Analysis
Trades bosses losing points for productivity
Gamified rewards and bonuses not only introduce an element of fun in to the workplace, but also increase employee performance, and according to new research, 52% of trades bosses are losing out on increased productivity by not making use of them.
Over 130 teams on the grid for Formula Student 2019
Formula Student, a student engineering competition organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, will see more than 3000 participants from over 25 countries take part in the event which returns to Silverstone this July. Formula Student challenges university teams from across the world to design and build a single seater car which they drive in a series of races over three days on the renowned Silverstone track.
Interactive recycling calculator for sustainability transparency
Providing a window into cable management, Marshall-Tufflex has launched its Recycled PVC-U Calculator, showing users exactly how much recycled material is included in each of its products and therefore saved from being sent straight to landfill. With sustainability and recycling increasingly in the spotlight, Marshall-Tufflex has provided transparency into the environmental impact of its products with the launch of its Recycled PVC-U Calculator.
Circuit breaker market to witness a phenomenal growth
Circuit Breakers Market will surpass $21bn by 2024, as reported in the latest study by Global Market Insights. Affirmative regulatory mandates toward the development of cross border electric infrastructure to sustain the rising demand for the refurbishment of ageing transmission network will foster the circuit breaker market.
Partnership for power distribution panel production in Thailand
Provider of industrial power and control systems, CPT Drives and Power PCL, has become a licensed partner of Siemens, the global engineering firm, for the production of power distribution panels and sales of SIEMENS accessories, which will enable CPT to tap demand across various industries and infrastructure projects in Thailand. It expects to begin commercial operation 2019/Q4.
Sales growth wins Queen's Award for Pickering Interfaces
Pickering Interfaces has won the Queen’s Award for Outstanding Short Term Growth in overseas sales over the last three years. Comments CEO, Keith Moore (pictured), “Pickering Interfaces exports 95% of its production overseas - 40% to North America, 35% to Europe and 20% to Asia. We received the Queens Award this year due to our 25% average growth during each of the three previous years.”
Making a smart city vision a reality
Besides just connecting devices and infrastructure, smart cities have the potential to engage citizens, improve city services and ensure public safety, as well as mainly foster a higher quality of life. In regards to this the City of Memphis, Tennessee has selected Extreme Networks to create a powerful and adaptive network that can support its technology-driven initiatives and lay the foundation for Memphis to b...
Innovative solutions provider undergoes name change
On April 1st, 2019, the Display Department of Kyocera was renamed Kyocera Automotive and Industrial Solutions. With this change, the company is also acknowledging its own development from a traditional display manufacturer into a system provider and specialist in the field of man-machine interfaces.
Over half of UK electronics projects face product availability issues
New research from reichelt has revealed 52% of electronics project managers face challenges sourcing products, and that this has led to projects being cancelled. reichelt surveyed professionals in software design, engineering, development, programming, IT and purchasing and found that pricing and delivery were two of their top issues, making it hard to not only choose but source the components they need. As many as 31% of projects have had t...
Solution to enhance power efficiency of MCU designs
Continuing to expand its functional verification footprint across high-growth markets and applications, Mentor, a Siemens business, has announced that Arm China has selected Mentor’s Questa Simulation with Power Aware verification solution to handle critical tasks in the development of next-generation, low-power microcontroller (MCU) cores.