German carmaker Mercedes-Benz is recalling 284,000 units of its C-Class sedans in the US and Canada due to an electrical issue with the tail lights. The recall involves certain units of the Mercedes C300, C350 and C63 sedans from 2008 ...
Tags: Mercedes, Tail Lamps, carmaker
RoHS directive to exclude the contents of the original February 12, 2003 e Applications of lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, which are exempted from the requirements of Article 4(1) 1. Mercury in compact fluorescent ...
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Acuity Brands, Inc. introduces 15 decorative track lighting products from Lithonia Lighting® to enhance room décor and lighting in residential and light commercial spaces. The new track lighting family features a variety of LED ...
Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has launched a comprehensive new range of counter-balance internal-combustion forklifts from 3.5 to 8-tonne payload. The launch of the new 8-Series models means Toyota’s features are ...
The European Union took another step on Thursday towards the mandatory introduction of a common mobile phone charger, which could power-up all makes of handsets. The European Parliament in Strasbourg voted in favour of draft legislation ...
Tags: mobile phone charger, connector
Greenville-based electronics components maker AVX Corp. filed a shelf registration statement for nearly $141 million on its S-8 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday. The statement will allow AVX to issue up to 11 ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Raynet will launch a new solution for software packaging in summer 2014: RayPack! With Symantec havingphased out the once globally dominant WISE Package Studio almost two years ago, the Paderborn-based manufacturer is stirring up the ...
Tags: Software Packaging, Raynet
FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, introduced today PwrBlade ULTRA, its next generation of PwrBlade connector. These power distribution connectors offer a 30 percent reduction in contact resistance, which ...
Tags: connector, reduction in contact resistance, improves carrying capacity
Omron Electronic Components Europe is serving today's mobile workforce with the launch of a new market driven website that is as easy to use from a smartphone and tablet as from a traditional PC. The new website combines specific content ...
Tags: Omron, Electronic Components, smart meters, sensors
Brass and bronze are two popular metals those are widely used in across the world in various ways. Basically bronze and brass are both copper alloys but they vary in their composition and thus in their qualities and applications. Brass is ...
Let's face it air hoses blow! Literally lol. They are a pain in the rear to roll up and store, they always tend to unravel. Pneupower has come up with an air hose in a case that removes most of the hassles associated with a conventional air ...
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FCI, a leading supplier of connectors and interconnect systems, will introduce its mini-SAS HD Active Optical Cable (MSHD AOC) assembly, the latest addition to its portfolio of optical and electrical cabling solutions, at DesignCon 2014. ...
Building robots is hard. Seriously hard. Not only do you have to construct them physically, but even after you've got them all wired up with motors and sensors and batteries and whatnot, they won't actually DO anything until you've spent ...
Tags: MOSS, Building Robots, MIT, Scratch
A fiber optic cable consists of a bundle of glass threads, each of which is capable of transmitting messages that modulates into light waves. A fiber optic is made out of glass. The glass used in making optic cable is in its purest form. ...
Rapid Electronics has announced that it has become an official distribution partner for Labfacility temperature and process technology products. Founded in 1971, Labfacility specializes in the field of temperature and process measurement ...
Tags: Rapid Electronics, Richard Abbott, Labfacility, RTD