Electronics industry glitters at Awards night
03 November, 2004
During the EIA Annual Dinner recently, the newly elected EIA President, Anthony Kittel presented the winner of the prestigious EIA Gold Cup for Excellence in Engineering and Commercialisation to Julian Smith, Senior Consultant – Mining and General Industry of Soniclean.
Assembler expands
30 October, 2004
Contract assembler of electronics, Surtek has opened purpose-built premises at Acacia Ridge in Brisbane.
ISO recognition
26 October, 2004
Heyco Products, the US end represented in Australia by NPA, has earned an ISO 9001:2000 Certificate of Registration for its quality management system, superceding the company's previous ISO 9000 registration dating from 1994.
TransTech distributor appointed
21 September, 2004
TransTech has appointed EPIC Controls as its NSW distributor, for the range of electrical controls, process controls, and industrial electronics.
Jaycar relocates
06 September, 2004
Jaycar Electronics has moved from Gore Hill to new premises at 96 Pacific Highway, St Leonards.
Lighthouse distributor
23 August, 2004
Particle & Surface Sciences has become the sole distributor for Lighthouse Worldwide Solutions.
Trade mission to Asia
13 August, 2004
Victoria's Minister for Manufacturing and Export, Tim Holding, has announced that an Electronics Industry Capability Mission to North Asia will be conducted in October 2004.
Specialised newsletter
04 August, 2004
Farnell InOne has issued the first of what it says will become a regular email newsletter to its customers on issues relating to the RoHS (restriction of certain hazardous substances) and WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) directives.
Transtech appoints distributor
07 July, 2004
Transtech has announced Epic Controls as its distributor in NSW for TransTech range of Electrical Controls, Process Controls, and Industrial Electronics.
Name change for NewTek
24 June, 2004
NewTek Sales has changed its name to NewTek Instruments. It will be operating out of premises located a 3 Byfield Street, North Ryde 2113 from 1st August 2004.
Eaton to acquire Powerware
17 May, 2004
Eaton Corporation has announced an agreement with Invensys PLC to purchase its power systems business, Powerware Corporation. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter, following regulatory review and the approval of Invensys shareholders.
Sea charts give way to electronics
25 March, 2004
The end of the traditional navigating table on ships and their dependence on traditional paper charts is now in sight with the development in Britain of an electronic chart and navigation system.
SA electronics suppliers join forces
24 March, 2004
Adelaide-based Tyronics and Tekelek have merged combining their design and manufacturing operations.
EMEX trade show attracts international interest
11 March, 2004
This year's Engineering & Machinery Exhibition (EMEX 2004) trade show is running from 11 to 13 May at the Auckland Showgrounds.
Cabac reaches milestone
19 November, 2003
Cabac, an Australian-owned company with headquarters in Sydney, has recently celebrated 21 years of meeting the needs of the electrical installation industry.
