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The INTERKAMA+ tradeshow at HANNOVER MESSE 2009 is gearing up to make a contribution of global significance in this area via its "Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes" display.

Legal disputes have prevented exiderdome from being transferred from a barge to land for the second half of its U.S. tour.

Douglas Electrical Components moved all of its manufacturing and support functions to a new, expanded facility in Randolph, New Jersey.

Fire Alarm Cable Conversion Guide focuses on specification needs of the various cables including gauge sizes, shielding configurations and jacketing materials.

Pepperl+Fuchs acquired the stainless steel SLICE product platform for the pharmaceutical production and clean room environment.

Catalog provides specifications, ordering information, and features on circuit breakers, including UL1077, UL489, high current, high density, ground fault protectors and accessories.

LEDCO builds a wide range of precision, U.S.-made LED assemblies, metal foil resistors, microswitches and sealed position switches.

ABB will provide engineering, project management, drives, motors, electrical equipment and automation based on System 800xA to a new seamless steel tube and pipe production plant for VSB.

Mouser now stocks New Age's enclosures for USB, dongle devices, electronics, key FOBs, handheld instruments, as well as utility cases and desktop boxes.

Bud products offered include 200 enclosures and back panels with sizes from 2.05 x 1.97 x 1.38 to 32.05 x 24.18 x 11 in.

16-page brochure compares performance between commercial off-the-shelf Ethernet components used in office environments, and Belden’s industrial-grade components.

Web site has info on industrial cables/connectivity, Hirschmann Ethernet switches and Lumberg Automation Industrial Ethernet connectivity.

Allied will carry products from Nicomatic, including microconnectors, connectors for PCB, and flat flex cables and jumpers.

SolaHD signed Fox-Rowden-McBrayer and G.L. Smith Associates as sales representatives.

McKeraghan joins VYCON from Eaton Corporation where he managed the Central Zone for Eaton’s Powerware UPSs and power quality solutions.

Brochure highlights ten JIC standard, RoHS compliant, corrosion resistant enclosures to protect electrical and electronic equipment in industrial applications.

"Protecting Mission Critical Electronics In The Industrial Environment," recommends that manufacturers safeguard critical systems in poor power environment.

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Churchill will be responsible for Fiberguide’s products and services east of the Mississippi river.

DataCELL FIELD MVC-800 FireWire Cable surpassed 11 million flex cycles in rigorous bending, rolling and torsion tests; other cables hit 20 million tick tock tests.