Industry News
Merger announced
Startronics has merged with Sanmina’s Australian operations. Startronics is owned by Pacific Equity Partners and Allen Capital Private Equity and is a leader in electronics manufacturing in Australia. Sanmina is a global electronics manufacturer listed on NASDAQ.
[ + ]Distribution agreement announced for Elgato Systems and Conexus
Elgato Systems has announced a distribution agreement with Conexus, a specialist distributor of multimedia technologies for the Macintosh.
[ + ]New distributors
Fluke Australia has announced three new distribution agreements. The newly formed Testing Equipment Solutions (TES) has been appointed the distributor of Fluke precision measurement instruments in Queensland, while NSW distribution will be handled by IPI. Triple Point Calibration (TPC) will service Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia.
[ + ]Thin film TEG harvests and converts waste heat into electricity
Nextreme has developed a miniature, thin film thermoelectric generator (TEG) that converts heat directly into electricity.
[ + ]Survey gauges user satisfaction
The ‘2007 Asia–Pacific Customer Survey of the Electronic Connector Industry,’ conducted by market researchers Bishop & Associates, has placed ERNI Electronics in the top spot in the Japanese market and awarded top marks in the three major categories of product quality, product catalogue and website usability.
[ + ]Nanocomposites doubles capacitor efficiency
Nanocomposite technology has led to the development of capacitors capable of storing twice the energy of existing devices, according to a report in the April 2007 edition of Advanced Materials.
[ + ]Cable facility
Braemac’s new cable assembly facility in Sydney can handle all types of cable manufacturing.
[ + ]Telescope passes critical test in preparation for launch
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA’s next-generation successor to the Hubble, has passed a crucial milestone towards its 2013 launch with the help of National Instruments’ LabVIEW FPGA.
[ + ]Australian neuroscientist wins British science prize
Professor Mandyam Srinivasan, the Queensland Brain Institute's head of visual neuroscience, has received the 2008 Rank Prize for Optoelectronics.
[ + ]IBM aims to become ‘Big Green’
IBM has announced the latest project in its multi-year effort to consolidate its once-sprawling IT infrastructure into a more manageable, cost-effective and environmentally friendly IT service capability.
[ + ]USA-based distributor opens in Sydney
Newark, distributor of electronic components in America, has announced the launch of its operation based in Sydney, Australia.
[ + ]Clothing that cares
Imagine wearing a smart T-shirt or a suit that can notify you of your day’s schedule, or store music for you, or monitor your heart and respiratory functions wirelessly.
[ + ]New particle charges cuprate superconductor theory
New fundamental particles aren't found only in particle accelerators, but can also be found hiding in plain pieces of ceramic, according to scientists at the University of Illinois in the US.
[ + ]The market for printed and organic lighting to exceed $2.9 billion by 2012
The market for printed and organic lighting will exceed $2.9 billion by 2012, according to a report from NanoMarkets LC, an industry analyst firm.
[ + ]Chemists close in on molecular switch
The electronics industry believes that when it comes to circuits, smaller is better and many foresee a future where electrical switches and circuits will be as tiny as single molecules.
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