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Rebrand streamlines RS identity as RS Group reveals “great” ambition

Mike England (pictured) has two missions – the first to inform customers and investors that the company formerly known by the parent brand Electrocomponents is now RS Group; the second is to raise the company’s ambition levels and “take it from an average-to-good company to a great company,” he said. The streamlined, all-inclusive name reflects ...

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TE Connectivity completes acquisition of shielding and sealing specialist, Kemtron

Following the acquisition of Essex-based Kemtron, and its French subsidiary Kemtron Sarl, TE Connectivity adds EMI and RFI shielding, environmental sealing, gaskets and components to its portfolio. Commenting on the acquisition, Nick Jones (pictured), vice president and general manager of TE’s Performance Materials business, said:  “Combining TE’s expertise in heat shrink tubing, manufacturing scale and distribution ...

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Telonic adds three ‘A-lister’ instruments from Siglent Technologies

Three members of Siglent Technologies’ A-Line family are now available from Telonic. The first is the SNA5000A vector network analyser (VNA). Available as a two- or four-port device and with frequency ranges from 9kHz to 4.5GHz or 8.5GHz. It supports two- or four-port S-parameters and differential S-parameter measurements. There is also as time domain analysis ...

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Element14 launches robotics design challenge

Element14 has announced the Twist, Turn and Move Robotics design challenge to design and build a robotic arm or mobile robot that performs a specific task. Participants need to move as swiftly and smoothly as their creations: submissions close on Monday 6 June 2022. Those selected will received a ‘challengers’ kit’ with an Arudino Uno ...

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The biggest challenge for AI is to make it easy to use

The industry and many markets have embraced big data analytics but this will mean a re-think for chip designers who will need new tools to create competitive solutions. According to Ravi Subramanian, senior vice president and general manager of IC verification solutions, Siemens EDA. AI and software are pushing sensing and electronics to the network ...

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RS Components joins Make UK

Omni-channel distributor, RS Components, has become a member of  Make UK, the UK’s manufacturing organisation to promote innovation in and the development of skills for the British manufacturing industry. RS Components’ managing director, UK and Ireland, Emma Bofield, said: “Our membership will enable us to contribute to [the Make UK] community, using our unique position ...

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Intelliconnect Europe flies high with SC21 recognition

For the fourth year in a row, SC21, the 21st Century Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space industry Supply Chain programme has awarded Intelliconnect Europe the Silver Performance Standard award. The programme is designed to recognise performance in supply chains and has been endorsed as part of the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP’s) Competitiveness Charter. It provides ...

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Adapter board ensures security for IIoT

Communication with all established Fieldbus systems and industrial Ethernet networks for a secure industrial IoT is provided by the HMS Anybus adapter board from Rutronik System Solutions.   It enables connectivity with networks using secure communication standards such as OPC UA (Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture) and MQTT (message queuing telemetry transport) and has integrated ...

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Webinar to explore data connectors

A webinar hosted by distributor Digi-Key Electronics in collaboration with Phoenix Contact will explore data connectors’ design and choices. The webinar “Connect. Network. Evolve. Phoenix Contact’s Data Connectors” will be presented by senior marketing specialist, Guadalupe Chalas. The webinar will cover reliable device connectivity for high-performance data transmission using different devices. It is designed to ...

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Synopsys and Juniper Networks form new player in silicon photonics market

There will be a new player in the dynamic silicon photonics sector, as Synopsys and Juniper Networks announce a partnership to form a new, separate company, with Synopsys as the majority owner. As yet, unnamed, the company will offer an open silicon photonics platform (integrated lasers, optical amplifiers) and photonic components. The companies believe that ...

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