
New Solid Pin Design Guide from SPIROL
SPIROL releases new Solid Pin Design Guide. SPIROL recently overhauled their previous Solid Pin catalog to make it an informative design guide with many easy-to-read schematics and diagrams to support each key section….

PEM surface-mount PCB fasteners to pick-and-place assembly
New PEM surface-mount PCB fasteners from PennEngineering offer the same easy, automated pick-and-place assembly as any other surface-mount component. The integration of PCB fasteners into the normal pick-and-place assembly process offers OEMs and…

Prysmian Group to acquire US company Gulf Coast Downhole Technologies
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has inked an agreement to acquire 100% of the privately-held US company Gulf Coast Downhole Technologies (GCDT) for an initial consideration,…

Sterlite to acquire Elitecore Technologies
India’s Sterlite Technologies is closing the acquisition of Elitecore Technologies, a global telecom software company, for an enterprise value of around INR 1.8 billion ($27.3 million) in an all-cash deal. Established in 1999,…

Quick drying for fasteners from Wisconsin Oven Corp
Wisconsin Oven Corp, industrial oven manufacturer, has created an industrial conveyor oven that quickly dries the coating on stainless steel and titanium fasteners. It features a stainless steel wire mesh belt and processes…

Black fasteners from Insert Company
The Insert Company (UK) Ltd has increased its range of black-coloured fasteners to meet demand from customers. The Insert Company now offers connector bolts, caps and many other fasteners from stock in a…

CECIMO conference at EMO MILANO 2015 on 9th October
The CECIMO conference on research and innovation will be held on October 9th at EMO MILANO 2015. It will open with a keynote speech from a European Commission representative about EU policies and…

Northrop Grumman used FILLS on F-35 assembly line
Northrop Grumman used FILLS to help assemble a production F-35 center fuselage – AF-106, an F-35A variant – July 6. Known as FILLS, or Fastener Insertion Live Link System, the new approach automates…

ABB to supply power to the Johan Sverdrup offshore oil field
ABB has received an order worth around $90 million from leading international energy company Statoil, for a high-voltage cable system to supply power from shore to the Johan Sverdrup offshore oil field. Located…

Countdown to review Charter-Time Warner Cable merger
U.S. Federal Communications Commission started a non-binding 180-day countdown to review the proposed $56 billion merger of cable rivals Charter Communications Inc (CHTR.O) and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC.N) The FCC said it…