2004 was a good year for MasTec Ltd.
Sales figueres for the year are indicated a 25-30% increase in turn over.
During the year MasTec increased its sales engineers from 3 to 5, reflecting the growth.
Wireless products continue to dominate the sales but there has been a real resurgence in DAQ products, especially the new USB style products. Other growth areas are PCI and PCMCIA comms , Comms converters ( RS-485 and USB), GPIB interfaces and cables, Bench instruments (Scopes), microprocessors, industrial computing and encoders, transducers. Power product sales for the year are up 200% on 2003. This trend will continue for Power products as AC~DC Power and MasTec work to re-establish themselves strongly in this market.
Integration projects continue to grow in imporatnace as less companies employee technical staff for development work. MasTec commissioned a very large laboratory and company wide intranet based measurement and reporting system for one of NZ's arge multinational manufacturers. This project continues and the scope is growing each iteration.
Exports continue to grow, with more going to Australia but also the Middle East. 2005 will see a large increase in export as SWS's M2M products come on stream.
Programming temps was a large growth feature of MasTec during 2004. Starting the year with zero programmers working on site doing code development, by the end of this year we have had 1.5 years of programmer years contract work.
Training is still a key part of MasTec. In 2004 MasTec introduced lower cost LabVIEW training courses to offset the huge increase in the NI courses.
Final News for 2004:-
- Email addresses
Please note our new email addresses. The domain is now ***@mastecnz.co.nz for all mail.- Website
The website remains www.mastec.co.nz- Enewsletters
The last two newsletters for October and November were not sent out by email. These can be downloaded from the website or read directly off the site.- Enewsletters Server
MasTec has been developing an inhouse email newsletter server which will make sending newsletters much better.- Unsubscribe
In November 2004 we asked our 20,000+ enewsletter customers to unsubscribe if they wish to so we would have a clean database for 2005- Permissions
Starting in November 2004 all new customers are being asked if they want to receive the enewsletter. This is a policy of becoming transparent in our action across the email, so our customers have the say about what they receive from us.- Last but important
We want to thank all our great fantastic customers for a wonderful year. Have a wonderful Xmas, the Mass of Christ, and guess who the Christ is this year, you. Awaken and remember who you are everyone.!
ETC
M524 120 MHz Dual-channel oscilloscope (also a M522 lower spec 60MHZ model)
• USB 2.0 and USB 1.1 compatible
• Dual channel with 120 MHz bandwidth
• Deflection factor: 10mV/div to 5V/div in 1-2-5 sequence
• Max real time sampling rate 100 MS/s
• Max equivalent sampling rate 10 GS/s
• Software for Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Windows XPSheldon
A very good article on Sheldon VB an dLabVIEW programmed DSP and DAQ system from a Europena Mag.
PDF It is large so be patient.Sealevel
SeaI/O Digital I/O Systems ( do look) and a PDF
SeaI/O™ modules provide a powerful way to add I/O to a variety of computers, controllers, and PLCs. Choose from five DIN Rail mountable I/O boxed configurations, each designed for maximum flexibility and easy field wiring. Ordering options allow connection to the host device via Ethernet, USB, RS-485, or RS-232, and multiple units can be daisy chained together using convenient pass-through connectors. For easy software integration, application programs or 3rd party software can use Sealevel’s SeaMAX™ library or industry standard Modbus protocol.Exacq
CH-3160 4-Input High Speed Data Acquisition Board:- Serious stuff.
4 Simultaneous High-Speed Analog Inputs 40 MS/s Acquisition Speed (80 MB/Sec sustained recording) 16 Digital I/O On-Board DSP and RAM – Real-Time Operation Extensive software apps, drivers, tools includedQuatech
Bluetooth and GPS:-
Compact flash card and PCMCIA Bluetooth Adapters and Compact flash card and USB Global Position System (GPS) Receivers.
Arcom
ZigBee -based wireless sensor and control networks thanks to a technology partnership announced between Arcom and Ember. Arcom has integrated Ember’s EM2420, a complete ZigBee compliant wireless platform, into its XScale based industrial compact enclosure, right now, right here!Arcom
W-E-B Integrated cellular modem (GPRS or iDEN), GPS receiver and power supply platformOTC Wireless
WiJET.G:- Enhanced wireless display solution, the high-speed, 802.11g wireless Video display server for business and education users.OPTO 22
New Modules, 0-10A RMS 2 channel and 32 channel Digital input Snap Modules and new software for the Ultimate I/O Controllers.SWS
Nokia 30 Backplane
Now build low cost M2M systems using the Nokia 30. Backplane Version 3 is now released, New Relays, DPDT with NO and NC, LED indicators on status etc. We are working on Version 4 also with Serial I/O both GSM and GPRS connection.SWS
Linear Temperature Probe
Semiconductor Temperature probe, linear output, 10mV/Degree C, Thermal Well, runs on 5-28 VDC. range -55 to 150 eg C. Accuracy better than 1 degree. Full SpecsMeasurement Computing & Softwire
MasTec Ltd has announced that the graphical programming language Softwire that builds .net programs graphically is now FREE for downloadAzeotech
DAQ Factory new low cost software for the LabJack, NO PROGRAMMIND but super.
Industria
industria – global news about Automation, Process Control, Instrumentation, and Software for Australasia/Oceania
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MasTec Staff Contacts :-
Managing Director rob.maskell@mastecnz.co.nz OEM Purchases rob.maskell@mastecnz.co.nz Product Manager adam.samir@mastecnz.co.nz M2M Manager adam.samir@mastecnz.co.nz Applications Engineering christian.moxon@mastecnz.co.nz Integration Project Manager hitul.shah@mastecnz.co.nz Office and Sales Manager saera.tui@mastecnz.co.nz Web Site & DB Work michelle.soakell@mastecnz.co.nz Training Officer hitul.shah@mastecnz.co.nz (Please send Michelle Soakell any updates on company details, any new staff members etc)
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