PHOENIX — Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas, a business region of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), is hosting the fourth annual Power Forum, with on-demand, in-depth, free webinars for designers of all levels. The industry’s leading power technology suppliers have come together to address challenging design topics, look at top market trends and find solutions that can…
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CHICAGO — Newark element14, the leading distributor of electronic components and engineering solutions in the Americas and a business of Premier Farnell (LSE:pfl), announced today it has signed an agreement with Bivar Inc. to stock its new Califia Lighting line, which was created to serve the growing number of businesses and facilities transitioning to energy-efficient…
DetailsRS Components ( http://www.rs-components.com ) (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc( http://www.electrocomponents.com ) (LSE:ECM), the world’s leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products, has unveiled its first design support app for iOS-based mobile devices. Called RS Toolbox, this new app, which is available free-of-charge, provides a central access point to popular electronic…
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MANSFIELD, Texas — Mouser Electronics, Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with Heraeus Sensor Technology to become the global distributor for their extensive range of Platinum RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) sensor elements, including Thin Film Platinum RTDs, Glass and Ceramic Wire Wound RTDs. Heraeus is a global leader with unique expertise in micro-structured thin…
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Arrow Electronics Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced the availability of Arrow enVision, a cloud-based interactive reference design application for engineers around the world. Available on the recently announced product life cycle services platform via arrow.com, Arrow enVision enables design engineers to either start their own or quickly select approved starter designs from a…
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MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — Sager Electronics, a leading North American distributor of IP&E electronic components, announced today the adoption of the Electronic Components Industry Association’s (ECIA) two-dimensional (2-D) bar coding guideline. 2-D bar coding embeds a wealth of product-related information within a square image and only requires one scan to retrieve the data as compared to…
DetailsBased on unemployment data from the U.S. government and a forecast from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), the employment outlook for 2014 appears positive. But where are those jobs coming from? Some of them will be in manufacturing, said Bradley J. Holcomb, chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “On the manufacturing side,…
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THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Global electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery, today announced a global distribution agreement with Bluegiga Technologies, a market innovator in the wireless space. The company manufactures highly integrated wireless modules employing the latest wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Bluetooth Low…
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It's not a technology that you'll find designed into the latest gadget, but it's a technology that might help you buy that latest gadget. It's Bitcoin and it's hot. To see how hot, just check out the chart below: The value of a bitcoin versus the U.S. dollar has skyrocketed this year as interest has…
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SYDNEY — Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), has launched its HP Financial Services (HPFS) offering within Australia. With this offering, Avnet aims to be the financial partner of choice, serving as the connection between technology and finance solutions that enhance customer profitability.…
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