Vishay awarded french award
13 January, 2006
Vishay Intertechnology has won an award from the French association SPDEI, which includes over 40 distributors of electronic componentry.
B&R/Hager reach 50
29 December, 2005
B&R and Hager this year celebrate their 50th anniversaries. They were independently founded in 1955, on opposite sides of the world. In Australia, both companies came together 11 years ago to form the joint venture company Hager B&R.
Agreement ends
24 October, 2005
Soanar and Infineon Technologies have mutually agreed to end their distribution agreement in Australia and New Zealand at the end of December. After two years working together both companies have decided to pursue other interests.
Erni in Japan
28 August, 2005
Erni has appointed two distributors in Japan - Tokyo Electron Device (TED) and Takumi Shoji Co.
Soanar sold
20 June, 2005
Fermionics Group is acquiring the businesses of Hagemeyer Asia Pacific Electronics across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and India. The businesses include Soanar Electronics, Soanar Plus and Hcom.
Varian sale completed
15 June, 2005
Varian has completed the sale of its Electronics Manufacturing business to Jabil Circuit.
Test system - a sound investment?
05 June, 2005 by Paul Carter, Cochlear Ltd | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
Cochlear faced the challenge of reducing escalating costs and development time for a new generation of hearing implants by creating an automated, mixed-signal test system using off-the-shelf technology
Associations propose merge
02 May, 2005
The Chairman of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), John Price, and the President of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA), Christopher Janssen have announced that the Boards of both organisations had agreed to undertake a feasibility study of a proposal to merge and create a much larger industry grouping comprising the diverse technology-based and industry sectors which underpin Australia's economy.
Answer to Australia's trade deficit
15 March, 2005
Chief executive of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA), Angus M Robinson, has called for a major rethink of Australia's industrial development.
Molex distributor appointed
21 February, 2005
Molex Premise Networks has appointed Hagemeyer Australia as its distributor in Australia.
Banksia name returns
20 January, 2005
NetComm has formed a dedicated consumer electronics division, branded Banksia Digital, that resurrects an established Australian communications brand. The Banksia company and brand, under then CEO David Stewart, was amalgamated into NetComm in 1997.
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.
