"I’m starting to feel a little more optimistic about the first part of next year, based on what I’m hearing from my vendors. This problem has been going on for over a year. We had lots of stock, but we burned through that now. We’re asking for our customers to be patient and to help us work through this shortage."
—Mark Brim, President/Owner | Brim Laundry Machinery Co. Inc. | Hutchins, TX

"I visited our main supplier of boards in Europe recently (who also supplies to many other manufacturers in our industry) and was told that chip availability will ...