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Anglia assembles independent consultants for design programme

Anglia has identified a need for support amongst UK SME (small to medium enterprise) electronics manufacturers. Expressing a fear that this core sector has been overlooked in favour of the ‘maker’ market, CEO Steve Rawlins (pictured) introduced the Anglia Design Partner Service: “Whilst other distributors are pouring resource into offering services that cater for the maker ...

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Arm introduces fourth security element to PSA

In October 2017, Arm introduced Platform Security Architecture (PSA), a set of hardware, firmware specifications, analysis models an open source firmware reference implementation for a scalable, secure IoT framework. The three initial pillars of analysis (threat and security analysis), architecture specifications for firmware and hardware and an open source implementation, are now joined by a ...

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Smart buildings can be a leading light in the IoT

Lights are the most prevalent electrical components in any commercial building, and that makes them the most logical devices for smart building sensors, according to Russ Sharer, vice president of global marketing and business development at Fulham. “In new construction you can plan to use standalone smart building control sensors, but only 8% of commercial ...

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Telonic Instruments ships Kikusui’s compact SMPS

Compact switching power supplies designed to reduce power consumption and cost for a range of markets, the PCR-WE/WE2 series by Kikusui are now available from its authorised UK and Southern Ireland distributor, Telonic Instruments. The multi-functional switching AC power supplies range from 1kVA to 36kVA AC/DC output with frequency conversion from Hz to 5kHz. They ...

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Sensor measures wireless IR tyre temperature

Believed to be the only sensor available that can perform wireless infrared (IR) tyre temperature measurements, the IRN8WS4 transmits data to a generic master receiver in 868, 902 or 920-MHz frequencies. This, says the Texense Renvale Group, gives users the option to pick the best one frequency, depending on the location.  It uses a reliable, ...

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Industrial handling gets to grips with AI for the smart factory

At this year’s Hannover Messe (1 – 5 April 2019), Schunk will be echoing the theme of human collaboration with robotics with a gripper that, with a gripping force of 600N, is claimed to exceed any other currently available. The company believes that mechantronic grippers that can handle heavier weights will be used in the ...

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Layers of polymer material build into a battery stack

The quest for lightweight, compact batteries in power supplies and in electric vehicle is unrelenting, but researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen, have developed a flexible and thin bipolar plate material for batteries which do not require sealing, which makes them vulnerable to leakage, and which can ...

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Cobots to integrate vision systems

Ahead of the Hannover Fair (1 to 5 April 2019), Omron announced that it is collaborating with Taiwanese robotic company, Techman, to develop cobots (collaborative robots) with integrated vision systems. Designed as an autonomous system, the TM cobot will combine sensors and a vision system allowing it to judge pieces on production lines and which ...

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Workers of the world, relax: robotics encourage creativity

In this current period of economic uncertainty, stoked by international trade deals and the spectre of Brexit, Jurgen Von Hollen has some words of encouragement. He believes that at a time when CEOs cannot forecast 12mths ahead, the only constant is a need for a company to be flexible and creative, and this can be ...

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DC/DC converters offer choice of bipolar outputs

Dual-output isolated DC-DC converters in the R1DX series by Recom offer a choice of ±5V, ±9V, ±12V or ±15V bipolar outputs. The converters are now available from  Dengrove Electronic Components. The open-frame, surface-mount power modules measure 15.2mm x 10.7mm and are 8.0mm high and capable of driving capacitive loads of up to 1000µF. Their size and capacitance ...

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