Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced that Lawrence (Liren) Chen has joined the company’s Board of Directors and has been appointed a Member of the Board’s Audit Committee. The addition of Lawrence Chen will increase the total number of Directors on the Board to 10. Lawrence (Liren) Chen Lawrence Chen is President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Member of the Board of Directors of InterDigital, Inc., a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artif...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and a major in digital engineering, has announced that it is partnering with Nokia to accelerate the adoption of advanced 5G and 4G enterprise solutions. Through Nokia’s Network as Code platform and developer portal, GlobalLogic will drive innovation across key enterprise verticals, with an initial focus on the automotive, industrial and financial sectors, creating transformative use cases that deliver measurable business value. GlobalLogic and N...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) held its Capital Market Event today showcasing outstanding financial performance and value creation. SI announced upgraded mid-term targets to achieve 6-9 percent comparable revenue growth and a target profit margin range of 16-20 percent over a 3-5-year cycle.  mid-term targets It will continue to focus on delivering strong profitable growth, margin expansion, and cash generation, with emphasis on value creation in key geographies and innovation across...

RFOptic, a globally renowned provider of RF over Fiber (RFoF) and Optical Delay Line (ODL) solutions, announced that it launched its RFoF Ultra product series to meet the demand of customers in the Electronic Warfare market who need coax replacement at frequencies of 100MHz to 12GHz and up to 18GHz. The RFoF Ultra series shares the RFoF programmable series' small dimensions. RFoF Ultra series "At the request of our customers, we have developed our new RFoF Ultra product line for frequencies u...

Danfoss Drives’ Hannes Leichtfried has been elected to serve on the National Electrical Manufacturers Association’s (NEMA) Board of Governors. NEMA announced the election of three new board members and three new officers on November 13, following its 2024 Annual Meeting. Hannes Leichtfried  Hannes Leichtfried, an industry veteran and current Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Danfoss Drives in North America, brings nearly 30 years of experience in electrification to th...

GlobalLogic, a Hitachi group company, has announced its recognition as a major company in eight categories of Everest Group’s ‘Key Verticals, Value Chain Elements, and Nearshore Delivery Software Product Engineering Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2024’. This prestigious recognition further solidifies GlobalLogic’s position as a major provider of innovative software engineering services globally. Assessment evaluates vertical-specific capabilities The assessment e...

CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE) is pleased to announce the hiring of Angie Bedolla as the Local Government and Business Relations Manager. As the Local Government and Business Relations Manager, Angie will be responsible for managing and expanding CORE’s relationships with governmental partners and key accounts to ensure alignment and support through expanded programs, economic growth, and changing energy landscape.  She will also support efforts to identify future power needs for c...

As part of a reliability improvement project to minimize facility downtime to a greater level, Verizon elected to enhance its emergency generation system.  As part of this project, the engineers and field service team of Helios Electric collectively implemented a customized turnkey solution to meet the specific customer requirements at one of their cell sites in Washington, DC. Backup generation systems It is imperative to ensure that proper and effective backup generation systems are in...

Delta, a global major in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, will unveil its high-performance M225HV and M350HV solar inverters at Energaia 2024, taking place 11-12 December, 2024, at the Exhibition Center of Montpellier, France. The M225HV and M350HV inverters support up to 1500 VDC and 800 VAC and achieve a peak efficiency of 99%. They are designed to maximize energy output, featuring 8 or 12 Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) trackers, a maximum current of 40...

Smartkem, which is seeking to change the world of electronics using its disruptive organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs), has signed a multi-year agreement with FlexiIC, a company providing innovation in the design of flexible integrated circuits and systems, to begin a new project to develop a new generation of CMOS for smart sensors. The goal of the two-year project is the development of custom circuitry using Smartkem's organic thin-film transistor (OTFT) technology and n-type oxide TFT to m...

Verizon Business wraps up the 2024 Innovation Sessions by returning to Los Angeles and SoFi Stadium on December 4. Hosted alongside event partner Ericsson, the Los Angeles Innovations Session will feature 5G-powered innovations that are changing the way enterprises and small and midsize businesses operate. Attendees will hear from industry pioneers and subject matter experts during fireside chats, panel discussions, and executive insights sessions. Executives from Fox Sports, Ticketmaster,...

Compass Datacenters, which designs and constructs data center campuses for some of the world’s major technology companies, has signed a multi-year capacity agreement with Siemens to supply a custom modular medium-voltage skid solution. The solution consolidates the capabilities of multiple electrical components, including medium-voltage switchgear and transformers, into a single integrated unit, which will enable Compass to build faster and at a lower total cost. The agreement guarantees...

Siemens and Eplan will make engineering and production processes for customers in machine and line building more efficient. Seamless data exchange between Siemens’ Teamcenter® X software, TIA-Selection Tool and the Eplan software Collaboration improves tool chain in machine engineering Machine builders can realize their projects in construction, operation and expansion faster and more efficiently Digital business platform This will be achieved by both companies significantly e...

Recently launched by MOONS’ and available in the UK from its UK distribution partner - Mclennan, the new AW series ‘Industrial Protective Stepper Motors’ are aimed at harsh environment motion control applications in food and beverage production, medical industries and arduous industrial environments. These new IP65-rated microstepping motors feature enhanced surface protection with improved wear resistance and greater impermeability to scratches and abrasions. Features of the...

CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE) wishes everyone safe and happy holidays! They offer some quick and easy tips that will protect residents and their loved ones this season: Make sure the holiday/decorative lights – and all other bulbs – are LED. If there are still non-LED string lights installed in homes, consider taking them to a local recycling company that accepts them. Have the heating system serviced to ensure that it is operating safely and efficiently. Do not overload out...

As part of a modernization project to establish their desired electrical control functionalities, Fannie Mae has been elected to modify existing electrical equipment. In lieu of replacing the existing electrical equipment to achieve the desired intent, the engineers and electricians undertook field retrofit services of the existing switchgear lineup at their facility in Herndon, VA. This approach resulted in cost savings and time savings and reduced customer outages.  Specific AC/DC contr...

For a wastewater treatment plant, nothing is more important than preventing a sanitary sewer overflow. An unintended sewage overflow would bear public health, ecological, and economic consequences.  electrical power reliability From an operating standpoint, the influent pumping station of a wastewater treatment plant plays a vital role in ensuring the flow of influent sewage throughout the plant’s disinfection processes. Thus, ensuring the reliability of electrical power to the infl...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has completed the acquisition of Danfoss Fire Safety, a Denmark-based specialist in fire suppression technology. This strategic step will boost growth and accelerate the expansion of Siemens’ sustainable fire safety portfolio with high-pressure water mist and low-pressure CO2. Siemens acquires Danfoss Fire Safety “We are looking forward to working closely with our new colleagues after successfully concluding the acquisition of the fire safety business...

Many of the new requirements under the new Building Safety Act 2022 are still not understood by those making critical decisions in the fire safety supply chain, says cable supplier - AEI Cables. The Act – introduced in October 2023 makes new requirements for higher-risk buildings, which are those deemed to be at least 18 meters in height or at least seven stories containing at least two residential units. safe evacuation The appeal for more easily understood information from the regulat...

Aldercote, the renowned UK manufacturer of vehicle-mounted access platforms, has launched its first platform designed specifically for fully electric vehicles. The company, which supplies utility firms, including telecoms operator - Openreach and Irish energy provider - ESB, as well as dozens of UK local authorities, developed the new product for Norwegian distributor - Liftco AS. Aldercote’s first product The platform is Aldercote’s first product built entirely without stabilizer...

PowerWalker, a pioneer in power management solutions, will be showcasing its latest innovations at Data Center World Paris 2024. The event will take place on November 27 and 28, 2024, at Porte de Versailles, Hall 7. PowerWalker will be exhibiting at stand C25, where it will showcase its power management solutions like the all-in-one MDC (Micro Data Center), compact-footprint TAP series, and the CPM series. PowerWalker’s solutions address the increasing electricity demand in data cent...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and pioneer in digital engineering, announces it has achieved the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Automotive Services Competency. This recognition validates GlobalLogic’s deep expertise in software-defined vehicles (SDV) and product engineering for the automotive industry, placing them among a select group of 27 global partners. The AWS Automotive Services Competency recognizes AWS Partner Network (APN) partners with demonstrated technical proficiency a...

Vestel Mobility is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming London Electric Vehicle Show (London EV Show) 2024, the UK’s foremost trade expo and conference dedicated to the EV industry. At this premier event, Vestel Mobility is a Gold Sponsor and will showcase its robust line of EV charging solutions, underlining its growing presence in the UK and European EV charging markets. Vestel Mobility's chargers Designed and manufactured in Europe, Vestel Mobility's chargers meet fu...

The sensor solutions provider - HENSOLDT is further expanding its production capacities at the Ulm site. A second printed circuit board assembly line has already been put into operation in electronics production. A third assembly line is to follow in 2025. The total investment volume amounts to eight million Euros. Radar production Printed circuit boards are indispensable for HENSOLDT products. Given the security of supply in the procurement of electronic components and the high demand for pr...

Delta, a global pioneer in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, announced it has provided approximately 3,500 Delta M125HV PV inverters to MOVE ON Energy GmbH to power Europe's largest solar power plant, the 650MW Witznitz Solar Park. Located near Leipzig, Germany, this landmark project collectively generates enough green electricity to power 200,000 households annually, translating into a reduction in carbon emissions by over 250,000 tons each year. Robust perfo...

Under the motto ‘Let’s advance Manufacturing,’ Siemens and selected partners will demonstrate at Formnext 2024 how additive manufacturing (AM) is becoming an innovation enabler for industrial applications thanks to a functioning ecosystem, digitalization, and automation. Additive manufacturing has become an established production technology in which productivity, costs, quality, and availability are critical to long-term market viability. The Siemens Xcelerator strategy empha...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company, has been named a pioneer in the ISG Provider Lens™ Generative AI Services Report 2024 by Information Services Group (ISG), a leading global technology research and advisory firm. This recognition underscores GlobalLogic’s ability to empower businesses to harness the transformative power of generative AI (GenAI) to design, build, and improve intelligent products, platforms, and services to reshape industries and improve people’s day-t...

Ahead of Utility Scam Awareness Day on Nov. 20, Ameren is reminding residential and business customers not to let their guard down during the busy holiday season. Customers should remain scam-aware and know how to spot common utility scam tactics. Utility companies worldwide partner to promote this United Against Scams campaign to raise awareness and educate customers, so they do not fall victim to scams. Latest scam tactics Holiday season is often a busy time that includes family gatherings,...

Intelligent power management company - Eaton announces a collaboration with Treehouse to enable high-quality, cost-effective and code-compliant residential electrification projects. The collaboration brings together Eaton’s digitally enabled electrical solutions with Treehouse’s AI-powered software and end-to-end installation capabilities, helping expedite the energy transition and electrification at home with EV charging, energy storage, heat pumps and more. Installation time and...

Siemens and Enemalta will join forces to digitally transform its grid infrastructure with Siemens’ Gridscale X software platform. Levering the software’s low-voltage management capabilities, Enemalta aims to enhance its service by reducing outage times for more than 450,000 people and enabling more efficient network management to reduce grid congestion and capacity constraints.  Distribution of electricity Enemalta, the renowned energy services provider in the Maltese Islands...