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By Prasad Akella • As the pandemic altered how everyone went about their daily lives, it became clear that not even organizations with nearly disaster proof business models would escape making changes to how they operate. By historically focusing primarily on maximizing efficiency, businesses did not have the robustness to withstand any black swan type events,…

OEMs and systems integrators are finding that they can speed development and reduce risk for edge computing, visualization, analytics, and IIoT project solutions by selecting fit-for-purpose hardware and software combinations. By Silvia Gonzalez and Nishita Palkar, Emerson Designers of automated machinery and systems must truly be multi-discipline masters to combine mechanical, electrical, and automation elements…

By Ed Spence, Managing Director, The Machine Instrumentation Group LLC Analyzing machine vibration as a means of monitoring healthy operation and diagnosis of emerging problems is a relatively mature specialization, long practiced on turbines and motor-pump trains. Condition Monitoring for the factory today is generally implemented by a skilled practitioner equipped with a handheld data-logger,…

Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc., ATS, has expanded its line of flat and round copper heat pipes for electronics thermal management. More than 350 standard ATS heat pipes provide low cost cooling solutions for cloud and edge computing, electric vehicles, aerospace, agtech, robotics, medical and consumer electronics, data communications, telecommunications, HVAC and more. They provide stand-alone cooling and…

The demand for touch displays for the professional/industrial sector is also continuing to grow constantly. In order to meet this growing and very different demand, such as for quantities, diagonals, technology etc., DATA MODUL is extending its offer of bonding technologies with an additional process: hybrid bonding.  This technology is new to the market and…

Diverse Electronics is very pleased to have been named as the Canadian electronics stocking franchise distributor for WAGO connectors. WAGO is the creator and original patent holder of spring pressure connection technology. “Diverse is pleased to be adding WAGO to our product lineup,” said Rick Masciotra, President of Diverse Electronics. “The quality and reputation of…

ROLEC’s new profiPANEL HMI/control enclosures are now available in four standard sizes – with a four-step easy specification process. IP 65 rated profiPANEL Standard’s minimalist multi-variable design makes it ideal for a wide range of modern machine control applications. It can be mounted from the top or bottom on ROLEC’s profiPLUS 50 suspension arm system.…

Solar Atmospheres recently installed another unique, all-metal hot zone vacuum furnace at its 1969 Clearview Road facility in Souderton, PA. This is Solar’s third all-metal hot zone furnace installation for their climate-controlled room.  The additional furnace increases Solar’s capacity for processing sensitive materials such as PH stainless, nickel-chrome based superalloys, titanium, and ferritic and austenitic…

Conic Systems has developed the new Lifetime (LT) Series, precision, zero backlash harmonic gearboxes designed for high performance direct replacement of traditional high ratio planetary gearheads. The LT Series is available in metric sizes and NEMA 17, 23, 34 and 42 frames. The LT Series is unique in that its zero backlash characteristic is maintained…

Lee Spring is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at https://www.leespring.com. The new ecommerce website features an easy to use, clean and modern design, which includes a highly efficient product search, new functionality and fast ecommerce process. The new Lee Spring site includes more than 25,000 stock springs with CAD drawings,…

Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel group company, announces the availability of the Jones J Series connectors through distribution partners, Digi-Key, Mouser and Newark, providing extensive availability for this connector series. Cinch’s Jones J Series connectors are a standard J-type connector that are used throughout Europe, mainly in industrial applications where heavy impact forces are expected.…

What: Held in conjunction with ELEXCON, Embedded Expo, EV& Autotronics China and the 5G Summit, IoT World features 60,000 square meters of exhibits and more than 800 exhibitors that are putting IoT technology into action. It is widely acknowledged that 5G and AI will accelerate the evolution of industry verticals including automotive and industrial sector,…

Mill-Max Mfg. Corp. is proud to present new solder cup products delivering the most versatile array of solutions for your wire termination needs. Across our product line, there are new options to choose from in connectors and discrete terminals suitable for a variety of spacing, height and orientation requirements. Solder cup components simplify the task…

Ogura is continuing to broaden its line of hydrogen recirculation pumps used in fuel cells.  As the number of fuel cell requirements continue to grow, there is an ever increasing demand for efficient hydrogen pumps to recirculate the hydrogen throughout the fuel cell stack.  Because of the Ogura hydrogen pump’s extremely high efficiency, more and…

Sager Electronics today announced it was the recipient of two performance awards from TE Connectivity, the Americas 2018 Customer Growth award and the Appliances Distributor of the Year award. Both were presented at TE’s Americas Regional Distribution Summit held in San Diego, California. “Sager Electronics is a valued partner of TE Connectivity, and continues to…

Keystone Electronics has developed a new series of surface mountable test points with colored insulator bases as an addition to their line of rugged test points which replace wire-wrap posts and turret terminals. These new test points are manufactured in Phosphor bronze with a silver plate for superior soldering and low electrical resistance for a…

Solar Atmospheres of Western PA recently installed a brand new, 14-foot long car bottom air furnace.  The furnace was surveyed in accordance with AMS2750 Rev F and is uniform within ±10°F (Class 2). With a working zone measuring 60” wide x 54” high x 168” long, the furnace will be capable of handling workloads up…

Tyrata, Inc. has created a Scientific Advisory Board to further advance all aspects of tire monitoring and data monetization. Building on Tyrata’s substantial scientific foundation, the Scientific Advisory Board will strengthen the IntelliTread tire tread wear sensor by guiding the company in the extraction, handling, and processing of data. The real-time collection of tire tread…

Hirose has developed a versatile wire-to-board connector that enables OEMs to reduce the size of end devices. Part of the SignalBee connector family, the 2.0mm pitch DF51 Series connector has a user-friendly positive lock that provides a clear tactile click and secures a reliable connection. The dual side-lock design prevents socket lift due to vibration…

Stewart Connector introduces a complete line of IP20 rated modular plugs complimenting the existing standard RJ45 modular plugs. Stewart Connector’s IP20 rated RJ45 modular plug line has been developed to bring reliable data connections to industrial environments at Gigabit Ethernet (1000Base-T) through 10 Gigabit Ehernet (10GBase-T) transfer rates while supporting Power over Ethernet (PoE) applications.…

CDM Electronics announced the opening of a new 9,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution center in Turnersville, NJ.  The new location functions as a manufacturing facility for value-added cable assemblies, including RF cable assemblies, military cable assemblies, power cable assemblies, and box builds.  It also supports warehousing and order fulfillment for over 90,000 RF interconnect products, and 365,000…

Stackpole’s HVC is a thick film high voltage chip resistor capable of handling up to 3KV continuous voltage. The HVC offers tolerances as low as 0.1% and TCR as low as 25 ppm for outstanding precision. In addition, the HVC resistance element provides high resistance values up to 50 Gigohms with very low noise and…

Custom fabricated large sapphire windows for use protecting electronics in aircraft and drones that fly in bad weather and demanding environments have been introduced by Meller Optics, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island. Meller Large Sapphire Windows can be fabricated in different configurations and sizes up to 10” dia., depending upon the diameter to thickness aspect…

Hammond Manufacturing has added 36 new configurations to its popular Industry 4.0 1554 and 1555 sealed enclosure families. Available in ABS or polycarbonate with styled, opaque, clear or smoked lids, the six new sizes are 4.13 x 4.13 x 2.36 and 3.54 inches (105 x 105 x 60 and 90mm), 5.51 x 5.51 x 2.36 and 3.54 inches (140 x…

Sager Electronics today announced its selection as Omron’s 2018 Distributor of the Year. Omron’s top award is based on performance in the categories of POS growth, POP growth, co-operative marketing engagement, customer growth and an internal sales member survey. Sager was presented the award at the 2019 EDS Leadership Summit held May 7-10 in Las…