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  • Mar. 1, 2013
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    NEMA says shipments of industrial control equipment weakened in 4Q 2012

    The Primary Industrial Controls Index published by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va., decreased 1.6% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the fourth quarter of 2012....More
  • Dec. 21, 2012
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    Schneider Authorizes Kaman Nationwide to Gain More Traction in Industrial Market  

    Kaman Industrial Technologies (KIT), the industrial distribution business Kaman Corp., Bloomfield, Conn., has built up in recent acquisitions of Minarik, Zeller Electric and others, has entered into a national distributor agreement with Schneider Electric....More
  • Oct. 18, 2012
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    VEC Buys Morris Automation Group  

    VEC Supply (Virginia Electronic Components), Charlottesville, Va., a distributor of electronic components and services for the VDV, industrial automation, security, access control and OEM markets, acquired industrial automation specialist Morris Automation Group, Roanoke, Va....More
  • Aug. 24, 2012
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    Kaman Industrial Technologies Expands Electrical Offering with Purchase of Zeller  

    Kaman Industrial Technologies (KIT), Bloomfield, Conn., continued its quest to offer a more complete package of products and services to the industrial market with the acquisition, announced last week, of the assets of Zeller Corp., a distributor based in Rochester, N.Y....More
  • Aug. 10, 2012
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    Around the Industry - August 10, 2012  

    Rockwell buys drives manufacturer, Helukabel expands robotics cabling line with acquisition, 3M jumps in LED bulb market, and more...More
  • Jul. 27, 2012
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    EDGE Makes First Acquisition with Deal for Majority Stake of Distributor in Brazil  

    EDGE Investment Partners LLC made its first acquisition, a majority interest in Ladder Automação Industrial LTDA, which operates primarily in the Brazilian states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro....More
  • Jun. 21, 2012
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    Eleven Electrical Distributors Form Alliance to Pursue Global Market Opportunities  

    Eleven electrical and automation distributors have joined forces to build a network of distribution company partners outside North America...More
  • Feb. 10, 2012
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    Siemens Goes for Growth in Plant-Floor Networking with Deal for RuggedCom  

    Siemens has an agreement with RuggedCom Inc., Concord, Ontario, to acquire all of the common shares of RuggedCom by way of a friendly, board-supported takeover bid. The Canadian company is a provider of communications and networking solutions for harsh industrial environments....More
  • Oct. 21, 2011
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    Electrical Marketing

    ABB & Baldor to Market Drives and Motors in U.S. Through Same Sales Force  

    ABB and Baldor said they would use a single U.S. sales force to sell and support the complete line of ABB and Baldor low- and medium-voltage industrial drives and industrial electric motors...More
  • Oct. 21, 2011
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    Electrical Marketing

    Schneider Solidifies Focus on Green Biz  

    As more than 40 business journalists found out at Schneider Electric’s 2011 Editors’ Event, core electrical products are still an important part of Schneider’s product mix 20 years after the acquisition, but the French giant has expanded far past the traditional electrical distribution market and is now a leading player in some of the fastest-growing and most intriguing electrical markets in the world...More
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