CAP Wireless, Inc. (CAP), a leading supplier of high-performance microwave and RF amplifiers and amplifier-based subsystems, today announced that in order to provide dedicated service and support to customers in the Southern Region of the United States, the company has signed McBride Scientific Sales, Inc. as a manufacturer’s representative for Texas (except El Paso), Oklahoma, … [Read more...]
EMC Seminars Reprise Down Under
Well-known EMC expert Keith Armstrong will be presenting an updated series of the popular and pragmatic courses on EMC and product safety compliance that he has been teaching since 2000. The seminars are organized by EMC Technologies. Sessions are slated for Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney in Australia and Auckland in New Zealand between October 27 and December 5, 2008. A … [Read more...]
Luebbers Steps Down at Remcom
Dr. Raymond Luebbers, CEO, president and co-founder of Remcom, the well known EM and antenna simulation software firm, has retired. Dr. Stephen Fast, former executive VP has assumed his duties. Dr Luebbers founded Remcom in 1994 while a professor at Pennsylvania State University. His co-founders were two of his graduate students, Scott Langdon and Christopher Penney. Dr. … [Read more...]
Navy Plans to Buy EMI Shielded Cabinets
The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Panama City Division intends to purchase a number of EMI shielded, shock qualified equipment cabinets with two independent 235 CFM cooling fans, mounted in the top rear of the cabinet with the intake in the bottom. The cabinets will require EMI air filters on the intake and outflow. The cabinets must be certified to MIL-STD-461E, shipboard … [Read more...]
ZERO GROUND Technology Receives Approval for Mining Industry Use
Illinois-based ZERO GROUND, well known maker of wiring and shielded conduit systems, has announced that it High Frequency Extraction System (HFES™) that reduces high frequency ground currents, has been formally approved by the U.S. Department of Labor, Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for use in underground and surface mines located in the United States. This ZERO … [Read more...]
Parker Hannifin Acquires Remaining Assets of Parker Seal de Mexico
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the parent company of EMI shielding company Chomerics, has announced that as of April 30, 2008, it had acquired the remaining stake in a joint venture Parker Seal de Mexico. Parker had held a 49-percent interest in the $8.3-million company before buying the remaining assets from various partners. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The … [Read more...]
EM Waves as Art
While some people want to ward off electromagnetic waves, others claim to see their aesthetic potential and are determined to embrace them as art. A group of European artists have opened a display of works in the German city of Dortmund that will run through June 29 at the PHOENIX Halle venue in Dortmund-Hörde. Waves: the Art of the Electromagnetic Society includes more than 30 … [Read more...]
Lotions and Potions vs. EMFs: the Controversy Continues
The French cosmetics firm Clarins has incurred the wrath of yet another consumer group. According to the Nevada based National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation (NTEF), Expertise 3P Poly Pollution Protection (3P) products are touted as "the most advanced protection against every type of pollution known today...for the first time in cosmetology, it also protects against the … [Read more...]
Defense Technology Firms Announces Successful Completion of EMI Testing
Australian defense technology firm Metal Storm has announced that it has conducted successful electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing on its 40-mm ammunition tail propulsion system. Testing was conducted at a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited facility in Melbourne and was the most rigorous performed as yet on Metal Storm technology. Metal Storm … [Read more...]
Leader Tech Completes Expanded Facility
Leader Tech, a well known name in EMI shielding, has opened its new Global EMI Technology Center in Tampa, FL. According to Leader Tech president Dario Negrini, "Every detail of our new one-of-a-kind facility has been engineered to streamline and improve our customer service, engineering, and manufacturing processes. The new expansion encompasses all facets of the business … [Read more...]
