefer to have specific focus – build the best connectors possible, operate efficiently and cost effectively, provide innovative and enabling technologies, and make a profit while doing it. These manufacturers are experts in design engineering, manufacturing, and to some extent marketing and branding of their products. They'd rather not be heavily involved in warehousing, maintaining ‘ready-to-sell' inventory, developing customer specific supply chain programs, or handling quick turn drop in orders at less than lead time or less than minimum order quantities (MOQs).
- No Pain, No Gain The Hassle of Conflict Mineral Audits Might Actually be Worth It Oct 22, 2014 It is a simple question companies are required to ask and, depending on the direction of the latest appellate court decision, perhaps even answer: do your connectors contain conflict minerals? For the vast majority of connectors, conflict minerals are a non-issue, however the answer “no.” is no longer sufficient. A small requirement of the 2012 Dodd-Frank Act compels publicly-held American companies to certify the tin, tungsten, gold or tantalum in their raw materials stream do not come from the war-torn region of central Africa.
- Why Robots Won’t Replace People Jan 21, 2014 Industrial Q&A with TTI Inc. An interview with Lew LaFornara, VP Supplier Marketing and Product Management, TTI Inc.
- Delivering Support for Early Adopters May 02, 2013 Creating the products of tomorrow, demands awareness of the latest components today. This holds true for interconnect, passives, electromechanical and circuit protection products. Keeping up with new technology and product introductions and getting parts in hand for testing and evaluation can be a daunting task for engineers and buyers. Finding the right distribution partner makes all the difference in meeting these demands efficiently and giving end products a competitive edge.
- TTI Announces Reduced Lead Times for Value Added Connector Assembly Feb 23, 2009 Lew LaFornara, Vice President of Product Management for Connectors, announces reduced lead times for value-added connector assembly for TTI customers.
