wiredinUSA July

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We start this month with a thank you to you – our readers and advertisers. wiredInUSA celebrates its first birthday this month, and it’s down to you that we continue to bring you up-to-date with all the latest news and innovations from within our industry in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. Wehopeyou’veenjoyed followingus during thefirst 12months and look forward to keeping you informed in the many years to come. Again, thank you from all of us at wiredInUSA. Bloomberg is making the news in this issue, thanks to it using a solar power system at its New Jersey, US campus. The project, completed by SunPower Corp, will provide just under 60 per cent of power for the main building at the site and covers some eight acres. See page 12. Expansion of a different form is also in the headlines with Elgin Fastener Group buying Northern Wire LLC, one of the leading privately owned wire companies in Merrill, Wisconsin. You can read all about it on page 15. There is praise indeed for C&M Corporation, which has scooped the 2012 Innovation Prize from the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership Inc. The company collected the award after its submission ‘Answering the US military’s COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) initiatives in the area of interconnect products.’ Find this on page 20. David Bell Editor #13 EDITOR

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wiredInUSA - July 2012