Sensata Technologies B.V. has reached an agreement to buy tire pressure monitoring systems manufacturer Schrader International Inc. from private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC for $1 billion. Sensata Technologies B.V. is a ...
American Tire Distributors Holdings Inc. posted a net loss of $49.5 million on net sales of more than $1.2 billion for its second quarter ended July 5, 2014. That compares to a loss of $5.8 million on sales of nearly $1 billion for the same ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in June after a May decline, helped by a recovery in demand in a key category that signals business investment plans. Orders for durable goods increased 0.7 ...
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Inside nearly every piece of technology that we rely on—from our laptops and tablets to cars and airplanes—are the minerals tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold. However, for nearly two decades, the mining of some of these ...
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Medtech engineering can be a six-figure job, especially if you’re managing people. But is the compensation really that great? Engineering managers in the medical equipment and supplies business earn an average $133,000 a year; ...
AY2 capacitors, from Vishay, are AEC-Q200 qualified and now available from Farnell element14. The X1, Y2 are suitable for AC line filtering, on-board chargers and battery management of e-cars and PHEVs as well as industrial applications. ...
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Celebrating Vogue Tyre’s 100th anniversary are (left to right) Larry Marciniak, regional vice president, Greg Hathcock, president, Kevin Goyak, executive vice president and Greg Paul, regional vice president. To commemorate its ...
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TDK Corporation has developed a new series of 3-terminal feedthrough filters that are designed to meet the automotive industry’s demands for EMC components in emerging safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” ...
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A rubber core shim is exclusive to the premium QuietCast line for the independent aftermarket, according to Bosch. Robert Bosch LLC has added 47 part numbers to its braking, O2 sensor, ignition coil and oil filter lines. The additions ...
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Brazil’s car fleet will triple by 2050, said government-run energy research agency Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica (EPE). According to an EPE report, Brazil should have 130 million cars running on the streets by 2050. The growth in ...
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General Motors has unveiled plans to strengthen its Brazilian operations over the next five years with an investment of $2.9bn. The company plans to focus on the development of new products, technologies and employee training as well as ...
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Auto components and parts supplier BorgWarner plans to expand production capacity at its plant in Dixon, Illinois with an investment of $9.4m over the next three years. The project will create 40 new jobs, and will enable the company to ...
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Tokyo, July 25, 2014 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK) (Tokyo:4004) has decided to expand its capacity to produce high-purity aluminum foils for aluminum electrolyticA polarized capacitor exhibiting a very high ...
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A new series of AEC-Q200-qualified, AC-line-rated ceramic disc safetyClass X capacitors are used in “across-the-line” applications where their failure would not lead to electric shock. Class X safety caps are used between the ...
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SAN FRANCISCO — Bay Area plaintiffs attorney Joseph Saveri has launched price-fixing allegations against more than a dozen electronics manufacturers over tiny electrical components found in nearly all household technology. Among the ...
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