STATESVILLE, N.C.–Bebida Beverage Company (OTC Pink: BBDA) (BeBevCo), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of liquid relaxation and energy products, announced today that KOMA Unwind Liquid Relaxation Shots as well as Relax 5 Shots will soon be available in Marsh Supermarkets in Ohio and Indiana. Marsh also operates three O’Malia’s Food Markets and 26 MainStreet Market locations. (more…)

HICKORY, NC–Before you apply one more piece of tape, stop and think… do you know the background story of the tape you’re using? Was it manufactured by a company that’s committed to producing quality products you can proudly apply? Does the manufacturer provide its employees with the best working conditions possible? To ensure and recognize good manufacturing practices, The Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC), a North American trade association comprised of pressure sensitive adhesive tape manufacturers and their affiliate suppliers, has developed the Responsible Tape Manufacturer (RTM) program — a “uniquely comprehensive” program that “delivers quantifiable differentiation between RTM certified companies and all other tape companies.*” (more…)

DURHAM, N.C.–Nitronex, a leader in the design and manufacture of gallium nitride (GaN) based RF solutions for high performance applications in the defense, communications, cable TV, and industrial & scientific markets, has fully-qualified the robust NPT1015 GaN discrete transistor. The NPT1015 is a 28V, DC-2.5GHz, 50W power transistor with 12dB saturated gain and 60% peak drain efficiency at 2.5GHz. The thermal resistance of the NPT1015 is 2.1°C/W, which is among the lowest in the industry in this power class. This GaN technology is capable of surviving the industry’s most severe robustness tests without significant device degradation. (more…)

CARY, N.C.–Coventor®, Inc., the leading supplier of virtual fabrication solutions for semiconductor devices and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), today announced immediate availability of the SEMulator3D® 2013 software platform. SEMulator3D 2013 brings unprecedented physical accuracy and predictive modeling capabilities to process development and integration. This milestone release expands the value of ‘virtual fabrication’ to the broader semiconductor ecosystem in order to dramatically reduce silicon learning cycles and the billions of dollars spent reaching manufacturing readiness. (more…)

CHARLOTTE, NC–BACE, a global manufacturer of balers and compactors for the recycling industry, has introduced the Export Baler. The Export Baler produces horizontal bales for a fraction of the cost, in a fraction of the space as horizontal balers. Its bales require no re-baling — reducing time, cost, and truck transportation (including drivers, trucks fuel, and re-baling labor) — because they’re the exact size and weight required for transoceanic shipping — no stops at a re-baling plant, no needless, redundant transport. (more…)

HICKORY, N.C.–Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company President and CEO Dave Colburn took his message of “One Company, on the Move, Together” to employees today, announcing a re-branding initiative that includes the consolidation of a number of brands and divisions under one name — HSM. The name change is effective immediately and is supported by a new logo and website (www.hsmsolutions.com), also introduced today, for the global manufacturer of integrated solutions and components to the transportation, furniture, bedding, and a growing number of diversified markets. (more…)

CARY, NC–LOROM Industrial, a manufacturing industry leader in global cable connectivity and OEM product solutions, today announced its participation in the InfiniBand™ Trade Association (IBTA) PlugFest event, PF-22, that was held this past October at the University of New Hampshire’s Interoperability Lab (IOL). LOROM submitted a number of QDR and FDR cable samples that passed the required compliance and interoperability tests, underscoring the expected excellent performance of LOROM’s high speed product offering. The official InfiniBand Integrators List listing the compliant cable part numbers will be published in the near future. (more…)

CARY, N.C.–LOROM, a manufacturing industry leader in global cable connectivity and OEM product solutions, today announced the addition of a Field Application Engineering Group to service product development opportunities for LOROM in North America. This strategic addition to LOROM’s leadership reflects a continued focus on LOROM’s high performance cable assembly capabilities and high speed EMaxx cable assemblies announced earlier this year. (more…)

HICKORY, NC–Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company, a global manufacturer of integrated solutions and components to the furniture, bedding, transportation and a growing number of diversified markets, today announced the acquisition of The C.E. White Co., a manufacturer of quality seating products for the commercial/transit and school bus markets. As a result of the acquisition, Hickory Springs will expand its footprint in the transportation seating market and provide customers with a complete seating solution. “Welcoming The C.E. White Co. to the Hickory Springs organization enhances opportunities for both companies as it leverages the core capabilities of each,” noted Hickory Springs President and CEO David Colburn. “This acquisition makes Hickory Springs a more well-rounded player in the industry, able to capitalize on its unique competitive advantage as a producer of multiple components that can now be combined to create an integrated seating solution, and bringing new opportunities to C.E. White in the process.” (more…)

DURHAM, N.C.–Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in micro-scale thermal management and power generation solutions, today announced a new series of thin-film thermoelectric modules that offer higher cooling capacity, robust mechanical design and source-matched heat flux density for easier integration into existing electronic systems. At only 1.1mm high, the new eTEC MA8000 Series is designed to provide low-profile thermal management solutions for medium heat flux applications in markets including photonics, electronics, test and measurement, and aerospace. (more…)

RALEIGH, N.C.–Digital Switching Systems (DSS), a leading provider of rugged open-source keypads, has announced another milestone in its PowerKey family of keypads, the PowerKey 1000 CAN keypad. The PowerKey1000 CAN keypad combines the styling and compact package size of the PowerKey family with the software features and network capabilities of DSS’ popular PowerKey Pro family of keypads. The PowerKey1000 CAN keypad is the perfect lightweight and flexible solution for any application and continues Digital Switching Systems’ leadership in rugged and flexible keypads. (more…)

(Cary, N.C.) The Lorom Group, a manufacturing industry leader in global cable connectivity and OEM product solutions, today announced its membership in the InfiniBand Trade Association (IBTA), and its active involvement in the IBTA’s Electromechanical (EWG) and Compliance and Interoperability Working (CIWG) Groups. LOROM has also joined the High Speed Electrical group under the EWG in order to participate in the on-going development of the InfiniBand specification and plans to attend the IBTA PlugFest verification events. (more…)