Latest Parker ‘smart’ sensors support drive towards Industry 4.0
Warwick, UK, February 2018 – Parker Hannifin, a provider of motion and control technologies, is supporting Industry 4.0 initiatives with its new P8S CPS series of ‘smart’ sensors for pneumatic cylinders. The sensors feature intelligent functionality such as the ability to acquire and locally process information, and communicate with upper level controllers and/or local networks. There […]
Nortech Systems Expanding Mexico Operations
MINNEAPOLIS – Nortech Systems (Nasdaq: NSYS), a provider of full-service electronics manufacturing services (EMS), has signed a lease for a new facility to be built in Monterrey, Mexico, approximately five miles from the company’s current location. The company plans for occupation during the third quarter of 2018 with the transfer of operations expected by year-end. […]
North Atlantic Industries announces the release of the VPX55-3HU 3U VPX Power Line Conditioner with Holdup
500 Watt DC/DC Power Line Conditioner that protects downstream DC/DC Converters. BOHEMIA, NY — February 28, 2018 — North Atlantic Industries, Inc. (NAI), a leading independent supplier of COTS, Modified COTS and custom power supplies worldwide, announces the availability of the VPX55-3HU 3U, VPX Power Line Conditioner with Holdup. The VPX55-3HU is a 500 watt, […]
New UK Drone Standards Sponsored by British Standards Institution (BSI)
New Drone Standards are to be unveiled for the first time in Spring 2018 which are expected to lead to strengthened public confidence in safety, security and compliance within an industry which is set to be one of the fastest growth sectors in the world. These standards are set to release the true potential of […]
Manufacturing Activity Heats Up: Institute for Supply Management PMI® at 60.8%
New Orders, Production, and Employment Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing at Faster Rate; Backlog Growing; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers’ Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing at Faster Rate; Exports and Imports Growing Tempe, Arizona — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in February, and the overall economy grew for the 106th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the […]