Panduit, a global leader in innovative electrical and network infrastructure solutions, was recognized recently with eight Cabling Innovators Awards in the 2022 competition. Cabling Installation & Maintenance bestows the Innovators Awards annually to the best products and projects in the industry.
The HPS Power Quality Lab allows customers to experience real time testing of line side HPS power quality products such as transformers, line reactors, active harmonic filters and passive harmonic filters as well as load side products such as load reactors and different types of dV/dT filters with various cable lengths. The power quality products can run at full load using either 10HP, 25HP and 100HP VFD systems and associated motor/load.
ABB Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Derek Monk as Head of Sales for the Motion business area in Canada. Derek will support the efforts of the Sales & Marketing team for the Motors, Drives and Services division. With more than 25 years of experience at ABB, his role over the years has focused mainly on power electronics and power conversion.
Danfoss has announced five new global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), alongside ten new Regional Inclusion Councils, where employees can come together based on shared characteristics, life experiences or interests. The new Danfoss’ ERGs and Inclusion Councils reflect the company’s ambition to take a leading position on Diversity and Inclusion.
Allied Electronics & Automation, a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, added four new industrial automation and control cabinet solutions suppliers to its line card of more than 650 trusted suppliers and further expanded its selection of more than 250,000 ready-to-ship solutions in categories extending from automation and control equipment to interconnect, passive, active and electromechanical components.
Festo has announced a distributorship agreement for Quebec City-based Groupe EP to sell and support the company’s complete portfolio of pneumatic, electric and process automation products throughout Quebec and Atlantic Canada. This new partnership took effect on Sept 1. “With its focus on growth, strong technical bias for automation, and a well-earned reputation for providing customers with value-added sales and support, Groupe EP is a particularly good representation of what Festo is looking for globally in a distributor,
Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world’s largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, celebrated the ribbon cutting of its Product Distribution Center expansion (PDCe) recently, expanding the company’s headquarters’ footprint by 2.2 million square feet for a combined total of more than 3 million square feet. The new facility allows Digi-Key to pick, pack and ship nearly three times the previous daily average of 27,000 packages to customers in more than 180 countries around the world.
maxon is strengthening its global presence and extending its sales network, with a new sales office in Monterrey, Mexico, to provide customer service locally. maxon is known not only for its precision and reliability but also for its proximity to customers. Mexico is Latin America’s second largest national economy and has long become a global player. maxon’s new sales company is located in Monterrey, the capital of the Mexican federal state of Nuevo Léon.
Punctual trains, energy-efficient technology, international solutions, and an infrastructure that enables greater capacity – these are the basic requirements for mobility transition. We will be helping to shape these even more intensely from now on. By establishing the new Business Unit Rail, we are expanding our railway technology offer and bundling our global railway activities.
As Head of the Business Unit Rail, Sebastian Lüke is the new face of the Business Unit. Together with his team, he is rising to the challenges of the current mobility transition.
“This is a key milestone and recognizes all stakeholders who have supported our business and continue to believe in our strategy,” said Dave Heinzmann, Littelfuse President and Chief Executive Officer. “I would like to thank the global Littelfuse team for their unwavering commitment and hard work to significantly grow our company. I am truly proud of the company’s global leadership and growth over the years, and the strong reputation we have built, and I extend my best wishes for many prosperous years to come.”
Customers and employees, as well as special guest Oakville Mayor Rob Burton were on hand at Siemens Canada’s headquarters for the unveiling of a newly renovated office focused on a co-creation environment. During the pandemic Siemens used the opportunity with many employees working safely from home to convert a substantial portion of its Oakville headquarters to create a showcase for Siemens’ technologies that address climate change, the 4th Industrial revolution, and digitalization across different sectors.
Littelfuse, Inc., an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, recently announced the completion of its acquisition of C&K Switches. C&K is a leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions with a strong global presence across a broad range of end markets, including industrial, transportation, aerospace, and datacom.
Omron announces the winner of the Distributor of the Year award for fiscal year 2021. This prestigious distinction recognizes Omron’s top distributor for excellence in revenue growth, local engagement, expertise, and solution selling. Industrial Automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas has announced Airline Hydraulics Corporation as the winner of Distributor of the Year for fiscal year 2021. On July 13th, Omron Vice President of Sales Peter Brouwer presented the award to the Airline executive management team, which includes CEO Mark Steffens and Director of Sales Keith Elphick.
Andy Zou is POSITAL’s new man on the ground in Canada, mandated to develop stronger ties with customers and distribution partners in Canada and Latin America. “My aim is to help build awareness of FRABA’s POSITAL and UBITO brands in these important markets,” comments Zou. “We have an exciting range of products for the manufacturing and process industries, and I am eager to help customers find ways of using them in their products and production facilities.”
Rittal Systems Ltd. is proud to announce that their organization has been named on the 2022 list of Best Workplaces in Manufacturing for the fifth year. They have received this honour after a thorough and independent analysis conducted by Great Place to Work®.
Panduit and Atlona have been selected as a preferred supplier of A/V and IT infrastructure solutions for CBRE’s FUSION Strategic Supplier Program, which serves CBRE project managers and commercial real estate tenants. With greater than 10,000 professionals and 400+ LEED & WELL staff accreditations, CBRE maintains the largest network of professional commercial real estate project managers worldwide.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
