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AHTD NEWS
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Welcome New Members
We are proud to welcome new companies to the member family.
Contact
Leigha Schatzman
if you are interested in learning more about membership or to recommend a company for the application process.
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AHTD's Fall Meeting 2016 Provided Nothing to Whine About
Ok, a bad homonym was included in that headline in an attempt to be clever. While it failed miserably the Association For High Technology Distribution (AHTD) proved to be brilliantly successful in staging their Fall 2016 conference in Napa, California, the heart of "wine" country. Click here to read the full article.
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GAM Hosts New Manufacturing Open House Event
Mount Prospect, IL - September 7 , 2016 -
GAM hosted an Open House event to showcase recent manufacturing expansion and new service programs at its Mount Prospect, IL headquarters.
A number of dignitaries attended the Open House including U.S. Congressman Bob Dold, Mt. Prospect Mayor Arlene Juracek, Mark Dietzen of Senator Mark Kirk's office, District representative Victoria Williams, along with members of the press.
Mayor Juracek said, "GAM is an example of success that can be achieved when the entrepreneurial spirit takes advantage of today's high-tech world." Click here to read more.
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Advanced Manufacturing Expo Posts Record Attendance
ZEELAND, MI - August 16, 2016 - Industrial Control hosted their 2nd annual automation expo in Grand Rapids Michigan this past August attracting more than 950 visitors and exhibitors with 112 booths of automation, universities, and state programs. Coupled with a job fair of 50 local manufacture booths for a total of 160+ exhibitors using 43,000 square feet of floor space at the Deltaplex arena. Click
here to read the full article.
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Danfoss Drives Launches New Product
Danfoss Drives now offers t
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VACON X5 HazLo, a first of its kind in the world of AC Drives. Designed as an out of the box solution for hazardous locations, it is ideal for applications in refineries, utility gas plants or anywhere else ignitable substances are not normally present but may exist in unusual scenarios. Click here to read the full article.
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Shingle & Gibb Automation Expands Territory for Siemens
Moorestown, NJ, October 7, 2016:
Shingle & Gibb Automation is pleased to announce that Siemens recently expanded its authorized territory for Controls products to the state of Florida. An authorized partner and distributor of Siemens for more than 20 years, Shingle & Gibb's coverage for Siemens now includes Metro New York (including Long Island), New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware as well as Florida. Click here to read the full article.
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Cembre Announces New Product
At the AHTD Fall 2016 Meeting, Cembre introduced a revolutionary new identification system - the MARKINGENIUS® MG3 Identification and Labeling System.
The MARKINGENIUS® MG3 is a high speed flat bed printer using thermal transfer technology to produce identification and labeling media for panel building components, wire harnesses, cables, cable assemblies, tubing and equipment of all types. Click here for the full article. Click here for a demo.
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Please share your company milestones, news, and events with us by emailing
promotions@ahtd.org to be in an upcoming newsletter. We'll publish one article per member company each month. Don't fret if you don't see your article right away. We'll run your piece in the order that we receive them.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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U.S. Infrastructure Can Be Hacked With Google, Simple Passwords
By CHRIS FRANCESCANI, NBC News Online, April 3, 2016
Authorities say the
Iranian computer hack of a New York dam is the symptom of a huge weakness in the U.S. infrastructure -- dams, stadiums, traffic controls and power grids that can be accessed by anyone, including hostile nations or terrorists -- with simple passwords or no passwords at all.
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