News & Analysis
19in rack-mount industrial Ethernet switches
HARTING has introduced 19in rack-mount versions of its eCon and mCon 9000 family of managed and unmanaged industrial Ethernet switches. The new units allow up to 10 Ethernet clients to be connected via RJ45 or M12 sockets (D-coding) at the front of the device. The switches are specifically designed for use in industrial environments, and support both Ethernet (10 MBit/s) and Fast Ethernet (100 MBit/s) systems. Line and star topology networks, as ...
Phil Gee is Nu Horizons' VP Sales Europe
Nu Horizons Electronics has appointed Phil Gee as VP Sales Europe, effective October 1st. Gee, who was previously European Director Global EMS at Future Electronics, takes responsibility for the distributor’s sales operations in the UK, Germany and Austria. Nu Horizons entered the European market in August 2006 with the acquisition of Coventry based DT Electronics and opened sales offices in Munich and Vienna earlier this year.
MAZeT Establishes Color and Spectral Sensoring Business Unit
MAZeT GmbH, the leading system house for industrial electronics and JENCOLOR color sensors, launched its new Color and Spectral Sensoring business unit on August 1, 2007. The newly established product and service division will be headed by Frank Krumbein, who played an important role in introducing and establishing the color sensor division at MAZeT.
Thermal printers are basis of new distribution alliance with Able Systems and Printek
Able Systems has announced a new distribution alliance with printer manufacturer Printek, manufacturer of PrintekMobile printers. This strategic agreement will help Able Systems to broaden its compact printer offering to new and existing customers throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East. The deal follows extensive customer research which identified a need in the marketplace.
Partnership between UL and I²PS facilitates access to international markets
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is the first testing and certification company to offer extensive international certifications for electrotechnical components and products used in industrial automation technology under the terms of the CB scheme. Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is one of the world's leading certification companies for product safety and has its headquarters in the USA while UL's UK branch is based in Guildford, Surrey.
Sony adds first High Definition unit to FCB camera block series
The new FCB-H10 colour camera module from Sony Europe’s Image Sensing Solutions Division addresses demanding picture quality requirements in (HD) security, videoconferencing and broadcast applications by combining 10x optical zoom with true high definition at 1080i or 720p. This first HD camera in the Sony FCB Series is an ultra-compact (47.2 x 43.1 x 72.2mm) unit and is expected to open up new areas for HD integration, including those with li...
YIG filters from Admiral are targeted at high frequency designs
Just announced by specialist distributor, Admiral Microwaves, is the MLFR Series of multi-octave, band-reject YIG filters, manufactured by Micro Lambda Wireless. These filters deliver not only superior performance and value for money, but can be ordered with an exceptionally wide choice of drivers, in either commercial or military grades. Drivers available include commercial analogue, TTL digital or serial types, and military grade digital and ...
picoChip partners with L&T Infotech for WiMAX and advanced DSP systems
picoChip announced today that it has added Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited (L&T Infotech) as a partner design centre for its picoArray™ multi-core DSP. Based in Mumbai, and part of the $5bn Larsen & Toubro Limited Corporation, L&T Infotech offers its customers a comprehensive product development service for communications equipment based on the picoArray. The relationship starts with WiMAX, where the two companies are cooperating on customiz...
Paul Blundell new key account manager for Northern England at Remploy Electronics
Paul Blundell has been appointed as key account manager for Northern England by Remploy Electronics. He has joined the company at the end of June. His responsibilities include supporting the existing customer base as well as developing new business for the contract manufacturing company.
Arrow wins FCI Electronics' Nordic award for fourth consecutive year
Arrow Electronics has once again outperformed other FCI Electronics distributors to win a distribution award from the interconnection specialist for the fourth year running. The FCI Electronics ‘Best Supporting Distributor’ award was presented in recognition of Arrow’s achievements in the Nordic countries and the Baltic States.