FCI Wins DesignVision Award for ExaMAX® Direct Mate Orthogonal Connectors Yesterday, FCI won a DesignCon DesignVision award in the interconnect technologies and components category for its ExaMAX® Direct Mate Orthogonal Connectors (DMO). The award program celebrates the achievements of the most innovative electronics companies and the unique tools that support customer needs to improve andRead More
Heilind Electronics Now Franchised for The Schaffner Group Heilind Electronics is now franchised for The Schaffner Group and offers a full array of Schaffner products. Schaffner’s products include EMC/EMI components, passive harmonic filters, and magnetic components. Schaffner components are deployed in energy-efficient drive systems and electronic motor controls, in wind power and photovoltaic systems, railRead More
Foxconn to Invest $40 Million in Pennsylvania Foxconn, the world’s leading manufacturer of computer components and systems, will invest $40 million in Pennsylvania, in the US, over two years, according to Group President Terry Guo. “The investment is in line with the US government’s “Advanced Manufacturing in America” policy,” said Guo. “Foxconn will invest $30Read More
Cellular M2M Device Shipments for Industrial Automation Reach 760,000 According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the shipments of cellular M2M devices in industrial automation reached 760,000 worldwide in 2013. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.5%, shipments are expected to reach 2.1 million in 2018. TheRead More
Advanced Interconnections Signs Sigma Component Design as New Manufacturer’s Rep for Canada Advanced Interconnections Corp. named Sigma Component Design Ltd., of Ontario, as its new manufacturer’s representative for the Canadian territory. Founded in 2002, Sigma Component Design provides technical sales and service, from design to fulfillment, to the electronics marketplace throughout Canada. “The sales teamRead More
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
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December 2013 – In 1988, Avnet agreed to distribute Panasonic’s electronics components in the Americas, and the relationship is still going strong 25 years later.
