CHICAGO – Newark has launched a 500-page print catalog to provide engineers with the latest technologies and solutions in design development.
 
The catalog contains board-level components from leading suppliers. With over 32,000 products, including wire, interconnect and industrial control products, Newark also offers an interactive online version available at: www.newark.com/ecats.
 

SOUTHPOINTE, PA –Corporate Responsibility Officer (CRO) has named ANSYS Inc. one of the “100 Best Corporate Citizens.”
 
Researched and compiled by IW Financial, the list recognizes the efforts of companies on the Russell 1000 index. The rankings are based on seven categories: financial, employee relations, governance, philanthropy, human rights, environment and climate change.  ANSYS was one of only two engineering simulation companies to make the list.
 
“This award honors ANSYS for its excellence and integrity,” said Jim Cashman, president and CEO. “The company has made, and more importantly kept, a commitment to improve and enrich life in the locales where we live and work.”
 
Over the past nine years, companies making the list have outpaced the remainder of Russell 1000 companies by an average of 26%, according to the CRO.

AURORA, CO – Advanced Circuits has expanded its components parts library. With over 270,000 parts, many of which can cross-referenced to Digi-Key part numbers, the library is free to PCB Artist users. The expansion allows designers to search for a specific part and download it directly or have it emailed to them.
 
Available with PCB Artist 1.2.2, as well as previous versions of the layout software, the library is located online at: www.my4pcb.com/artistonlinelibrary.

HUNT VALLEY, MD – Reactive NanoTechnologies Inc. (RNT) has partnered with three representative companies to sell its NanoFoil products in Europe and Israel.
 
Poltronic Ltd. will oversee sales in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Barkoh Technologies will handle sales in Israel, and Micronsult will manage sales in Denmark and the Netherlands.
 
“Each of these companies has an in-depth knowledge of our products and the specific needs of their customer base,” said Michael O’Neill, global vice president of sales. “This will help RNT bring NanoFoil and NanoBond to various sectors of the local electronics assembly industries and extend our sales reach throughout the world.”