AFL announces it has acquired Optimal Cable Services, a manufacturer of fiber optic cable and provider of connectivity products based in Melbourne, Australia. Optimal will join the AFL portfolio, expanding the company’s global ...
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Arrow Electronics has opened a European connector assembly facility in Venlo, Netherlands. The intention is to support companies in the aerospace, defence and industrial sectors with made-to-order connectors and assemblies. The facility ...
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Jean-Pierre Labry, Executive Vice-President, R&M Middle East, Turkey and Africa R&M on Sunday announced double-digit growth in the Middle East over the past 12 months, stating that it now intends to replicate this success in Turkey, ...
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China Quality Certification Centre (CQC) has modified Safety Certification Rules for Connectors (CQC11-462222-2011). The details are as follows. Apply for CQC Mark Certification 003020. 1. Modified note 3 in Requirements for Factory's ...
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Powered by the AMD Embedded G-Series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) GizmoSphere has launched the Gizmo board for developing x86-based embedded systems for embedded systems inventors and hobbyists. The board is powered by the AMD ...
Amphenol is offering a new RoHS compliant plating alternative to Cadmium which is a conductive and non-reflective finish approved for 500 hours salt spray endurance and is being used in the defence industry. Black Zinc Nickel plating ...
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Dynalite is a lighting and automation control system developed in Sydney, Australia by a company of the same name. In 2009 the company was bought by Phillips to become Phillips-Dynalite. The system is commonly used for lighting control, ...
Motorola Solutions (Booth 4576) introduced its next generation of rugged vehicle mount computers at ProMat. The VC70N0 features a compact design that improves visibility and safety while still providing a large high-resolution display for ...
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Innovative hand held electrical test instrumentation has been used on the installation of a new solar PV system which has been designed to enable a school to reduce its carbon footprint. Southern Solar, one of the UK’s leading ...
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Medical device innovator Ivera has received a contract from the HealthTrust to provide disinfecting caps for IV needleless connectors, beginning 2 February 2013. Passive disinfection cap, Curos Port Protector assures better visibility ...
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The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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Responding to a growing user base of online service providers, VoltDB has outfitted its namesake in-memory database management system with additional tools to communicate with other technologies usually found in a Web applications stack. ...
EBMag will be there for MCEE 2013–a four-shows-in-one meeting place for Canada’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) industries. This year’s tradeshow and conference takes place April 17-18, 2013, at Place ...
U.K.-based telecoms operator O2 recently urged the mobile industry to cease selling smartphone charges with new handsets, having completed a successful trial. The operator revealed the results of a three-month-long pilot scheme in ...
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Newly formed Wren Sound Systems, LLC, introduces the Wren V5AP wireless speaker. The Wren V5AP harnesses Apple’s AirPlay which lets users stream iTunes music from a Mac or PC, or directly from their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The ...