Industry News
Merging Technologies launches Ramses
Switzerland’s Merging Technologies has revealed a strategic alliance with Smart AV, the Australian manufacturer of the Smart range of console control surfaces.
[ + ]Ultracapacitor product distributor announced
Richardson Electronics has joined Maxwell Technologies’ worldwide channel partner network as a distributor of Boostcap ultracapacitor products and ultracapacitor-based engineered solutions in the US, Canada, Mexico and China.
[ + ]Power conditioner approved
The MooreHawke Trunksafe TS Series power conditioner has been approved by the Fieldbus Foundation; it is now a registered product and listed on the Fieldbus Foundation website (www.fieldbus.org).
[ + ]Engineering breakthrough in image resolution
SonoSite has announced a major advance in image resolution for the MicroMaxx system together with a series of enhancements to improve clinical workflow.
[ + ]Yokogawa appoints distributor
Yokogawa has appointed Triple Point Calibrations as a distributor of its Recorder & Data Acquisition range of products for SA and the NT.
[ + ]Call for global collaboration on nanotechnology
About 250 technologists and policy makers from around the globe met in Brussels, Belgium, at INC3, the third international nanotechnology conference on communication and cooperation, to discuss the latest developments in nanotechnology, the challenges and bottlenecks, and the economic and societal implications.
[ + ]Growth predicted for micro fuel cells
Micro fuel cells have just entered the consumer electronic products market and are likely to see large growth rates in the next five years, according to a new report ‘Micro Fuel Cells for Handheld Consumer Electronic Products – A Global Industry and Market Analysis’.
[ + ]Cell phones as train and bus tickets
Deutsche Bahn and Vodafone are working together on the development of an electronic ticketing system called ‘Touch&Travel’ that is expected to be market ready within the next few years.
[ + ]Nanotubes could improve thermal management in electronics
As the electronics industry continues to churn out smaller and slimmer portable devices, manufacturers have been challenged to find new ways to combat the persistent problem of thermal management.
[ + ]Wind River acquires hard real-time Linux technology
Wind River Systems has acquired the intellectual property including patents, copyrights, trademarks and associated product rights for RTLinux, the software industry's only commercially-available, patented, hard real-time Linux technology developed by Finite State Machine Labs, Inc.
[ + ]Name change for Treotham
Energy chain, power and cable and polymer bearing specialist, Treotham Trading has changed its name to Treotham Automation to reflect its growing influence in this sector.
[ + ]Sunny outlook for OEM
OEM Technology Solutions Pty Ltd has opened a Brisbane office, establishing a permanent presence in The Sunshine State.
[ + ]Low-energy lighting project is streets ahead
Technology that first appeared in digital watches and calculators back in the 1970s is being used to develop durable and community friendly low-energy street lighting.
[ + ]Australian distributor for Ohm Labs
Triple Point Calibrations has been appointed the Australian distributor for Ohm Labs Incorporated.
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