Fiftieth wedding anniversaries, hundredth birthdays, becoming a parent — reaching milestones deserves recognition and, for PEI-Genesis, one of the world’s fastest assemblers of precision connectors and cable assemblies, reaching an inventory of one million unique parts is worthy of acknowledgement. “It’s the perfect time to say ‘thanks a million’ to our customers, our partners, andRead More

Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel group company and a global leader in delivering reliable connectivity solutions, celebrates 100 years of ingenuity this year. In 1917, Arthur Kimbell, a 27-year-old civil engineer with a vision to revolutionize the automotive industry with the push-button window fastener, founded the Automobile and Engineering Company, which later became Cinch. CinchRead More

Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, will share its IoT industry knowledge and expertise throughout Internet of Things World 2017, which will take place May 16 – 18 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Executives representing Avnet’s leading team of IoT experts will share insights on how companies of all sizes can design, supply, build, andRead More

Bel now has a unified presence online for all of its brands including: Cinch Connectivity Solutions, Bel Power Solutions & Protection, Signal Transformer, Stewart Connector, Bel Magnetic Solutions, and TRP Connector Bel Fuse Inc., a leading global manufacturer of products that power, protect, and connect electronic circuits, is pleased to announce the launch of theirRead More

AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2017, the largest trade exhibition and conference for the unmanned systems and robotics industry, will take place in Dallas May 8 – 11, and is expected to welcome more than 7,000 industry leaders and professionals from more than 55 countries. Organized by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the world’s largestRead More

Molex, Phoenix Contact, Murrelektronik, and binder are driving the standardization of a non-proprietary push-pull connection system  M12 connection technology market leaders Molex, Phoenix Contact, Murrelektronik, and binder have announced a cooperation agreement to drive the standardization of M12 push-pull connectors. M12 push-pull interlocks make traditional screw connections a thing of the past, as they automaticallyRead More

So here we are in our ‘apocalyptic’, ‘disastrous’ post-Brexit world just waiting for our businesses to collapse and our markets to disintegrate…. Certainly, that’s what I thought was going to happen. As a staunch ‘inny’, I was convinced that the ‘outies’ had it wrong and the uncertainties surrounding ‘Brexit’ would cause a major economic collapseRead More

Push-pull seal surpasses performance of operator-dependent threaded connectors in afraction of the time Molex is showcasing its Brad® Ultra-Lock® system, which is designed to bring the ease of a push-pull connector to IP67, IP68, and IP69K sealed connections in industrial environments, at Hannover Messe this week (Hall 9, Stand F76). The M12-compatible Brad Ultra-Lock technologyRead More

Avnet, a leading global technology distributor, today announced the appointment of Phillip Gallagher to the role of President of Avnet’s Core Distribution Business, reporting to CEO William Amelio. In his new role, Gallagher will oversee the company’s core distribution business, as well as its supplier relationships, global procurement, and supply chain solutions business. “We areRead More

TE also recognized Mouser with top NPI and customer growth awards Mouser Electronics, Inc. has been honored with the prestigious Global High Service Distributor of the Year Award for the fourth consecutive year by TE Connectivity (TE). The company was also recognized as TE’s top customer growth leader and top NPI distributor. The annual Electronic Distributor AwardsRead More

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has introduced its FORTE intelligent BOM tool. This bill of materials (BOM) management tool is designed to increase confidence, save time, and improve order accuracy in specifying and purchasing electronic components. Users can access over four million part numbers in the company’s inventory, and the tool is free to anyone with aRead More

Several trends were apparent at last week’s DesignCon 2017 conference. Foremost among them was the advance of copper solutions that include wiring as an alternative to PCB traces.   DesignCon 2017 opened amid a thoroughly drenched Bay Area, but did not deter more than 5,000 attendees to this premier exhibition of leading edge electronic design,Read More