Investment includes upgrading water main to 8-inch and 12-inch water main.

Projects will replace aging pipe dating back to the 1900s.

Guest commentary by Paul O’Callaghan, chief executive, BlueTech Research.

Mouser has signed  a global distribution agreement with Sierra Monitor Corp. Sierra Monitor’s FieldServer line of protocol gateways support over 140 different industrial automation protocols. The Sierra Monitor product line includes the BACnet Explorer Next Generation (NG) and BACnet Router, which are specially designed to integrate with networks and devices using the BACnet automation protocol. …

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Samsung says it has begun mass production of a 256GB Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) memory based on automotive specifications from the JEDEC UFS 3.0 standard. Samsung’s automotive 256GB memory is now being shipped to automotive manufacturers. As thermal management is crucial for automotive memory applications, Samsung’s memory extends the temperature range to between -40°C and …

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NXP had Q4 revenue of $2.46 billion, an increase of approximately 1% y-o-y year on year, and an increase of 3% on Q3. The y-o-y comparison was impacted by the divestment of the Standard Products business during the first quarter of 2017. HPMS segment revenue was $2.35 billion, an increase of 14% y-o-y and an …

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The UK has a robot density below the world average, according to the 2017 World Robot Statistics

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Fujitsu Electronics Europe (FEEU) is expanding its PCB offering and entering into cooperation with additional manufacturers Suntak and Hitek. With this expansion of its global vendor network, FEEU is now able to access a total production capacity of 380,000 square meters per month. The range of PCB products being offered is also growing, with FEEU …

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ELC series 570 connectors have an intuitive locking system to ensure positive mating, and mis-mating is discouraged thanks to a mating position defined by the shape of the mating area, according to its manufacturer Binder. Intended for medical systems, female panel mount connector is protected against the ingress of liquids, water splash and accidental electrical …

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Apparently printed on a pcb in the Tesla car currently on its way to the Asteroid Belt, is the message ‘Made on Earth by humans’. And, wow, weren’t those booster landings impressive. Having not followed the ins and outs of Falcon, I was interested to see that the ‘grid fins’ help the falling booster remain …

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