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According to the latest analysis from Semicast Research, Infineon Technologies was the leading semiconductor vendor to the industrial sector in 2011, ahead of Texas Instruments and STMicroelectronics. Revenues for semiconductors in the industrial sector have increased by more than fifty per cent in the last two years, to USD 32.4 billion in 2011, with highest revenue growth for analog ICs, LEDs and power discretes.

McCrometer is pleased to announce the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Automata Inc., based in Nevada City, CA. Combined with the earlier acquisition of Adcon Telemetry, McCrometer also has established a new business unit, McCrometer Connect™. This new business unit will focus on developing and selling completewireless solutions for agriculture and rural water management applications.

Libelium, a technology leader in wireless sensor networks, announces a new Agriculture Sensor board for its Waspmote platform. The new board enables up to fourteen environmental parameters to be monitored in a wireless sensor network. This sophisticated monitoring brings extreme precision to crop growing in vineyards and greenhouses by enabling irrigation and climate control to be matched to local conditions.

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical shaped photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced a new solar application for agricultural greenhouse and shade structures that takes advantage of the ability of light to pass through Solyndra's proven solar panel design. Installation of Solyndra's unique solar panels on agricultural structures allows for dual use of land and reliably supports existing agricultural practices while generating considera...

Solyndra today announced the Solyndra 200 Series Metal Roof Solution. The unique non-penetrating adjustable mounting system is designed to meet the additional solar installation challenges posed by metal roofs. Metal roofs make up a significant and growing portion of the large, low-sloped, commercial, industrial and agricultural rooftop markets.

Solyndra LLC, the manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops and agricultural structures, today announced that Italian firm STC Engineering Srl has completed a 598 kWp greenhouse installation at the Azienda Agricola Zanchin, a market gardener growing flowers and vegetables for the domestic market. Solyndra´s PV panels are integrated within the 7,700 m² surface area of a standard, off-the-shelf tunnel greenhous...

Baumer expands its magnetic sensor portfolio with three new families of magnetic proximity switches.

Switches used in control elements, such as starters or stop lamp on/off switching, of motorbikes, buggies, other sports mobiles, and agricultural equipment require high water resistance so they can be used in the rain or immersed in water. Demand for switches compatible with weak through to medium currents is also on the rise due to increasing use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for items like stop lamps on motorbikes.

A new family of connection systems from Delphi Automotive for demanding applications such as construction equipment and commercial, agricultural and marine vehicles, is now available to customers in Asia-Pacific. Delphi's Harsh Environment Series (HES) offers SAE J2030-validated 24 shell size circular connectors, pin and sleeve terminals and 50-way and 60-way header systems with 10 indexes. The HES connection systems will be on display at the ele...

Jetter AG has launched its new JVM-407 graphics-capable HMI, designed especially for use in harsh environments. It may be used for the control, configuration and operation of vehicles and mobile machinery such as municipal vehicles, delivery and disposal vehicles, agricultural machinery, forestry machinery and even construction vehicles.