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Northwire quality platform manager Nelson recognized with ASQ certification

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:51:00 GMT

December 30,2009 --

Northwire, Inc., Technical Cable, announced that Craig Nelson, its quality platform manager, has been named a Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence by the American Society for Quality (ASQ).

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Report: Quantity growth to offset price declines for connectors and splices

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:11:00 GMT

December 30,2009 --

The global consumption value of fiber-optic connectors and mechanical splices will increase, with strongly rising quantity growth partially offset by declining average prices, says ElectroniCast Consultants. The market and technology forecast c.......

Bel to acquire Cinch Connectors for $39M

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 18:50:40 GMT

December 30,2009 --

Bel Fuse Inc. has agreed to acquire Cinch Connectors from the French industrial group Safran S.A. for $37.5 million in cash, plus approximately $1.5 million for the assumption of certain expenses.

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Harwin adds XGS Group as California rep firm

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:50:10 GMT

December 29,2009 --

XGS Group is a technology-based firm focused solely on interconnection design, fabrication, and supply chain management.

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Molex wins top 'Supplier' awards from Huawei, Sanmina-SCI

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:05:30 GMT

December 16,2009 --

Both awards cite the manufacturer's "outstanding performance" as a supplier of electronics components.

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Commercial Vehicle Group to close Norwalk, Ohio automotive facility

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:40:40 GMT

December 15,2009 --

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. announced the planned closing of its Norwalk, Ohio truck cab assembly facility. This action comes as a result of Navistar's decision to insource the cab assembly operations performed at the Norwalk plant into its .......

Cooper Industries opens manufacturing facility in Saudi Arabia

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:15:20 GMT

December 14,2009 --

Cooper Industries’ Dammam plant will supply products from Cooper B-Line and Cooper Crouse-Hinds to support the Mideast region’s burgeoning oil and gas industry.

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MEC hires director of business development

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:51:00 GMT

December 7,2009 --

Rick Cummings is now responsible for sales at all three of MEC's business units: Screaming Circuits; MEC Innovation; and MEC EMS.

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HCM adds VP of sales for premise and fiber

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:55:40 GMT

December 3,2009 --

Todd Thurston has joined Hitachi Cable Manchester (HCM) as vice president of premise and fiber sales.

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Fushi Copperweld appoints Joseph Longever as co-CEO

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:00:20 GMT

November 30,2009 --

The position of co-CEO of the company was approved by a unanimous vote of its board of directors.

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OCC subsidiary AOS prevails in major patent infringement suit

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:20:50 GMT

November 23,2009 --

Optical Cable Corporation (OCC) announced that Applied Optical Systems, Inc. (AOS), its recently acquired subsidiary, has prevailed in a major patent infringement lawsuit brought in November 2006 by Amphenol Fiber Systems International (FSI). T.......

Aluminium alloy cable manufacturer Alcan opens China plant

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:10 GMT

November 23,2009 --

Alcan Cable hosted a grand opening ceremony for its newly commissioned aluminium alloy cable manufacturing facility located in Tianjin, People's Republic of China.

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Positronic appreciates customer recognition

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:36:00 GMT

November 18,2009 --

Positronic says that it is honored to have been ranked high among connector suppliers in a recently released survey conducted by Bishop and Associates.

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New guide from Samtec details rugged/power interconnect additions

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMT

November 17,2009 --

Samtec has issued a new catalog for its line of rugged and power interconnects; the guide is designed specifically to address the board-to-board, cable-to-board, and panel and I/O needs of applications requiring high power or highly durable sol.......

PEI-Genesis expands in France

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:20:30 GMT

November 17,2009 --

The distributor has opened a sales office in France as part of its plans to expand its operations throughout continental Europe.

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Duplex CSA appoints Southwest U.S. region sales rep; adds custom shielding service

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:06:00 GMT

November 17,2009 --

The supplier of RF connector and shielding products for the telecommunications, cable/satellite, and related markets, announced the appointment of Connector Specialists Inc. as its authorized sales representative for the southwestern U.S. regio.......

OCC acquires Applied Optical Systems

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:35:30 GMT

November 12,2009 --

Optical Cable Corp. (OCC) says the transaction solidifies its position as a leading provider of fiber optic cables for military and harsh environment applications.

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HP to acquire 3Com for $2.7 billion

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:05:10 GMT

November 12,2009 --

HP will purchase 3Com, a provider of networking switching, routing and security platforms, at a price of $7.90 per share in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion.

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IPC: North American PCB industry turned around in September

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:05:50 GMT

November 4,2009 --

While year-on-year numbers for PCBs still show decline, month-to-month shipments and bookings were up 21.8 and 31 percent respectively.

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IPC to hold Lean Sigma conference

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:25:30 GMT

October 26,2009 --

“If you think that you can take your time about Lean implementation, your competitors are going to eat your lunch,” says Jon Bailey, Lean continuous improvement manager at Continental Automotive Systems. IPC's "Lean Sigma Confe.......

HEI touts 25% increase in EMS capabilities

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:10:00 GMT

October 16,2009 --The provider of flexible printed circuits and microelectronic assemblies to the medical, communications and mil/aero markets recently announced a 25% increase in its manufacturing capabilities. The company says it achieved this "significant milest.......

New POF company founded

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:10:00 GMT

October 9,2009 --Kyriama Pty Ltd. bases its plastic-optical-fiber manufacturing processes on technology developed at the University of Sydney.....

Molex selected as finalist in 2009 Chicago Innovation Awards

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:09:00 GMT

September 11,2009 --Molex announced that its Brad Ultra-Lock connection system has been selected as a finalist in this year's Chicago Innovation Awards. The system is being lauded as demonstrating a significant shift forward in the way manufacturers connect equipment.......

Fujikura files lawsuit against Vibrant Technologies

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:08:00 GMT

August 24,2009 --August 24, 2009 -- Fujikura Ltd. of Japan has filed a complaint in Federal District Court in New Hampshire against Vibrant Technologies Inc. of Minnetonka, MN. The complaint alleges that Vibrant has committed various acts of unfair competit.......

Molex closes French facility over security concerns

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:08:00 GMT

August 6,2009 --August 6, 2009--Molex says it is closing its plant in Villemur-sur-Tarn, France to evaluate its security. This step was taken to help ensure the safety of employees and security of the facility after an employee and two security guards were.......

Solarflare appoints new SVP of engineering

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:08:00 GMT

August 4,2009 --August 4, 2009 -- Solarflare Communications, a supplier of standards-based 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) silicon, has appointed Danny Shamlou as senior vice president of engineering. As part of company's executive team, Shamlou will be respo.......

General Cable acquires Gepco International

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:08:00 GMT

August 3,2009 --August 3, 2009 -- General Cable Corp. has acquired the combined companies of Gepco International, Inc. and Isotec, Inc. Gepco, a manufacturer and provider of high-end cabling products for the professional broadcast and entertainment markets.......

FCI to sell US-based Burndy electrical division to Hubbell Inc.

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:07:00 GMT

July 22,2009 --July 22, 2009 -- FCI group has entered into an agreement to sell its electrical division, known by the brand name Burndy, to Hubbell Incorporated. FCI- Burndy represented circa 12% of FCI group's total sales revenue in 2008.....

IPC, NAM stump for interconnect industry relief

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:07:00 GMT

July 1,2009 --With the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, i.e., the economic stimulus bill, comes a number of provisions intended to aid electronics interconnect companies, especially manufacturers of electronics assemblies and printed circuit boar.......

Lord Corp. senior researcher elected IMAPS chapter president

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:06:00 GMT

June 16,2009 --June 16, 2009--Sara Paisner, Ph. D., senior search scientist for microelectronics technology at LORD Corp., has been elected president of the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS) Carolinas Chapter. IMAPS is the large.......

Mellanox announces promotions

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:06:00 GMT

June 10,2009 --June 10, 2009 -- Mellanox Technologies, a supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions for data center servers and storage applications, announced the promotions of Dror Goldenberg to chief architect, and Evelyn Landman and Yossi Smeloy to.......

Nortech Systems to close Iowa plant

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:06:00 GMT

June 5,2009 --June 5, 2009 -- Nortech Systems announced that it will close its electronics manufacturing services (EMS) facility in Garner, Iowa, by early August 2009.....

Timmons named sales manager at Harwin

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:05:00 GMT

May 28,2009 --May 28, 2009--Harwin Inc. has appointed David Timmons as Western Regional Sales Manager. Based in San Diego, Timmons has previously held technical support positions at both connector manufacturers and electronics production companies.....

Henkel names new global sales leader

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

May 20,2009 --May 20, 2009--Henkel Corp. has selected Jim Wise to direct the global sales effort for its electronics assembly business. He has more than 23 years of chemical industry experience, the last 20 of which have been spent with Henkel businesses.....

Comtrol awarded GSA schedule contract

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:05:00 GMT

May 18,2009 --May 18, 2009 -- Comtrol Corp. announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded the company with contract GS-35F-0401V under Schedule 70, which includes vendors of general purpose commercial information technology eq.......

Yamaichi welcomes new business manager

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:05:00 GMT

May 8,2009 --May 8, 2009--Yamaichi Electronics USA, Inc. has named Nick Langston Jr. as a new business development manager\key account engineer. Langston has 15 years of experience in the semiconductor test industry as a design engineer, product manage.......

Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas appoints new president

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:03:00 GMT

March 4,2009 --March 4, 2009 -- The Avnet Electronics Marketing operating group of Avnet, Inc. recently announced the appointment of Ed Smith as president of Avnet Electronics Marketing Americas.....

When customer service trumps tax penalties

[No Value Specified] — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:03:00 GMT

March 1,2009 --In a recent address before Congress, President Obama reiterated a promise from his campaign that the government would go after more tax dollars from U.S. companies doing business overseas, with the goal of raising an additional $210 billion over 1.......

NEDA educational seminars to target economy, sales growth

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:02:00 GMT

February 17,2009 --February 17, 2009 -- The National Electrical Distributors Association (NEDA) announced that it will hold a pair of seminars addressing two topics are top-of-mind for the electronics industry at present: the economy and making sales.....