Industry News
Bright spark tops the state
Oyster Bay resident, Frank Maron has proved he’s among the most skilled graduates in NSW, winning a TAFE NSW State Medal for graduating top of his course, Certificate III in Industrial Electronics, in 2006.
[ + ]LED with 1000 lumens
Osram has developed a small light-emitting diode spotlight that achieves an output of more than 1000 lm for the first time. That’s brighter than a 50 W halogen lamp, making the device suitable for a broad range of general lighting applications.
[ + ]Icy road test proof: wedge shortens braking distance
The electronic wedge brake (EWB) from Siemens claims to reduce braking distance on snowy and icy roads by up to 15%.
[ + ]Flexible thin-film batteries to grow six times in five years
The flexible thin-film battery market is an attractive and fast growing market characterised by very high production volumes, according to a report titled ‘Flexible Thin Film Batteries – A Global Technology, Industry and Market Analysis’. To sustain its growth, manufacturers have pursued efforts to make them extremely reliable and low in cost.
[ + ]Partnership integrates network, customer data for telecommunications industry
Agilent Technologies and Teradata have announced a partnership to provide business intelligence (BI) for the telecommunications industry by integrating network operational and financial data with customer information.
[ + ]Collaboration to deliver advanced hardware and software products
Adaptec has extended its existing relationship with Intel Corporation to deliver advanced hardware and software RAID products.
[ + ]Endress+Hauser moves to new Melbourne office
Endress+Hauser has moved to a new office in the Omnico Business Centre in Notting Hill, providing it with a platform from which to service a growing Victorian client base.
[ + ]Nordic Semiconductor distributor appointed
Nordic Semiconductor has announced it has appointed Braemac as its distributor for Australia and New Zealand.
[ + ]Move towards consolidation
The national president of the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), Trevor Carroll and the president of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association (AEEMA), Ken Bridges have announced moves towards the consolidation of the two associations.
[ + ]A series of EMC, safety and compliance courses
Euro-engineer Keith Armstrong will be in Australia-New Zealand until July 2007 to present a series of up-to-date EMC courses to industry and the public, sponsored by EMC Technologies.
[ + ]Innovation, processing performance and cooperation key to moving forward faster
At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), Intel Corporation executives detailed more than 20 new products, technology innovations and industry initiatives aimed at making the internet, computers and consumer electronics devices much more responsive, friendlier and secure.
[ + ]AEEMA hosts Taiwan telematics industry mission
AEEMA has announced the success of the inaugural Taiwan automotive telematics industry mission which has been visiting Melbourne this week to meet Australian technology companies affiliated with AEEMA's National Telematics Cluster.
[ + ]Pan-Asian distributor announced
Analog Devices has named Avnet Electronics Marketing as its first pan-Asian distributor. The distribution agreement extends the existing arrangements, which already include China and India, to cover the Asia-Pacific region.
[ + ]Australian Electrical Industry Alliance created
AEEMA and NECA have committed to work together to address issues of critical importance to the future growth of Australia’s electrical industry.
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