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On the road to better lighting with LED luminaries
In conjunction with electrical distributor Rexel, the LEDVANCE truck is back on the road for visitors to experience first-hand the comprehensive range of easy to install LED luminaires. To celebrate the tour, Rexel is running a competition to win a two-night break at the five-star Celtic Manor Resort.
Duo collaborate to drive next-gen of bioprocessing automation
GE Healthcare and Rockwell Automation are combining their automation, IT and single-use solution expertise to build bioprocessing operations for the digital age. The two companies will help biopharmaceutical companies create flexible and scalable facilities of the future, focused on rapid response to market demands, streamlined production technologies and adaptable manufacturing environments.
Smartphone platform and new peripherals launched
The Pepperl+Fuchs brand ecom presents the next generation of its ATEX Zone 1/21 and Div. 1 certified, intrinsically safe 4G/LTE-Android-smartphone Smart-Ex at Hannover Messe 2019 (April 1. to 5.) in hall 9, booth D76. The Smart-Ex 02 is a complete new development and fully tailored to the market´s requirements.
Partnership for injection molded structural electronics
An agreement has been signed by BÖ-LA and TactoTek, for BÖ-LA to market and sell injection molded structural electronics (IMSE) solutions. This partnership brings together the companies in order to advance the market for integrating electronic functionality within molded plastics.
Best practice in managing a product's end of life
Apple’s announcement in November 2018 that it was to cease the reporting of iPhone sales volumes really worried investors. A flattening of sales, combined with doubts over Apple’s projected innovation, impacted on its stock price. Around the same time, Chinese tech giant, Huawei, beat it into third place on smartphone sales and even set their sights on surpassing the leader, Samsung, with promises of foldable screens and artificial in...
Win an AVR-IoT WG Development Board from Microchip
Microchip are giving the Electronic Specifier readers the chance to win an AVR-IoT WG Development Board (AC164160) and make it easy to deploy IoT devices to Google Cloud IoT Core’s artificial intelligence and machine learning infrastructure.
Automotive industry to be a big growth opportunity for conductive ink
The automotive industry has emerged as a significant market opportunity for suppliers of conductive pastes and similar materials. It has the potential to one day rival in significance the irreplaceable photovoltaic market. Almost every major paste supplier with a global profile is re-organising its team and its product portfolio to capture this rising trend.
Universal pattern in the way we surf our smartphones
Humans are unknowingly adhering to a universal pattern when they flick between apps on their smartphones, scientists have discovered. Experts from Cardiff University have shown that although we spend a varying amount of time glued to our screens, the way in which we specifically switch between our different apps is remarkably similar.
Government launches flagship auto supply chain programme
A £16 million programme to help make the UK’s advanced automotive manufacturing supply chain more competitive was launched by Business Secretary, Greg Clark. SMMT Industry Forum, the organisation set up by the UK government, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and vehicle manufacturers to improve the competitiveness of the UK’s automotive supply chain, is to play an important role in the new initiative.
Investing in a completely renewable energy future
The smart technology group, Wärtsilä, has agreed to provide €500,000 in seed funding to Soletair Power Oy, a Finland based startup company operating in the field of Power-to-X. Soletair Power Oy has developed a unique concept to improve air quality in buildings by capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and converting it to synthetic renewable fuel.