Leviton Network Solutions recently announced that it is recognized among the best in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry by the 2025 Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards. As part of this year’s award program, Leviton’s received a Platinum Award for its FDT (Foil-reduced Diameter Technology) Cat 6A F/UTP Shielded Cable, and a Gold Award for its Half-RU 24-Port Patch Panel.
Purdue University has joined the Rittal + Eplan Partner Network through a five-year partnership centered on Purdue’s Polytechnic Institute. As part of the Friedhelm Loh Group, sister companies Rittal and Eplan have a long tradition of engaging with science and education in Europe and are excited to extend this model to the United States. This partnership represents a long-term commitment to developing the next generation of engineers to enter the U.S. workforce.
Russelectric, A Siemens Business, highlights the value of centralized paralleling systems for applications requiring maximum control precision, system resilience, and operational visibility. Unlike onboard paralleling, where synchronization and control components are mounted directly on or near each generator, centralized architectures consolidate all control functionality in a dedicated switchgear environment. This approach enables hot-standby PLCs, manual backup control, discrete analog metering, and detailed event logging. These are all essential features for providing uninterrupted power to critical infrastructure like hospitals, data centers, and industrial campuses.
Mouser Electronics, Inc. has recently announced a new U.S. distribution agreement with ABB. ABB has nearly 40 manufacturing, distribution, and operational facilities across 20 US states, including nine major R&D centers.
BAC (Baltimore Aircoil Company Inc.) announces that its immersion cooling tank has been certified as part of the Intel Data Center Certified Solution for Immersion Cooling for fourth and fifth-generation Xeon processors. The advancement of this certification program marks a significant milestone in industry efforts to validate next-generation immersion cooling solutions that meet the efficiency and sustainability demands of modern data centers.
ABB has been awarded the Platinum medal from EcoVadis with a score of 84 out of a possible 100 points, placing the company among the top one percent of 130,000 companies assessed worldwide. EcoVadis is a trusted provider of business sustainability ratings offering a standardized, data-driven framework that allows companies to compare supplier performance. ABB improved its score by nine points since last year.
The contract was signed, live at the SPS in Nuremberg, Germany: CADENAS is now the newest member of the Eplan Partner Network. CADENAS Managing Director Terry Jonen and Eplan Managing Director Haluk Menderes signed the new technology partnership agreement on 26 November 2025. The stated goal of the cooperation is the expanded provision of technical device data via the Eplan Data Portal, which will be implemented using a direct interface between the Data Portal and the CADENAS platform 3Dfindit.
Weidmuller USA is proud to announce that the global Weidmüller Group has earned the prestigious EcoVadis Gold Medal for outstanding commitment to sustainability for the third consecutive year. The achievement places Weidmüller among the top five percent of all companies assessed by EcoVadis worldwide and secures a position within the top two percent in the electronics, connectivity and automation industry for outstanding sustainability practices and initiatives.
RS offers Omron Automation’s Value Design for Panel system — a comprehensive portfolio of industrial control panel products designed to help panel builders, machine builders, and end-users reduce their total cost of ownership. Control panels are essential to industrial operations — a virtually inescapable cost of doing business — and have been for some time, generating steady global market demand. Now, the increased adoption of Industry 4.0 trends and technologies — including automation, machine learning, the IIoT, AI, robotics, edge and cloud computing, digital twins, and virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) — has market demand surging.
NOARK Electric recently announced the grand opening of its new North American head office in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, marking a significant milestone in the company’s North American growth strategy. The state-of-the-art facility officially opened for business on November 12, 2025. “On behalf of the Town of Addison, I am proud to welcome NOARK Electric to our community,” said Addison Mayor Bruce Arfsten. “Their investment here reflects Addison’s role as a hub for innovation and business growth. We look forward to seeing NOARK continue to grow and shape the future of the electrical industry.”
As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, Southwire is pleased to announce that it is expanding its Heflin, Ala. operations, a move that will add approximately 340,000 square feet to the location’s footprint. This project, which is expected to create more than 85 new jobs, reinforces the company’s commitment to its team members, customers and communities. Now in its 75th year, Southwire continues to reinforce its mission – We Deliver Power… Responsibly – in support of its customers around the globe. As a major wire and cable solutions provider in North America, the company is enhancing its proven legacy and trusted reputation by building upon its strengths to attain sustainable, strategic growth.
Facing supply chain disruptions, a shifting economic landscape, and new domestic manufacturing priorities, Current 2025 is a timely event to help shape the digital supply chain transformation. Taking place November 12 to 14 at the Walt Disney World Resort, Current 2025 provides a platform to propel the components industry forward thru technology and data integration….
As the adoption of generative AI continues to drive demand for electricity to power data centers across the United States, ABB has been awarded three orders with VoltaGrid – an advanced microgrid power generation company based in Texas, US – to deliver critical grid stabilization technology. The project will support reliable and stable electricity for multiple facilities VoltaGrid has under construction in the US for AI infrastructure projects. The orders were booked in the first three quarters of 2025. Financial details were not disclosed.
Schneider Electric has recently announced a new initiative to recruit and train U.S. military veterans for careers in its Services business. The effort will create pathways for up to 400 technicians, including veterans, to join Schneider Electric’s workforce in customer-facing service representative roles supporting data centers, energy systems, and other mission-critical facilities.
RS has recently formed a strategic partnership with DP Gayatri (DPG), a major provider of contract assembly, automation, and industrial consulting services, to equip OEMs and manufacturers with scalable integrated industrial solutions designed to modernize operations and accelerate factory performance. DP Gayatri empowers industrial customers to embrace innovation with intention — identifying opportunities and transforming operations with engineering and automation solutions optimized to solve production challenges and facilitate sustainable growth.
RS offers a comprehensive selection of high-quality, cost-effective, and installation-ready RS PRO maintenance solutions designed to meet the needs of today’s busy industrial maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) professionals and arrive on time and under budget. Industrial maintenance is essential for ensuring regulatory compliance and personnel and equipment safety in the discrete and process manufacturing, energy and utilities, and facilities and intralogistics industries, and — depending on the approach — can deliver a host of other valuable benefits as well.