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The future of electronics production on display at productronica 2019

National day for engineering announced to combat narrow perceptions of profession among young people

Editor's comment: Engineers on a mission...

Light-based positioning & navigation in industrial applications demonstrated by research project

The growth of smart gardens: smart tech for your garden

Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2019: the North’s premier industrial tech show

- WNIE Live 2019: the UK trade show for everything electronics – embedded, engineering, design & manufacturing (01/08/2019)
  
  Exhibitions remain a vital part of bringing business to life: nothing beats the energy of a face-to-face meeting or the thrill of seeing a machine in a live environment and witnessing the latest technologies & standards in action.
- Strawberry-picking robots capable of gathering enough fruit for Wimbledon in 1 week! (01/07/2019)
  
  Strawberries for Wimbledon attendees, who consume 34,000 kilos each year, could one day be picked by a small group of new robots, developed in Europe, that use photonics to detect ripe fruit – and are capable of gathering enough fruit for the championships in less than a week!
- Celebrating Women in Engineering event hosted by Farnell in honour of #INWED19 (19/06/2019)
  
  Ahead of International Women in Engineering Day this Saturday 23rd June, electronics distributor, Farnell is celebrating the countless women engineers who drive innovation by hosting a ‘Women in Engineering’ event at its offices in Leeds, on Thursday 20th June.
- Northern Manufacturing & Electronics 2019 (06/06/2019)
  
  Northern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to EventCity, Manchester on October 2nd & 3rd, with an impressive selection of top electronics vendors covering production, components, test, consumables & subcontract services.
- This week's newsletter: 1 in 4 Brits in danger when using headphones + white paper helps RoHS2 prep… [24/05/19] (24/05/2019)
  
  This week's EPDT newsletter features research revealing 1 in 4 Brits put themselves in danger when using headphones + a white paper that helps EEE manufacturers prep for RoHS2…
- This week's newsletter: Top 15 April stories, May issue + PXI supplement… [03/05/19] (03/05/2019)
  
  This week's EPDT newsletter reviews the top 15 April stories on EPDT, plus EPDT's May issue & 2019 PXI supplement...
- How to rapidly build powerful IoT-based LED lighting & sensor systems for greenhouses (01/05/2019)
  
  In horticulture, the IoT can play a key role in both monitoring & ensuring plant health, using a combination of sensors & specialised LEDs. However, adapting & implementing the right IoT computing platform, with the required peripherals, sensors, LEDs & connectivity options, can be time consuming and put both budgets & schedules at risk.
- Shining a light on UV curing for 3D printing (01/05/2019)
  
  Design teams test the aerodynamics of F1 cars with prototypes in wind tunnels. Using full-size models in the testing process is expensive & time-consuming, so development engineers often use smaller-scale 3D models during testing – but how can they be sure that prototypes will be up to scratch?
- EPDT magazine May 2019 issue (inc. PXI supplement) now available online (01/05/2019)
  
  This month’s issue, available in print or digital editions, contains features on Lighting technologies & Rail applications, as well as EPDT's annual PXI for T&M supplement.

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