ELANTAS acquires casting resins business of Marbo Group

ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, a division of the German-based specialty chemicals group ALTANA AG, has acquired the casting resins business for electrical and electronic applications of the Italian Marbo Group. The casting resins business of Marbo includes products for the encapsulation or coating of electronic components with insulation materials (compounds). ELANTAS will mainly take over Marbo’s customers [...]

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Graybar donates 130,000 food items to pantries nationwide

Graybar, the St. Louis -based distributor of electrical, communications, and data networking products, recently collected nearly 130,000 food items to benefit food pantries and other charitable organizations in the communities where it operates nationwide as part of its community platform, Graybar CARES. According to the company, Graybar CARES “stands for Community, Awareness, Responsibility, Education and [...]

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Correction: Magnetech’s operation in Huntington, W. Va. moves to new location, company headquarters still in Massillon.

Correction: An item in the May “Business briefs” incorrectly implied that the headquarters of Magnetech Industrial Services, Inc., of Massillon, Ohio, had moved. It was the company’s operation in Huntington, W.Va., that moved to a new location in Hungtinton. The company’s headquarters is still in Massillon. Electrical Apparatus regrets the error.

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ABB reports growth in the first quarter of 2012

ABB, the Zurich, Switzerland-based electrical manufacturer, reported higher orders and revenues in the first quarter of 2012, led by growth in North America. Operational Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) declined 7% compared to the same quarter a year earlier while net income was up 5%. Orders were 2% above the high levels [...]

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General Tools & Instruments celebrates 90th anniversary

General Tools & Instruments, headquartered in New York City, is celebrating its 90th anniversary.  The company will be at the National Hardware Show, May 1-3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, an event they helped launch, to acknowledge the milestone. General Tools & Instruments began as General Hardware in 1922 as the brainchild of Abe [...]

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Shermco’s Mike Moore to present papers at Region VI VPP Safety Conference

Mike Moore, vice president of Shermco Industries, the Irving, Tex.-based provider of testing, repair, and maintenance of rotating apparatus and electrical power distribution systems, will be presenting four papers at the 2012 Region VI VPP Safety Conference, May 15-18, at the Fort Worth Convention Center. On Wednesday, May 16, 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M., he will present [...]

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APEM celebrates 60 years of switch manufacturing

APEM, a Haverhill, Mass.-based manufacturer of industrial switches and joysticks, announced that it is celebrating its 60th anniversary. From its founding in 1952 as a manufacturer of toggle switches,  APEM has grown into a manufacturing group with more than 120 product lines produced in 12 manufacturing facilities across 4 continents. The company today supplies professional [...]

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Peerless Electronics announces six new eCommerce stores

Peerless Electronics, the Bethpage, N.Y.-based stocking distributor of electromechanical and interconnect products, has launched its new online eCommerce Vertical Market Initiative. Customers will be able to shop online from product catalogs tailored to their specific industry from Peerless’ inventory of electromechanical and interconnect components. Each online product includes specs, technical descriptions, manufacturer hyperlinks, photos (many [...]

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Mage Solar Academy launches “Solar Business and Technical Sales” training series

Mage Solar Academy, part of the globally operating Mage Solar and located at the corporate campus in Dublin, Ga., announced that it is offering two newly developed classes that will teach participants “proven practices as well as essential technical know-how to successfully establish and maintain a business in the quickly expanding solar industry.” On April 20, [...]

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Siemens to provide high-speed motor application for U.S. natural gas pipeline

The Drive Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc. announced today a multi-million dollar drive train project with global natural gas company Williams Partners to provide a high-speed motor application for a natural gas pipeline. Through its partnership, Siemens will provide two 16,000 HP (4,160 V input) ROBICON Perfect Harmony WCIII drives and two 7,200 V [...]

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