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| | | Sager Electronics Presented with Ohmite's 2011 President’s Elite Award
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| MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA –  Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of electronic components, was presented with Ohmite’s President’s Elite Award in recognition of sales excellence. Presented at EDS 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is Sager’s fourth such recognition in the past six years. 
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| Sensirion's new low-cost humidity and temperature sensor for high production volumes
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| Stäfa, Switzerland -  Sensirion, the world’s leading manufacturer of humidity and temperature sensors, is presenting the SHT20 humidity and temperature sensor at this year’sSensor+Test trade fair. The SHT20 is a low-cost member of the SHT2x family of sensors, which are already being used in the millions in various applications. With a typical accuracy of 3% RH, the new sensor is especially suitable for price-sensitive applications and shows that high production volumes can be combined with low cost and proven quality.
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| Ultra-Durable Silicone Solar Cables for Harsh Weather Conditions
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| VALENCIA, CA - 
Rated for voltages up to 42,000 Volts DC, Cicoil’s Silicone Jacketed Solar Power Cables have been designed to provide absolute reliability in solar panel interconnection and photovoltaic applications. These halogen-free cables are flame retardant, highly flexible and perform exceptionally well when exposed to severe cold & heat (-65°C to +260°C).
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| COGNEX TO HOST COMPLIMENTARY LOGISTICS SEMINARS
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| NATICK, MA —
Cognex Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of machine vision and industrial ID systems, today announced that it will host a series of complimentary half-day seminars for logistics professionals. The new Image-based Barcode Readers Transforming the Logistics Industry events will explain how a wide range of logistics and material handing applications can now achieve all the benefits of image-based technology for less than the cost of traditional laser-based ID systems.
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| Beckhoff Releases Machine-Mounted Safety Technology: The EP1908 EtherCAT Box
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| BURNSVILLE, MN -  In order to provide distributed safety I/O technology in more form factors and protection levels, Beckhoff Automation has introduced the new EP1908 EtherCAT Box with TwinSAFE technology. With the EP1908, the open safety technology of TwinSAFE has been expanded to include a flexible, IP 67-rated variant that is ideal for use outside of electrical cabinets and in harsh environments.
Certified for use throughout North America, the EP1908 EtherCAT Box has eight 24V DC safety inputs, which can be used to connect safety sensors via rugged and reliable M12
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Accurate Part Reading Using High-Performance Vision
By Anna Allen
With the overriding market trend for smaller products across many industry sectors, companies are obliged to review and redesign their products on a regular basis. Particularly relevant for devices such as mobile phones and Personal Navigation Devices (PND), the demand for more compact units is continually on the rise. This was the situation for Sarantel Ltd.
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Lean Components Creating Leaner Processes By J. P. Lambiase, Design Engineer, Custom Electronics, Inc., Oneonta, NY
Lean manufacturing and lean components lead to more than just cost savings. These smarter parts also provide improved safety, quicker delivery and increased product and process quality. Lean components, therefore, pose a huge advantage in the market for lean manufacturers who desire to ...
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Milara Debuts 2-D Post-Print Inspection Software
Medway, MA — Milara Incorporated is introducing Vision System Alignment and 2-D Post-Print Inspection powered by Coherix. The vision system provides two basic functions: fiducial location (used to align the PCB to the stencil in X/Y/Theta) and post-print inspection (used to detect over and under ...
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From Microprocessors to EMS at RMF By Richard Fine P. Eng., President, RMF Design and Manufacturing Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada
A young engineer with a Masters Degree in his back pocket and a passion for microprocessors had an idea. Ultimately, this idea led to the startup of a new company, RMF Design and Manufacturing Inc. in 1983. In those days Microprocessors were the "technology of the future" just as the Internet ...
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Mobile Video Collaboration: Bringing Experts to the Problems Instantly By Marieke Wijtkamp, Vice President, Librestream Technologies Inc., Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Time is money. For companies with operations spread across the globe, delays in resolving quality problems or production line issues can kill the bottom line. If the most skilled engineer is located in New York or Detroit and the production line is in China, costs mount quickly when ...
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Ironwood: Test Socket Has Cooling Fan Burnsville, MN — Ironwood Electronics has introduced a new high-performance BGA socket for 1mm pitch, 1760 pin BGA ICs. The SG-BGA-6348 socket is designed for 42.5 X 42.5mm package size and operates at bandwidths up to 8GHz with less than 1dB of insertion loss.
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Really Managing PWB Supply By Stanley L. Bentley, P.E., Senior Technical Advisor, Divsys International LLC, and David Fissell, MBB Principal, Global Lean Consulting
The harsh upheaval of the US PWB market has changed the dynamics by which suppliers and users of PWBs interact. Fabricators have become brokers, blurring the lines between manufacturer and re-seller. Further, aggressive roll-up companies have consumed dozens of former fabricators, eliminating ...
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Beckhoff Unveils Wash-Down Proof Stainless Servo Motor Burnsville, MN — Beckhoff Automation has introduced the new AM8800 stainless steel servo motor series. The motor supplements the highly dynamic servomotors with single cable technology from the new Beckhoff AM8000 series in a resilient, stainless steel finished version.
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