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Video: Elektra Awards 2020 – Overview 20@22

The Elektra Awards 2022 – marking the twentieth anniversary of the industry’s prestigious awards event – were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Ballroom in Grosvenor House, Park Lane. Check out this video overview of the event. Thanks to David Berman and his team for the video.   This established annual high point of ...

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Elektra Awards 2022: Guests and Attendees

The Elektra Awards 2022 were presented at a Gala Dinner at the Ballroom, Grosvenor House Park Lane on 30 November. The awards – this year marking their twentieth anniversary – are an annual highlight for the electronics industry and they have recognising technical, innovative and business success within the sector for two decades. This year’s ...

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Binder sizes up M5 connectors for EMC in confined spaces

Binder has announced M5 sized connectors with 360° shielding aimed at use in interference-loaded environments with limited installation space. The industrial circular connector specialist says the 360°-shielded connectors can be implemented in miniaturised applications, for example in robotics, sensor technology or drones. The 707 series products are available in 3- and 4-pin versions, with both ...

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Let’s Talk Electronics: Mouser Electronics and Farnell – coping with component shortages, new technology and supply chains

At Electronica 2022 in Munich our Group Editor Clive Couldwell caught up with the electronics distributors Mouser Electronics and Farnell to discuss issues such as coping with chip shortages, inventory management, product life-cycles and new technologies… Mark Burr-Lonnon, Senior VP EMEA, Asia and Global Service at Mouser Electronics, talks about passives and interconnects becoming more ...

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Electronica: Video Interview – Analog Devices on transformation with Industrial Automation

At Electronica 2022 we caught up with Leo McHugh, the Vice President of Industrial Automation at Analog Devices, as part of our promotional coverage for the event. With resilience and sustainability top of mind for many organizations, he told us, the opportunity to significantly increase energy efficiency, productivity and reduce waste while also making manufacturing ...

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US breaks ground on FORTRESS electronics for space facility

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has officially broken ground on its Facility for Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems – dubbed FORTRESS – at the Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. The 6,200-square-foot, $4.5 million facility will be located next to the AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate Deployable Structures ...

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Let’s Talk Electronics: NeoCortec and Pickering – companies progressing despite Covid and Brexit

At Electronica 2022 in Munich our Group Editor Clive Couldwell caught up with NeoCortec, the ultra low power wireless connectivity Danish company, and Pickering, the UK and Czech Single-in-Line (SIL) reed relay specialists. Thomas Steen Halkier, the CEO of NeoCortec, shares his thoughts on wireless mesh networking, with NeoMesh being its networking offering for smart ...

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European Ministers increase space funding 17% for ESA budget

European Ministers, including the UK – which is a member of the European Space Agency (ESA) – have agreed to increase ESA’s budget by 17% compared to the last equivalent Ministerial-level meeting in 2019. The decision was taken at the ESA Council in Paris, and the ESA secured €16.8 billion funding (up from €14.4 billion ...

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UK creates Space Partnership for space sector growth

To help grow the nation’s space sector, the UK government has officially announced the formation of a new Space Partnership. The body is intended to bring together industry, academia and government stakeholders to work together to realise the government’s National Space Strategy, which was first announced in September 2021. It will be co-funded by the ...

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Japan Space Imaging signs for Satellite Vu thermal monitoring satellite data

Satellite Vu, the British Earth Observation company, has signed its first major customer through its Early Access Option Programme (EAOP). Described as multi-million pound purchase option, the client is the Japan Space Imaging Corporation (JSI), which provides of geospatial information, including satellite data, to civil and commercial markets in Japan. Basically, JSI will be expanding ...

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