News & Analysis
“WET”: A2M Embraces Autodesk Middleware and Animation Tools to Boost Game Pipeline
Autodesk has announced that Montreal-based game developer Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) relied on several Autodesk software applications to facilitate creation of the new game title “WET.” The game’s characters and levels were built using Autodesk Maya and Autodesk MotionBuilder 3D animation software. Autodesk Kynapse middleware was used to implement artificial intelligence (AI) to drive the game’s many nonplayable characters.
Isabellenhütte has appointed Jürgen Brust as Managing Director
Isabellenhütte Heusler GmbH & Co. KG, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Alloys for Thermocouples and Resistance Alloys as well as Alloys for Low-Impedance Precision and Power Resistors, has appointed Jürgen Brust as new Managing Director. On July 1, 2009, the 52-year old joined Managing Director Peter Müller on the management board as head of Research and Development and Production for the aforementioned business areas including th...
E-Mon's LonWorks Comm Option Allows Up to 40 Submeter Inputs
E-Mon, LLC , the electric submetering market leader and manufacturer of the widely installed E-Mon D-Mon product line, announces the availability of a new LonWorks communication option (specify Option LTP) for converting electrical submeter data into the LonWorks communications format for building automation systems (BAS) and equipment control applications, including lighting and security systems, HVAC and more.
Altera Starts Production Shipments of the Industry's First FPGAs with Integrated 11.3-Gbps Transceivers
Altera today announced it has started shipping in production its Stratix® IV GT EP4S100G2 FPGA, the industry's first FPGA featuring integrated 11.3-Gbps transceivers. Stratix IV GT FPGAs are the only single-chip devices available today that meet the high-speed bandwidth requirements for next-generation framer, MAC, bridging and switching applications for 100-Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 100-Gigabit Optical Transport Networks (OTN). Altera's pro...
ABB supplies large ultrahigh voltage transformers in US
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully tested and delivered three 750 MVA (765/500/13.8 kV), single phase auto-transformers designed and built for the US based electric utility, Allegheny Energy. The transformers together weigh over 750 tonnes and each has enough capacity to power 250 electric locomotives. They are unique in their class given the combination of their MVA rating and large size as well as their hig...
ABB to supply drive systems for Copper Mountain project in British Columbia
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, earlier this year was awarded a contract valued over $19 million by Copper Mountain Mining Corp., to deliver energy efficient drive systems for the Copper Mountain Mining project in Canada. The order was booked during the first quarter of 2009. Located in Southern British Columbia, the Copper Mountain mine had produced 1.7 billion pounds of copper before it closed in 1996. Copper Mountain i...
PEA first for Avnet Abacus
Avnet Abacus will be introducing a new extended linecard featuring a comprehensive portfolio of interconnect, passive, electromechanical, power supply and battery suppliers on its stand at the forthcoming PEA-Messen at Lillestrøm on October 27-29. This is one of the first major public events in the Nordic region, and its presence supports its strategy of becoming number one in the Norwegian market.
Learn from Avnet Abacus at X-FEST - coming to a location near you
Avnet Abacus, in association with Silica, will be attending X-fest 2009. From October 2009 through February 2010, X-fest events will be hosted in 37 locations throughout Asia, Europe, North America and Japan. X-fest is a global series of FREE technical seminars, offering practical, how-to training for designers interested in using the new Spartan-6 and Virtex-6 FPGA families from Xilinx.
A123Systems to Supply Li Ion Cells for Shanghai Automotive Hybrid Vehicles
Delphi Corporation announced an agreement reached to supply hybrid technology to the SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC Motor) for the mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle. This groundbreaking deal will bring SAIC Motor, currently the top OEM in the Chinese market, Delphi’s leading hybrid solutions to better meet the demands of local consumers for cleaner, more energy-efficient vehicles.
GE Deepens Relationship with Battery Manufacturer A123Systems Through New Investment and Planned Addition of GE’s Technology Head to Board of Directors
A123Systems announced today it has raised $69 million from GE and other investors to accelerate the expansion of its US lithium ion battery manufacturing and smart grid capabilities. The capital will help create new jobs by expanding A123’s facilities in Hopkinton, MA, and Novi, MI, as well as build planned new factories in Michigan. The funding will also support A123’s efforts to develop applications for the smart grid, such as utility-scale...