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North American EMS Industry Up 0.2 Percent in March

IPC releases EMS industry results for March 2025.   IPC announced today the March 2025 findings from its North American Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) Statistical Program. The book-to-bill ratio stands at 1.37. Total North American EMS shipments in March 2025 were up 0.2 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to the preceding month, … Read more

New pole-mountable HMI enclosures

Metcase’s Technomet-Control enclosures can now be specified with a mounting bracket for poles and masts of 1.97 in diameter or larger. Applications include HMI, panel PCs, industrial control, factory processing, security systems, test and measurement, point-of-sale terminals, IIoT and detection equipment. The bracket is manufactured from mild steel CR4, is powder coated traffic white (RAL … Read more

Over 200 new AC power cord SKUs

Same Sky’s Interconnect Group has expanded its AC power cords line with over 200 new SKUs. These cords combine C5, C7 and C13 plugs with a variety of country and region-specific plug options, including North America, Europe, UK, Japan and more. Available in round or flat cable styles with straight, right-angle or flat right-angle orientations, … Read more

IPC Releases Version 2.0 of IPC-2591, Connected Factory Exchange, with Expanded Device Coverage and Smarter Data

IPC announces the release of IPC-2591, Connected Factory Exchange (CFX), Version 2.0, the global standard for plug-and-play, machine-to-machine, and machine-to-system communication for digital manufacturing. Version 2.0 provides substantial updates or expansions to support a broader range of shop floor operations. This includes capabilities added for hand soldering and wave soldering operations – expanding the total … Read more

Anritsu expands analysis bandwidth to 150 MHz and adds Tracking Generator option to Field Master Spectrum Analyzers

Anritsu Company is announcing the expansion of the analysis bandwidth along with the addition of a Tracking Generator option for the Field Master Spectrum Analyzers. The Field Master spectrum analyzers provide benchtop performance in a ruggedized handheld battery power format that has made them indispensable for RF engineers working in a wide range of communication … Read more

TTI IP&E Europe presents harsh environment solutions that bridge the gap between on and off the board at SPS Italia 2025

Rosenberger’s RoProxCon transmits power and data over short distances without relying on physical connectors. TTI IP&E – Europe, a leading specialty distributor of electronic products, will showcase a range of IP&E products designed for use in harsh factory and process automation environments at this year’s SPS Italia. The event takes place from the 13th to … Read more

User-friendly Modbus front ends

Display Visions offers a series of cost-effective displays in various sizes for Modbus systems. The HMI series devices feature a touch panel for displaying process parameter and status information. The products are designed to offer a brilliant, sharp display and readability over 170deg.  Individual screen pages can be created with the free HMI Designer WYSIWYG … Read more

Vishay Intertechnology Thick Film Power Resistor With Optional NTC Thermistor and PC-TIM Simplifies Designs and Saves Board Space

AEC-Q200 Qualified Device in Compact SOT-227 Package Offers High Pulse Handling Capability and Power Dissipation to 200 W. Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new AEC-Q200 qualified thick film power resistor in the compact, low profile SOT-227 package for mounting on a heatsink. Available with an optional NTC thermistor for internal temperature monitoring … Read more