An international jury has awarded the iF product design award 2011 (in the ‘industry + skilled trades’ category) to the Han-Yellock by the Harting Technology Group.

In its Q4’10 Touch Panel Market Analysis update, DisplaySearch indicates that the worldwide touch screen industry is on track for more than 30% Y/Y growth in 2010.

Nuvation Engineering has developed a custom battery management system, fuel gauge and driver interface for electric vehicles.

Consumption of transparent conductors by the photovoltaics industry is expected to reach $548 million by 2017, according to a new study by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets.

Turck Australia has adapted a direct sales structure, to meet the demand for more comprehensive technical service and support requirements for the country’s growing factory and process automation industry.

Parallel to the nanoETXexpress industrial group, Kontron has approved and released the nanoETXexpress 2.0 specification for ultra-small COM Express computer-on-modules.

Mouser Electronics has launched a major global distribution partnership with Maxim. The agreement gives design engineers immediate access to Maxim’s advanced semiconductor components and tools.

IBM and Samsung say they will collaborate on basic research into new semiconductor materials, manufacturing processes and other technologies.

Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total US$3.6 trillion in 2011, a 5.1% increase from 2010, according to the latest outlook by Gartner.

Consumption of transparent conductors by the photovoltaics industry is expected to reach $548 million by 2017, according to a new study by industry analyst firm NanoMarkets. The report, Transparent Conductors in Photovoltaics: Market Opportunities 2011, states that photovoltaics is so far the only application for transparent conductors that has made a wholesale shift away from ITO, thus creating a substantial opportunity for suppliers of other transparent conductive oxides.

An agreement between IEC, ILAC and IAF may help significantly reduce cost, time and complexity for the reassessment of certification bodies and testing laboratories that are accredited by IAF and ILAC Member ABs.

element14’s trading in Greater China has won the Engineers Favourite Distributor award at the 2010 EDN China Innovation Awards, for the second consecutive year.

Following the opening of facilities in India last year, Livingstone is now collaborating with Tech Rentals, Vicom, Celemetrix and vendors Agilent/Trio Smartcal, JDSU and Spirent/Matrium.

Belden has bought GarrettCom, a company selling industrial networking IP-based switches and routers, and the Thomas & Betts Communications Products Business.

Digi-Key will distribute Phihong products to customers worldwide.