In early June of 2026, MEAN WELL officially broke ground on its highly anticipated new MWPS corporate facility. The landmark groundbreaking ceremony marks a pivotal phase in the company’s regional infrastructure investment, aimed at significantly expanding supply chain capacity, technical engineering capabilities, and localized distribution services throughout the Americas.
Weidmuller USA has recently announced a strategic organizational alignment designed to enhance collaboration, streamline decision-making and position the company for continued growth in an increasingly dynamic industrial landscape. Effective July 1, the organization will align around three core business models that reflect how customers design, build and scale their operations: Components for Cabinet & Field, Systems & Solutions, and Connectivity for Device Manufacturers
Southwire recently announced it has been named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces 2026 by Newsweek and Plant A Insights Group for the third year in a row. The award highlights organizations that prioritize employee well-being, strong leadership, fair compensation and work-life balance. Company recognitions are awarded based on thorough research and the results of a confidential survey from more than 179,000 employees nationwide. The ranking is part of one of the country’s largest independent employee studies, incorporating more than 7.7 million reviews across multiple years of research.
RS supports panel-centric MRO strategies with an extensive selection of high-quality standardized, serviceable control panel components engineered, tested, and proven to reduce industrial control panel lifecycle costs without sacrificing quality or performance. Control panels are indispensable for industrial automation — integrating the power distribution, control logic, motor switching, and industrial communications components that essentially serve as the brains and central nervous systems of these systems within a single protected enclosure.
Schneider Electric is participating in the Energy Projects Conference & Expo (EPC Show) 2026 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston (June 16-17). As more than 10,000 engineering, construction, commissioning, supply chain, and operations professionals convene in the energy capital of the world, Schneider Electric is bringing a delegation of company leaders to showcase how electrification, open software-defined automation, and digital intelligence converge to enable the next wave of U.S. energy infrastructure projects.
Recently, Amazon announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Corning Incorporated to supply the optical fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions that power Amazon’s expanding data center infrastructure across the United States. The investment will create 1,000 new, highly skilled jobs at Corning’s manufacturing facilities across North Carolina, and support hundreds of additional construction jobs to expand Corning’s facilities.
Johnson Controls was recently named to CDP’s 2025 Supplier Engagement Assessment A-List, which recognizes leadership in supplier engagement on climate issues. Johnson Controls has been on this list at the Leadership level for eight years, since its inception. The CDP award recognizes organizations who do outstanding work in collaborating with suppliers to prioritize sustainability. The Supplier Engagement Assessment evaluates companies’ risk management processes, governance and business strategy, supplier engagement, Scope 3 emissions and targets.
Beckhoff has received the prestigious Red Dot Award 2026 for the Next multi-touch panel generation, in recognition of its consistent focus on intuitive human-machine interaction combined with a high level of technological integration and an attractive design. The scalable control panels and panel PCs provide machine and system engineering companies with a future-proof automation solution that combines minimalist design language with industrial suitability in a cost-effective manner.
Legrand has recently announced that it has acquired Girtz Industries, a provider of custom-engineered modular power enclosures and related services based in Monticello, Indiana. Girtz Industries’ development and integration of complete power systems support the reliable provision of critical power across datacenter, industrial and commercial applications. Through the dedication and diligence of its 300+ employees, Girtz Industries generated annual revenue of nearly $80 million in 2025.
LUTZE Inc has recently joined the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork as a Technology Partner. This recognition is reserved for companies that provide components or connectivity solutions designed to complement, enhance, and extend Rockwell solutions. As a Technology Partner, LUTZE is partnering with Rockwell to serve and support mutual customers by aligning product compatibility and application expertise. The partnership focuses on delivering reliable solutions for industrial automation environments through coordinated engineering and product integration.
Rittal LLC and Eplan U.S. will showcase their combined value chain at Automate 2026, demonstrating how an integrated approach to industrial automation addresses the manufacturing sector’s most pressing challenges: shrinking production timelines, critical talent gaps, and the ongoing pressure to standardize and scale operations. Attendees visiting Booth #2818 will experience firsthand how Rittal’s physical enclosures, power distribution hardware, and panel and cabling production automation systems seamlessly pair with Eplan’s digital engineering software, including component-specification, data-driven electrical and 3D panel design.
RS offers Banner Engineering’s extensive portfolio of sensor solutions, including its broad and growing line of advanced non-contact sensors natively optimized for Industry 4.0. Industry 4.0 technologies, like industrial automation systems and IIoT networks, are proven to enhance personnel and equipment safety, improve process efficiency, consistency, reliability, and profitability improvements, and minimize downtime and maintenance costs. As such, industrial organizations continue to accelerate their deployment of Industry 4.0 technologies and scale existing industrial automation systems and IIoT networks in their discrete and process manufacturing and material handling and packaging applications.
NOARK Electric has announced the compatibility of its M-Series molded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) with Rittal’s RiLineX 60 mm busbar system through specialized component adapters designed for modern panel-building applications. The integration combines NOARK’s high-performance circuit protection technology with RiLineX’s innovative “Universal” mounting platform to deliver faster assembly, enhanced flexibility, and simplified system design for panel builders and OEMs.
Fuji Electric’s Distribution & Control team will participate in SEMICON West in San Francisco, CA. October 13-15 at the Moscone Center. Fuji Electric provides high-performance power distribution & control devices, such as Contactors, Overload Relays, Molded Case Circuit Breakers, Earth Leakage Circuit Breakers, Pushbuttons & Pilot lights for applications including factory automation, manufacturing applications, and building automation.
Graybar has recently announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of American Electric Supply (AES). The completion of this transaction follows the initial announcement made on May 12, 2026. With the closing of this deal, AES is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Graybar. AES President Mike Pratt and his team are focused on ensuring a seamless transition for customers across Southern California.
As the company continues to align itself to best serve its markets and customers, Southwire has announced that it will close its facility located in York, Pa. Operations will cease at the York facility on February 19, 2027. The York location is a Distribution Center (DC) facility. Southwire has operated in York since 1977, with the current facility contributing to the company’s vast distribution network since 2013. Shipping activities from York will be relocated to other Southwire distribution facilities.