SAFRAN Honors SOURIAU for QRQC Implementation SOURIAU received the Supplier Performance Award by its customer SAFRAN. The ceremony included 450 SAFRAN suppliers and the award acknowledges the excellent results of SOURIAU’s QRQC (Quick Response Quality Control) process implementation. The QRQC program was launched a year ago and has reduced SOURIAU’s product returns by 30% andRead More
Swarm Robotics Technology at IPC APEX EXPO 2014 Roboticist and inventor James McLurkin will share his research and insights into the future of multi-robot systems (“swarm robotics”) during his keynote session at IPC APEX EXPO 2014 on Wednesday, March 26, in Las Vegas. In his presentation, McLurkin will explore how multi-robot systems can serve humanityRead More
Avnet Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Analog Devices For four decades, Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, and Analog Devices have played a fundamental role in delivering some of the biggest technological advancements that have deeply impacted every market sector, across every continent in the world. In 1973, the same year ADI introducedRead More
Hitachi to Reorganize IP Telephony-Related Products Business Hitachi announced its plans to reorganize the IP telephony-related products business within the Hitachi Group, with the aim of strengthening the products, centered on private branch exchanges (PBXs). Specifically, design, development, and manufacturing functions for Hitachi IP telephony-related products will be transferred to Hitachi Information & Telecommunication EngineeringRead More
Honda Accord Named Green Car of the Year 2014 The Honda Accord was chosen as the Green Car of the Year 2014, but this year the award goes not to one model but three: the Accord, Accord Hybrid, and Accord Plug-In Hybrid. Green Car Journal has sponsored these awards since 2005. It announced the winnerRead More
December 2013 – Has the traditional PCB backplane approach reached its data speed limits? Many in the electronic manufacturing industry think so, and search for an alternate means to achieve data rates and throughput that will take us into the next generation of information technology. High-speed cable technology may be the answer.
December 2013 – With the QLI, Radiall introduces a new solution for harsh environments, where performance and safety are critical.
BURNDY Bulkhead Ground Connector Eases Connection Inside Enclosures BURNDY introduced its Bulkhead Ground Connector, designed to allow ground wires to be connected easily and effectively from the inside of an enclosure to the outside. Using proven split bolt BURNDY technology, the Bulkhead Ground Connector incorporates a male SERVIT POST and female SERVIT POST as partRead More
December 2013 – These new probes enable socketing (for test and burn-in applications) for many new device packages.
December 2013 – Hirose’s BM22 Series Micro Hybrid connectors offer nearly three times the current capacity, compared to conventional connectors of equivalent size.
SCHURTER Shock-Safe Fuseholder Rated up to 16A at 400VAC SCHURTER announced the FPG fuseholder series provides increased ratings up to 16A at 400VAC. The increased voltage rating expands application possibilities for this popular fuseholder series, which offers seven different mounting options: Front or rear panel-mount, threaded neck panel-mount, snap-in or press-in panel-mount, thru-hole or SMDRead More
Digi-Key Upgrades Website with New Search Accelerator Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key announced new website features and updates including a new search accelerator designed to make it faster and easier for customers to search for electronic components. This new feature kicks off a series of global website improvements designed to accelerate information access and simplifyRead More
