Today's customers expect much more from distributors than just distribution. Dieter Schink, Managing Director of May Elektro-Bauelemente in Berlin, explains the extent to which the understanding of their role is changing.
read more...Wago Kontakttechnik will have a new CEO from January 1, 2021: Dr. Heiner Lang succeeds Sven Hohorst, who is moving to the company's Advisory Board.
read more...With the Simatic ET 200eco PN, Siemens is launching a new generation of machine-oriented block peripherals onto the market. The I/O family in protection class IP65/67 initially consists of five digital peripheral devices and an IO-Link master device.
read more...The Gogaswitch VK slotted wiring ducts from Gogatec help to set up an orderly and protected cable routing.
read more...Binder has announced an X-coded M16 connector that can provide the transmission speeds required by today's sensor-based and automated production facilities.
read more...Paul Vahle launches the VCL compact conductor rail. The solution was designed for shuttle systems, automated small parts warehouses (AKL) and storage and retrieval machines (RGB) as well as for compact shuttle and transfer trolley applications in the small and medium capacity range.
read more...Conec has expanded its product portfolio of overmoulded M12x1 connectors to include variants with colored plastic overmoulding elements.
read more...Wieland Electric has appointed Bernd P. Uckrow as its new Managing Director, who is returning to the top of the company after 15 years.
read more...Weidmüller, Komax, Zuken and Armbruster Engineering have founded the 'Smart Cabinet Building' initiative for new solutions in control cabinet construction.
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The Weidmüller Group recorded slight sales growth in the 2019 financial year. The connectivity company intends to increase its focus on the future markets of Industrial IoT and charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.
read more...Sigmatek has expanded its S-DIAS series with the CP313 CPU module for control, regulation and motion tasks and the EC121 interface module.
read more...Hirose has developed the robust ix Industrial connector series, which is designed for industrial applications where space is at a premium and signals need to be transmitted at speeds of up to 10 Gbps.
read more...Basic knowledge of industrial IoT applications is available in many companies today - but they often lack the know-how to implement them independently. A solution that can be integrated quickly should help to easily monitor the status of decentralized machines and systems.
read more...Lapp, a provider of integrated solutions and products in the field of cable and connection technology, successfully concluded the 2018/2019 financial year and increased its turnover by 6% to over EUR 1.2 billion.
read more...Finder has a new control cabinet component: The LED lights from the 7L series in various designs provide optimum and energy-saving lighting in the control cabinet, making work on electronic housings and control panels more convenient.
read more...André Sombecki is the new Chief Financial Officer of the Weidmüller Group in Detmold. He succeeds Jörg Timmermann, who is leaving the company at his own request on February 29, 2020.
read more...New appointment at Phoenix Contact
The change of managing directors at Phoenix Contact will begin within the current year. Prof. Dr. Gunther Olesch (CHRO/Human Resources) will retire in July and Roland Bent (CTO/Technology) in spring 2021.
read more...MTConnectivity power2pcb (MTCON) has a new shareholder: Sensor-Technik Wiedemann (STW) has held a stake in the power element manufacturer since the end of 2019.
read more...Igus has invested 4.7 million euros in the company Mura Technology, which plans to commission the first commercial Cat-HTR plant. The Catalytic Hydrothermal Reactor (Cat-HTR for short) enables plastic waste to be recycled and crude oil to be extracted within 20 minutes.
read more...Crouzet Automatismes SAS from Valence, France, acquires Microprecision Electronics SA, a Swiss manufacturer of electromechanical components.
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