Sony Corp will reduce by about three-quarters the number of its parts suppliers to speed up development of its electronic products, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. Sony, which currently has about 1,000 suppliers, plans to reduce the ...
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AVX Corporation, a leading manufacturer of passive components and interconnect solutions, is launching the evolution of its FFLC Series medium power film capacitors for DC filtering applications. Available in large case sizes up to 35 ...
Launch campaign marks distributor’s first foray into TV advertising Asobi is expanding its portfolio with its first electrical toy, DMX Racer. The battery-powered slot cars will launch this June with a campaign also marking the ...
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Ryder is introducing female-friendly trucks to its fleet based on recommendations from Women in Trucking (WIT), to encourage more women drivers to join the ranks of fellow truckers. “It’s important for manufacturers to take ...
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In February this year, Turkey's crude steel output increased by 0.7 percent year on year and declined by 5.8 percent month on month to 2.67 million metric tons, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
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Cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin-film photovoltaic module maker First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA has announced completion of the 1.3MWDC solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at Kitakyushu-shi. Powered by First Solar’s FS Series 3 Black ...
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Japanese core machinery orders jumped 13.4% in January from the previous month, the government said Thursday, indicating that companies may be willing to boost their capital spending even after a sales tax increase in April. The large ...
Iveco’s Dakar 2014 competing Trakker Evolution 3 – will join a line-up of on and off-road Ivecos when the Commercial Vehicle Show opens its doors on 29 April in Birmingham. The Trakker Evolution 3 is expected to be one of this ...
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Nissan Motor and its affiliate Nissan Arc have developed an analysis method to observe the electron activity in the cathode material of lithium ion batteries directly during charging and discharging, move which can lead to better battery ...
The first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum has the potential to put heat vision technology into a contact lens. Unlike comparable mid- and far-infrared detectors currently on the market, the ...
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Sales of electric vehicles (EVs) nearly doubled in 2013, but most won't take you farther than 100 miles on one charge. To boost their range toward a tantalizing 300 miles or more, researchers are reporting new progress on a "breathing" ...
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Nichicon VA Series Functional Polymer Capacitors (FPCAPs) are conductive polymer aluminum solid electrolytic capacitors that have a resin-molded chip construction and improved frequencyThe number of complete cycles or vibrations per unit of ...
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Three series of AVX multi-layer organic capacitors MLO featuring high self-resonance are now available from Avnet. The organic polymer based capacitors add cost benefits and tolerance control, due to the components fabrication on large area ...
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The European Patent Office (EPO) has revealed that Philips filed the third largest number of patent applications in Europe in 2013. According to the organisation, Philips filed 1,839 patent applications, up 59 per cent compared to 2012 ...
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Murata Mfg. said Friday that it has established a Chinese production site in Foshan, Guangdong Province, to make ceramic materials used in electronic components. The plant will be operated by a production company capitalized at $21.2 ...
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