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Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the appointment of Javed Ahmad as the Senior Vice President of its Global Supply Chain North America organization. A 32-year company veteran with expertise in manufacturing, operations, and logistics, Javed Ahmad will be based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA — the hub for Schneider Electric’s supply chain operation for the region that generated more than US...

The 2023 Electric Ireland GAA Celtic Challenge hurling competition gets underway on Saturday 8th April with 38 teams from 30 counties taking part in one of the most innovative developmental initiatives within the GAA calendar. Electric Ireland GAA Celtic Challenge The Electric Ireland GAA Celtic Challenge has played an integral role in expanding the games program for top-tier and developing counties since 2016. A U17 developmental competition, the group format provides teams with the opportun...

FPT Industrial, an Iveco Group brand, will be exhibiting at ACT Expo 2023, being held at the Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California, USA) from 1 to 4 May 2023. One of the manufacturers of power units, FPT Industrial will be welcoming customers, partners and attendees at 2nd level - meeting room 251B to show off its range of ePowertrain products and solutions. FPT Industrial is one of the major global players in the world of electric propulsion, designing, developing and producing a wide...

Top safety professional, Joshua Johnson, speaks on how communicating safety protocols and expectations for a given project is essential. Top safety professionals know when it comes to communicating safety protocols and expectations for a given project, the message is essential. But getting that message to stick requires trust and rapport between all partners and project stakeholders. Joshua Johnson, Corporate Safety Director of Rosendin Electric, says it’s precisely the bon...

In just 10 days’ time, Glasgow’s SEC will be abuzz with renewable and low-carbon energy experts from home and overseas at the annual All-Energy and co-located Dcarbonise exhibition and conference. The Rt Hon Humza Yousaf MSP, First Minister of Scotland, will be speaking in the opening plenary session on Wednesday 10 May, and four of his Ministers will also be taking part in relevant sessions during the two-day event. Decarbonization “We are delighted by this l...

Housing Solutions, a renowned housing provider based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom (UK) has recently commenced a 100 home trial of Aico’s award-winning Connected Home Solution. The project is aimed at improving the overall safety and well-being of residents, as part of the organization’s focus on safety and energy efficiency, while enabling Housing Solutions to take a proactive approach to any issues. This is Housing Solutions’ largest deployment of IoT devices in their housin...

United Electric Controls are pleased to announce that Moody Price will be the new United Electric Controls representative for the State of Texas, adding to their existing region of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florida Panhandle, Memphis Area and Texas, effective May 1, 2023. United Electric Controls (UE) is a privately held corporation founded in 1931 and headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, USA, including two divisions – Applied Sensor Technologies (AST) and Precision...

Volta Trucks, the pioneering and disruptive all-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has announced a partnership with EAVX, a business unit within J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. (JBPCO) whose business units lead North America’s commercial vehicle body market, to build the truck bodies for the upcoming Pilot Fleet of all-electric Volta Zeros in the US for the Driving Experience Programme. EAVX will utilize JBPCO’s unparalleled market knowledge to lead the...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that Motum AB, a Sweden-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric, formally agreed on April 27 to wholly acquire Norway-based UNIHEIS AS, which operates an elevator business mainly in Norway as a distributor of Mitsubishi Electric products. expansion in the European market Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation (MEBS), which is responsible for Mitsubishi Electric's building systems business, aim to expand...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has been has been recognized by CRN with four prestigious five-star ratings in its 2023 Partner Program Guide. The annual guide offers essential information to solution providers such as managed service providers (MSPs), value-added resellers (VARs), systems integrators, and strategic service providers as they explore technology manufacturers’ partner programs to identify t...

RECOM has continued to add to their ‘K’ series of DC/DC converters featuring advanced circuit design techniques and manufacturing technology with the REC5K-AW, a 5W, wide input DC/DC in a plastic package, just 1” x 1” footprint, 0.4” profile (25.4 x 25.4 x 10mm). The cost-effective part operates over a wide 4:1 (9–36 VDC) input range and provides a regulated 5 V output rated at 1 A with 18-36 VDC input. Operation is from −40°C to 110°C ambient w...

Volta Trucks, the globally renowned disruptive all-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has announced a partnership with global finance company - DLL to provide finance support. The funding will enable Volta Trucks to offer customers a wide range of financing solutions for the all-electric Volta Zero through the company’s Truck as a Service (TaaS) offering. DLL, a global equipment asset finance company, is focused on partnerships that enable businesses to a...

The industrial technology company, which works with some of the world’s biggest automotive, heavy vehicle and industrial brands, has today opened its €2.5 million purpose-built facility in the Twente area. This new lab building sits alongside Sensata Technologies’ existing Business Center in Hengelo and is part of the company’s strategy to deliver high-quality products in an increasingly decarbonized and electrified world; in particular, for products being fitted into ele...

Hitachi, Ltd. (‘Hitachi’) is promoting a modal change toward global growth, as part of efforts to ‘Support people’s quality of life with data and technology that fosters a sustainable society’ as laid out in Mid-Term Management Plan 2024 (MMP 2024). Hitachi has announced that it has amended the executive compensation system to further accelerate growth as a global company, and to further strengthen links between increases in corporate value and compensation. Hitac...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has won the Industrial Energy Efficiency Award category ‘Energy Economy’ for its new SM AirSeT switchgear, a green and digital medium voltage technology. The company’s innovation makes it possible to end reliance on the now-standard sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) greenhouse gas commonly contained in electrical equipment used to power the grid and industrial electrical in...

Delta, a world-class provider of power management and industrial automation solutions announced its participation at LogiMAT 2023 from April 25th to 27th. smart industrial automation solutions Delta will present its cutting-edge power systems and smart industrial automation solutions to boost the productivity and energy efficiency of e-forklifts, AGVs, and overhead cranes in the warehouses and logistics sectors. Key highlights include the brand new MOOVair 30kW Wireless Charging Systems, buil...

iluminar Inc., the specialist manufacturer and supplier of infrared and white light illuminators, has announced the release of StatusLight, an agnostic IoT indicator lamp purpose-built for the security industry. A compact and lightweight device Housing more than 36 full-spectrum LEDs, the StatusLight is a compact and lightweight device designed to indicate the status of an ongoing event. Effortlessly customizable and endlessly scalable, the StatusLight can receive alerts from practically any...

Ingeteam has designed and manufactured the first units of its new control system for hybridizing renewable energy plants with different generation technologies. This new system, which is currently under certification process in accordance with the Spanish NTS standard, will soon be installed in the province of Cuenca to hybridize two wind farms with two photovoltaic plants, which will, in turn, be equipped with Ingeteam photovoltaic inverters. INGECON SUN Multi-Plant Controller This new solut...

RAI Amsterdam has upgraded its WI-FI 6 network to support WBA OpenRoaming, a service that enables exhibitors, attendees, and event staff to seamlessly connect to a secure and high-quality network. WBA OpenRoaming is available at over one million hotspots worldwide and has become the global standard that Wi-Fi network owners, service providers, and others are adding to free users from the need to constantly re-register or re-enter log-in credentials while maintaining enterprise-grade security....

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) announced that it has decided to drastically restructure its automotive-equipment business in accordance with a resolution adopted at the company’s Executive Officers’ Meeting. The restructure is designed to streamline decision-making in the business and accelerate the transformation of the company's automotive-equipment business in the face of rapid changes in this industry, including the shift to connected, autonomous, shared &...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will begin shipping samples of a new HV100 dual-type X-Series high-voltage insulated gate bipolar transistor (HVIGBT) module on May 31, offering superior power, efficiency, and reliability in inverter systems for large industrial equipment such as railways and electric power systems. The dual-type module, which achieves 4.5kV withstand voltage and 10.2kVrms dielectric strength, is rated at 450A, which is believed to be un...

Prysmian Group, the world pioneer in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, will exhibit its extended portfolio of products and services at the WindEurope Annual Event 2023 that will take place in Copenhagen from April 25 to 27 (Bella Center Copenhagen, Booth C3-C10). The event will also be a chance to meet investors and analysts on Thursday, April 27. Growing demand for renewable power advances in turbine generation capacity, grid hardening, and asset efficiency are key industry driver...

Delta, a global pioneer in the power and thermal management solutions launched its new brand value proposition, ‘Realizing an Intelligent, Sustainable and Connecting World’, at Hannover Messe 2023.  The aforementioned statement demonstrates how Delta’s innovative IoT-based Smart Green Solutions are contributing to mankind’s emissions reduction goals by nurturing intelligent industries with smart automation, energy conservation, and collaboration ecosystems at thei...

Vestel has announced its first Vestel-branded EV charger for the highly regulated UK market. The EVC04 is a reliable, affordable single-phase charger for domestic and small business installations, packed with features and fully compliant with new 2023 UK electrical and security regulations. The move established the Vestel brand name in the EV charger market by offering installers and contractors an affordable, easy-to-install charger solution fully compliant with the latest regulations. EV cha...

RECOM is honored to be the number one power supply brand for Rutronik, an electronics distributor of high-scale and complex electronic components. RECOM has partnered with the ADAC GT MASTERS team Rutronik Racing since 2018. In 2023, Rutronik Racing Team changed to another motorsport class—GTWC Europe Endurance Cup and Rutronik Racing continues to be supported by RECOM. Rutronik Racing Team Rutronik Racing Team is able to create a strategic international footprint by partaking in these...

Infinitum, creator of the sustainable, breakthrough air core motor, has announced the acquisition of Circuit Connect, Inc. a printed circuit board (PCB) fabricator based in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA, that has consistently served the OEM and electronic manufacturing industry for 30 years. The acquisition of Circuit Connect, Inc. supports Infinitum’s efforts to become more vertical and immediately allows for a substantially higher production capacity of PCB stators. Infinitum acquires Cir...

Business Development Resources (BDR), the training and business coaching authority for home services industry professionals, celebrates 25 years of driving profit and growth for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors and distributors throughout 2023. innovative training Programs “We’re incredibly proud of BDR’s impact on the home services industry over the last quarter of a century and the relationships we’ve built with the hard-working men and women who are the fou...

Intelligent power management company - Eaton has announced that its eMobility business will highlight its line of electrified vehicle (EV) solutions, including new power connections components and its award-winning Breaktor™ circuit protection technology, at Auto Shanghai 2023, which is taking place from April 18 to April 27, 2023, in Shanghai, China. The Breaktor circuit protection technology is an advanced circuit protection solution for electrified vehicles that combines the function o...

Emtelle and Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – KEZAD Group announced the ground-breaking of one of the world’s largest facilities for the manufacture, distribution, and R&D of blown fiber units and ducted network solutions in Abu Dhabi. £42m investment  The ground-breaking represents the beginning of Phase 1 of the three phases of development of the Emtelle facility, being jointly overseen by KEZAD under its Build-to-Suit solution. Emtelle plans to invest US$50m (&...

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a new SimpleLink™ family of Wi-Fi 6 companion integrated circuits (ICs) to help designers implement highly reliable, secure, and efficient Wi-Fi connections at an affordable price for applications that operate in high-density or high-temperature environments up to 105ºC. CC33xx family The first products in TI's new CC33xx family include devices for Wi-Fi 6 only or for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3 connectivity in a single IC. When attached t...