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Features - Lighting

- “15 minutes bakers, 15 minutes!” Bake Off stars join forces to create an edible, working clock to celebrate National Engineering Day (02/11/2022)
  
  Engineers & former Great British Bake Off (GBBO) contestants Rahul Mandal, Andrew Smyth & Giuseppe Dell’Anno created the cake to celebrate National Engineering Day.
- Industry urged to showcase engineering during the 10th Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (27/10/2022)
  
  Employers & engineers are being asked to flood social media with positive images, stories & messages about engineering careers to show young people the real face of engineering.
- Manufacturing & Engineering Week 2023 to integrate recent Nineteen Group event acquisitions (24/10/2022)
  
  Nineteen Group will integrate recent acquisitions into its manufacturing & engineering event series. Smart Factory Expo will move from its current November date & location to run during Manufacturing & Engineering Week in June 2023 at The NEC in Birmingham. The newly acquired Drives & Controls, Fluid Power Systems & Airtech events will also feature as part of M&E Week, with a dedicated zone in 2023, before returning as standalone events in June 2024.
- Big Bang is inviting young people to get involved in STEM projects (06/10/2022)
  
  The Big Bang is inspiring students to think big, problem solve and come up with amazing ideas to solve real issues in science & engineering. Young people can get creative following easy step-by-steps with The Big Bang Challenge, a new resource to guide students through the stages of STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) project work.
- EPDT October 2022 issue (inc. Sensors & Communications features) now available online (02/10/2022)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Sensors technologies & Sensors applications, plus a show preview for electronica...
- Case study: Using a laser triangulation sensor to measure displacement of keys & finger movements in musical touch technology (01/10/2022)
  
  Luminary ROLI, a pioneering designer & developer of musical touch technology, has chosen to use an optoNCDT 1320 laser triangulation sensor from measurement technology & sensor specialist, Micro-Epsilon in its R&D (research & development) process to precisely measure displacements of musical device keys & finger movements.
- Show preview: electronica returns to showcase the future of electronics – sustainably (01/10/2022)
  
  After a tough period for industry trade shows & live events – with most having to cancel or postpone events during the COVID-19 pandemic & global lockdowns, and many offering digital alternatives – electronica (forced to cancel its usual biennial in-person event & move to a virtual event in 2020), the world’s leading trade fair & conference for electronics, finally returns from November 15-18 2022 at Messe München, the renowned exhibition halls in Munich, Germany.
- Farnell looks to bright future as global HQ re-opens after multi-million pound redevelopment (07/09/2022)
  
  500 staff return following £6million of improvement works to make the Leeds, UK global Head Office more sustainable, comfortable & fit for modern ways of working.
- Supply chain intelligence: Allocation is back on the table (01/09/2022)
  
  There may be electronics design engineers reading this tutorial that haven’t ever experienced allocation during their time working with their purchasing departments or electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider. Here, Matt Carefoot, Purchasing Manager at electronics manufacturing service provider, SMS Electronics starts off by explaining exactly what allocation is…
- STEM subjects on the rise at A Level, new IET research reveals (18/08/2022)
  
  New research from the IET also reveals that the gap between the proportion of girls and boys who want to pursue STEM careers is shrinking.
- Mouser breaks ground on major new expansion of global distribution centre (18/08/2022)
  
  Electronic components distributor, Mouser Electronics is greatly expanding its large global headquarters & distribution centre to continue meeting the needs of its customer base well into the next decade. The company recently broke ground on a 416,000-square-foot, 3-story building that will expand its distribution centre, located south of Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
- Digi-Key celebrates ribbon cutting of Product Distribution Center expansion (17/08/2022)
  
  The 2.2 million square foot facility makes Digi-Key one of the 10 largest warehouses in North America.
- Last chance to participate in Farnell’s Global Women in Engineering Survey 2022 (09/08/2022)
  
  Farnell’s global survey is designed to gather direct insight from the electronics/engineering industry to better understand the current barriers to achieving equality in the workplace.
- EPDT August 2022 issue (inc. Displays + Medical features) now available online (02/08/2022)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Displays technologies & Medical applications...
- Shedding light on OLED gaming: why OLED screens are breaking into gaming (01/08/2022)
  
  Typically, during the school holidays, gaming sales increase. With devices like Nintendo Switch OLED & Oculus Quest 3 bringing OLED technology into focus, many consumers may be wondering what benefits the transition from LCD to OLED brings. Here, Dr Franky So, Chief Technology Officer at OLED innovator, NextGen Nano sheds some light on what OLED brings to the gaming & VR industry – and what we can expect to see in the future…
- Game-changing smart HMI technology demonstrator showcases next level innovation (01/08/2022)
  
  British firm, In2tec has harnessed next-level innovation for human-machine interface (HMI) & vehicle control to enable a game-changing steering wheel technology demonstrator for designers & engineers in the automotive sector.
- Vacancies in engineering continue to grow – and so do applications, according to trade body (06/07/2022)
  
  The number of engineering job vacancies have risen consistently over the past 15 months, with the first half of 2022 also revealing an encouraging uptick in application numbers for the sector, according to recent research from recruitment trade body, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
- Engineering Open House Day is back! (06/07/2022)
  
  The Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET) is teaming up with well-known organisations across the country again for this year’s Engineering Open House Day, taking place Friday 29 July, to offer behind-the-scenes access to the inspiring world of engineering & technology.
- Tomorrow’s Engineers Week set to take place 7 to 11 November 2022 (05/07/2022)
  
  The tenth Tomorrow’s Engineers Week (#TEWeek22) will take place from Monday 7 to Friday 11 November 2022. The Week will encourage young people to experience the world of engineering and provide exciting interactive opportunities to explore what modern engineering careers have to offer.
- Editor’s comment: Progress – but not enough... (03/07/2022)
  
  With women still hugely under-represented in engineering, INWED (International Women in Engineering Day) continues to play a vital role in raising the profile of women in engineering – helping encourage more young women & girls to take up engineering careers. Despite progress in the last decade, engineering remains an overwhelmingly male-dominated field…

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