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Graybar Acquires Broken Arrow Electric Supply

Graybar has recently announced that it plans to acquire Oklahoma-based Broken Arrow Electric Supply, pending regulatory approval. Broken Arrow Electric Supply (BAES) is an electrical distributor that serves the residential, commercial, industrial and OEM markets. The company also offers automation and control solutions, power distribution centers, specialty wire and cable, light assembly, and LED lighting and design. BAES was founded in 1977 and operates seven locations in eastern Oklahoma.

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Southwire Announces Strategic Investment in Verdigris

Southwire Company LLC has announced a strategic investment in Verdigris Technologies, Inc, an AI-native electrical intelligence company focused on AI-scale data center infrastructure. The investment reflects Southwire’s commitment to advancing power delivery for next-generation computing environments. Verdigris delivers a cloud‑first platform that captures high-frequency electrical data at the circuit level. Its sensors install inside existing electrical panels and sample thousands of times per second, providing sub‑second visibility into load behavior, power quality and early fault conditions.

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Purdue, Rittal + Eplan Announce Strategic Partnership for Smart Manufacturing, Engineering Education

Purdue University and Rittal and Eplan, sister companies, have announced a major strategic partnership. The five-year collaboration centers around the Purdue Polytechnic Institute and was officially sealed at the Rockwell Automation Fair in Chicago in November. The partnership will see Purdue join the Rittal + Eplan Partner Network as a research partner with a focus on design of advancing smart manufacturing education and preparing students for the next industrial revolution.

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Eaton Announces David Foster as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Effective March 2, 2026

Eaton has recently announced that David Foster has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective March 2, 2026. He succeeds Olivier Leonetti who will be leaving Eaton on March 13, 2026, as part of a planned transition. Foster re-joins Eaton after a 29-year career with the organization. “Dave brings a wealth of experience to Eaton – with a deep understanding of our operations and a unique understanding of our markets and customers at a critical time of unprecedented demand and growth,” said Eaton CEO Paulo Ruiz.

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ABB Introduces SAAS Option for Industrial Energy Optimization Software

ABB has recently launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) option for its energy management and optimization platform, ABB Ability OPTIMAX 7.0, alongside improved advanced process control software. This allows industrial and energy operators greater flexibility in how they deploy, scale and operate energy and process optimization software across complex plants and sites. With the new SaaS option, ABB manages installation, deployment, system monitoring and software updates so operators can access OPTIMAX without being responsible for local installation and maintenance.

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Russelectric, A Siemens Business, Highlights Advantages of Central Paralleling Systems

Russelectric, A Siemens Business, highlights the value of centralized paralleling systems for applications requiring maximum control precision, system resilience, and operational visibility. Unlike onboard paralleling, where synchronization and control components are mounted directly on or near each generator, centralized architectures consolidate all control functionality in a dedicated switchgear environment. This approach enables hot-standby PLCs, manual backup control, discrete analog metering, and detailed event logging. These are all essential features for providing uninterrupted power to critical infrastructure like hospitals, data centers, and industrial campuses.

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RS PRO Opens Control Panel One-Stop Shop

RS is now offering a comprehensive collection of RS PRO brand control panel products, extending from essential connectivity and control components to the tools and accessories needed for installation and maintenance. Control panels allow operators to centrally manage diverse collections of connected machinery, equipment, and devices as cohesive systems. They streamline and safeguard industrial processes, regulate electrical power distribution, contribute to standards compliance, convert simple inputs into complex automations that improve efficiency, reliability, and precision, and enable the real-time monitoring required for continuous process optimisation.

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Siemens to Highlight Modernization Solutions at AHR Expo 2026

Siemens is set to showcase its latest building automation and digital building technologies for smarter, more sustainable facilities at AHR Expo 2026, taking place February 2–4 in Las Vegas. Attendees are invited to visit Siemens booth C1731 to explore a range of innovative solutions and services demonstrating how modernization is the foundation for human-centric autonomous buildings, using Siemens’ Desigo building management platforms, Building X AI-enabled applications, advanced controllers, and a full portfolio of wired and wireless HVAC devices.

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Eaton Expands Modular Data Center Offering for Rapid Deployment of AI Factories From Grid to Chip

Eaton is collaborating with Flexnode, an innovative digital infrastructure company, to deliver modular, scalable rack and power infrastructure for data center compute applications. Eaton will supply critical power backup, racks and cable management technologies for Flexnode’s modules that help data centers reduce deployment schedules by 35% on average. Additionally, Eaton led Flexnode’s Series A round to further accelerate its approach to data center infrastructure.

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Automate With Ease With the RS PRO Total Panel Integration Portfolio

RS offers a comprehensive collection of RS PRO brand control panel products, extending from essential connectivity and control components to the tools and accessories needed for installation and maintenance. Control panels are the cornerstone of modern industrial operations. They allow operators to centrally manage diverse collections of connected machinery, equipment, and devices as cohesive systems. They streamline and safeguard industrial processes, regulate electrical power distribution, contribute to standards compliance, convert simple inputs into complex automations that improve efficiency, reliability, and precision, and enable the real-time monitoring required for continuous process optimization.

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Mouser Electronics Announces murrplastik Global Distribution Agreement for Smart Cable Management Solutions

Mouser Electronics, Inc. has recently announced a global distribution agreement with murrplastik. murrplastik’s diverse portfolio includes products such as labeling systems, conduit and coupling systems, cable drag chains, cable entry systems, and dress packs for robotic applications. Additionally, they also manufacture products for the automotive industry and plastic products for the medical field. This new agreement enhances Mouser’s offering of reliable, high-performance cable management solutions that support modern industrial automation, machine building, robotics, and control panel applications.

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Soluna and Siemens Collaborate to Solve GPU Power Swings in Behind-the-Meter AI

Soluna Holdings, Inc., a developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications, including Bitcoin mining and AI, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Siemens. The project will deploy and validate a behind-the-meter power-and-controls approach to manage rapid, GPU-driven swings in power demand when running AI and high-performance computing workloads directly on renewable energy. The 2 MW pilot, expected to be deployed at Soluna’s Project Grace site in Texas, will integrate Siemens’ electrical infrastructure, controls, and monitoring through a structured commissioning process to document performance under fast load steps and variable compute demand, creating a repeatable blueprint for future behind-the-meter AI deployments at renewable generation sites.

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Eaton Invests $50M+ in New Virginia Facility to Advance Grid-To-Chip AI Data Center Solutions

In mid-December of 2025, Eaton announced it will open a new manufacturing campus in Henrico County, Virginia, for critical power distribution technologies to help meet record demand from data center customers. With more than 50 new data centers already permitted in Virginia this year, Eaton is increasing regional manufacturing for technologies vital to data center equipment uptime and reliability.

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Phoenix Contact and Forescout Announce Partnership

In mid-December of 2025, Phoenix Contact USA announced a strategic partnership with Forescout Technologies, a global provider in cybersecurity. The collaboration integrates and embeds Forescout 4D Platform’s operational technology (OT) network monitoring and threat detection capabilities with Phoenix Contact’s EP Raptor Series of industrial network switches. The result is a unified hardware and software platform delivering advanced visibility, risk management, and strengthened cyber resilience for critical infrastructure networks.

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Siemens and nVent to Release Joint Reference Architecture Purpose-Built for NVIDIA AI Data Centers

Siemens and nVent are collaborating to develop a liquid cooling and power reference architecture, purpose-built for hyperscale AI workloads. As AI workloads grow more intensive and distributed, data center infrastructure strategies must balance performance, efficiency, and scalability through increasingly intelligent and adaptive systems. To support this next generation of digital infrastructure, Siemens and nVent are combining their expertise to help data centers prepare cooling and power infrastructure for global deployment and operational resilience.

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Leviton Receives Platinum and Gold Cabling Innovators Awards

Leviton Network Solutions recently announced that it is recognized among the best in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry by the 2025 Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Awards. As part of this year’s award program, Leviton’s received a Platinum Award for its FDT (Foil-reduced Diameter Technology) Cat 6A F/UTP Shielded Cable, and a Gold Award for its Half-RU 24-Port Patch Panel.

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