Absolute linear position sensor for factory automation

Balluff has introduced intelligent absolute linear position sensors. The family is called BMP and there are a variety of measurable lengths, including: 32mm (BMP0008), 128mm (BMP0002) and 256mm (BMP000J). Operating from 15 – 30Vdc, resolution is ≤1µm via IO-Link, non-linearity is typically ±250µm, repeatability ±100µm and temperature drift from the end value is ±0.3% mazzimum. There ...

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Oxford spin-out expands German silicon-perovskite solar cell fab.

University of Oxford spin-out Oxford PV has ordered more manufacturing equipment for its 125MW silicon-perovskite solar cell production line in Germany. The order adds perovskite cell-making equipment to the previously ordered (see below) silicon solar cell production line, and includes development work on both line and process integration, according to the equipment maker Meyer Burger ...

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170GHz test bed for 6G research

Test gear maker National Instruments systems has announced a 110-170GHz software-defined radio for 6G comms research, built on NI’s existing mmWave Transceiver System (MTS) and Virginia Diodes’ (VDI) radio heads. MTS has modular base-band and IF components that can be combined with programmable logic (FPGAs) to build complex RF transceiver – such as MIMO systems ...

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Harwin Gecko-MT connectors add two or four data contacts

Harwin has extended its hi-rel (“high-reliability”) connector portfolio through the introduction of mixed-layout versions of the Gecko-SL series, called the Gecko-MT series. By complementing the data contacts with two or four power contacts (in power/data configurations of either 1+8+1 or 2+8+2), the Gecko-MT products are claimed to enable significant space and weight reductions in electronic ...

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Sponsored Content: All the Buzz in Spacecraft Electronics and Electrical Systems

Powering every spacecraft and satellite are reliable electronics and electrical systems. They constitute the foundations of successful missions and services and, to demonstrate how the technology in this sphere is evolving, Space Tech Expo will showcase the very latest electronics and systems that are electrifying the industry. (Small) satellites are becoming more advanced: high-capacity data ...

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Giant floating tidal turbine for Orkney takes another step towards existence

SKF has been contracted to supply power train components for Orbital’s ‘O2’ 2MW floating tidal turbine planned for Orkney’s European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in 2020. Orbital’s earlier SR2000 has already produced >3GWh over its intitial year of testing at the same site. The Swedish firm supplied drive train parts to Orbital before, but this time the ...

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Intel sues Softbank subsidiary

Intel is suing Softbank-owned Fortress Investment Group for anti-competitive practices in building up patent banks aimed at interfering with manufacturing companies’ product plans, In the lawsuit, Intel alleges that Fortress, and other companies it controls, used patents they had acquired from NXP  to file legal actions against Intel claiming that nearly every processor it had ...

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Texas stars aren’t big and bright

TI cast a pall over the semiconductor market with a $3.77 billion Q3 compared to $4.26 billion in Q3 2018 and a gloomy Q4 forecast. ‘Revenue decreased 11% from the same quarter a year ago, as most markets weakened further,” said CEO Rich Templeton (pictured), “in our core businesses, analogue revenue declined 8% and embedded ...

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