SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company, has published a Consumer Compact article that details five simple things manufacturers of electrical and electronic (EE) products can do to optimize certification by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

Any electrical item used in a US work environment must be certified by an NRTL. This requirement does not apply to EE for the home space but retailers often require NRTL certification so they can sell products for use in both environments.

SGS’s Consumer Compact article details the five things manufacturers should consider in order to streamline their NRTL certification process and therefore optimize their route to market.

Read the original Consumer Compact article, ‘Streamlining the NRTL Certification Process for Electrical Products’.

SGS Solution

SGS provides a comprehensive range of services to help manufacturers and retailers ensure EE products conform to OSHA and other governmental requirements. They hold NRTL accreditations covering a wide variety of products, including power tools, household appliances, lighting, medical equipment, batteries, IT equipment, audio-visual equipment, and products for hazardous and potentially explosive environments. Once a product has been certified it can bear the SGS North America Listed Mark. In the end, it’s only trusted because it’s tested.

Learn more about the SGS North America Listed Mark.

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About SGS

We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 96,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world.

Montreal, Canada (release-news ) July 20, 2022 - Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, is featuring a powerful IoT System-on-Module from Laird Connectivity in the latest edition of Sense Connect Control.

The Summit SOM 8M Plus is a robust, secure and high-performance System-on-Module (SoM) built for the next generation of IoT designs.

The Summit SOM 8M Plus is powered by NXP's i.MX 8M Plus processor, and delivers reliable connectivity, global certification, a proven security architecture, long term software support, security peripherals and device management features.

PA/LNA provide excellent connectivity in difficult environments, plus enterprise support for better roaming, encryption, single SKU support, hardware LTE coex, and more. It supports up to 3 displays and features a 2.3 TOPS Machine Learning/Neural Processing Unit.

This advanced System-on-Module also comes with dedicated on-board security hardware, secure boot Linux, and a high-performance and flexible secure storage system for passwords, certificates, and data storage.

The Summit SOM 8M Plus is an ideal solution for a wide range of applications including smart buildings and appliances, robotics, industrial IoT and vision systems, printers and scanners, and medical devices.

To learn more, visit https://www.futureelectronics.com/resources/featured-products/laird-connectivity-summit-som-8m-plus-iot-system-on-module. To see the complete portfolio of Laird Connectivity products available through Future Electronics, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Stay on top of all sensing and connectivity information in Sense Connect Control, a go-to e-newsletter by Future Electronics for engineers. Each edition is packed with product information, datasheets or videos showcasing the most advanced new sensing and connectivity solutions.

Visit www.FutureElectronics.com/subscribe to receive the latest issues of Sense Connect Control newsletter and always stay up to date with the latest innovations of the technology world. To see the entire portfolio of products available through Future Electronics, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, recognized for providing customers with global supply chain solutions, custom-tailored engineering services and a very extensive variety of electronic components. Founded by Robert G. Miller in 1968, Future Electronics believes its 5500 employees are its greatest asset, with 170 offices in 44 countries. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with a unified IT infrastructure that delivers real-time inventory availability and access to customers. With the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future's mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

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NPower Maryland has announced it is hosting its first annual “Maryland Tech Leaders Salute Luncheon” that will recognize and honor alumni, tech leaders and partners who have brought the greatest contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion in tech.

Honorees will be saluted for their vision and work that has created a stronger, more diverse tech workforce in the US. As a group, these leaders and alumni have brought new opportunities for people from all ethnicities, genders and socio-economic backgrounds.

The networking luncheon will take place on Thursday, August 25th from Noon to 2 pm aboard a scenic cruise through the Baltimore Harbor. For tickets and sponsorships register here.

The event’s host is Stan Stovall, veteran journalist and News Anchor with WBAL-TV and the keynote speaker is Ron Gula, President and Co-Founder of Gula Tech Adventures. De’Rell Bonner, Strategic Partnership Manager, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity at Amazon Web will also be a guest speaker. .

“As an organization devoted to providing technology opportunities for underserved communities, we are pleased to honor those individuals and companies who support our mission in Maryland,” stated Demetrius Goodwin, NPower Maryland’s Executive Director. “We are pleased to also recognize outstanding NPower Maryland alumni who have advanced their tech careers with local companies.”

Event Honorees: 

• Tasha Cornish, Executive Director, Cybersecurity Association of Maryland
• Cynthia Gula, Managing Director, Gula Tech Adventures
• Cody L. Dorsey, Executive Director of the Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition
• Michelle Geiss, MPH | Co-Founder & Executive Director, Impact Hub Baltimore
• Wanda Gispert, VP| Talent & Workforce Development, MGM Resorts International
• Jesse Hillman, VP and Chief Information Officer, Tessco Technologies
• Alexis La Broi, Director, Audio Visual Services Division, MidPoint Technology Group
• Tina C. Williams-Koroma, Esq., CISSP, PMP, President, TCecure, LLC
• Dashawn Brownley, State of Maryland Department of Human Services - NPower Alumni
• Dailyn Fowler-Holmes, Systems Administrator, The Education Trust and Hiring Manager for Interns, NPower - NPower Alumni
• Austin Cole, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman

About NPower: NPower Maryland is closing the digital divide through recruiting and connecting under-represented young adults and veterans to IT careers. Founded in 2000, NPower is a recognized national leader in recruiting diverse talent, providing tech-training, IT credentials, career readiness and placing graduates into jobs with top companies. NPower’s programs reach underserved young adults (ages 18-26), veterans and military-connected individuals in 7 regions across the United States including Baltimore, MD,  NY, NJ, MI, MO, TX, and CA. NPower Maryland is led by Executive Director and Army Veteran, Demetrius Goodwin and a committed team of Marylanders who work as connectors of talent to companies and nonprofits seeking to enhance their workforce. 

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Mark Macias

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SIX RED SQUARES - SHAPING GOOD IDEAS TO BECOME EXCELLENT WEALTH GENERATORS

MARCH 10, 2022/ ESSEX, UK: Brands and business-minded people always have outstanding business ideas that need tweaking to become better for revenue generation. For a business or brand to grow, it thrives on commitment and deliberate actions like marketing and advertising to elevate its operations. While some entrepreneurs and brands may not have the ability to get to this elevation by themselves, others can comfortably. Ideally, the marketing, designing, and advertising activities go to experts specializing in idea crafting to generate wealth. This idea elevation is where the Six Red Squares (6rs) comes in to help.

Project Engagement

Any brand or business venture with an idea it wishes to shape can reach out to Six Red Squares on its website through the "Start a project" click button. Once clicked, clients are guided through various questions and guidelines depending on what they need to accomplish. Ideally, one must be ready to provide all their personal information and details about their project. Refreshingly, the button is not all about project execution; clients can just click to chat with 6rs staff, provide feedback, look for an opportunity to work with the company or seek more information. For more information about the history of 6rs, products, and more, clients should visit its website.

Business Branding

Having an identifiable brand is one of the starting points a business owner should pursue before anything else. Why is that a necessity? Creating a brand that one is proud of helps to stick in a client’s mind so that when they seek to buy anything a brand has, they don’t look elsewhere. So, a brand should look beyond the logo. The graphic designers at 6rs step in to draw up a brand strategy, name, toolkits, logo design, identity, and marketing videos, photography, and illustrations for selling. These are time-consuming activities that also require expertise to pull off. Brands may not do all these by themselves, so a helping hand in 6rs goes a long way in sorting this out to make brands get the right customers.

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All brands want that perfect first impression to last a lifetime in the minds of their clients. How do they achieve this need? With the help of 6rs, brands can get powerful promotional tools that greatly highlight their products and services in a superior way to customers. Since print is one such powerful marketing tool, the advertising agency helps brands design and print marketing materials such as business cards, brochures, flyers, packaging and pitching decks, and many more. These items come in handy in marketing and brand activations. With 6rs at hand, brands can use their services to create a tangible difference in a client’s experience.

About Six Red Squares

It’s not often that one hears about students chatting away and, in the process, a brilliant business idea comes up. That’s what happened to six graphic design students sitting at a pub in Southend. They came up with a brilliant idea to start up a company that would help brands elevate their ideas into magnificent, money-generating avenues. In the process, 6rs was born, specializing in business branding, print media, online marketing, and website elevation.