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RS Think Hub: the electronic components comparison tool designed to digitally transform the working lives of engineers

Made Smarter urges electronics manufacturers to turn pain into empowerment with digitalisation plan

Government urged to tackle £1.5bn engineering skills shortage through primary & secondary education drive

Munro launches "The world’s most capable all-electric 4x4"

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EPDT December 2022 issue (inc. Power + Consumer features + IoT & Industry 4.0 supplement) now available online

- Outstanding women celebrated nationally at Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards (02/12/2022)
  
  Three young women engineers have been recognised at the Institution of Engineering & Technology’s (IET) Young Woman Engineer (YWE) of the Year Awards for their work in engineering.
- LIVE & updated! All the latest EPDT COVID-19 electronics industry news & stories... (02/12/2022)
  
  As the coronavirus pandemic outbreak continues to dominate the news cycle & media channels, EPDT is trying to feature all the best & latest COVID-19 electronics & manufacturing news, stories & updates for you – and now, we're collecting it together in one place for you in a regularly updated summary with links to the original posts...
- ecsn releases 2023 forecast for UK & Ireland electronic components market (01/12/2022)
  
  Authorised distributors forecast single digit growth in 2023…
- Achieving an ‘astonishing’ flat high efficiency profile across the full load range (01/12/2022)
  
  In September 2022, a new company, Pulsiv – a spin out from Plymouth University – launched a new approach for achieving ultra-high efficiency power supplies. Now, the technology has been adopted by an early user – a global PSU (power supply unit) manufacturer that provides power solutions to many leading consumer brand names...
- Domotics: Improving the man/machine interface in consumer electronics (01/12/2022)
  
  Every type of consumer electronic product – from HD & OLED TVs, fridges & washing machines, camera & video equipment, through to small electrical beauty aids, electronic games consoles & small electrical appliances – has become more sophisticated over the past decade. But the majority of domestic applications are still controlled by switches, either on the appliance itself or on a handheld remote control.
- Developing safer, more secure software for Industry 4.0 (01/12/2022)
  
  Industry 4.0 introduces the exciting concept of connecting people, machines & other physical assets into one seamless digital ecosystem. However, this means that, more than ever, there is massive dependency on software – particularly embedded software – and connectivity. And, while software & connectivity accelerate Industry 4.0’s potential, they also introduce more safety & security risks.
- Headphone & earbud audio testing (01/12/2022)
  
  EPDT readers may be aware of the basic method used for loudspeaker testing: at its simplest, a measurement microphone is placed a standard distance from a loudspeaker in an acoustically appropriate space, while the speaker is driven by a test signal. The microphone acquires the acoustic output of the speaker & passes it to an analyser.
- Ready for Warehouse 4.0? (01/12/2022)
  
  Since the pandemic – and Brexit, the shortage of warehouse workers in the UK has been well documented. But recently, industrial workplace standards body, the RTITB claimed that digitalisation could be the key to tackling the gap, having found a solution that gets forklift operators into warehouse and logistics operations faster, reducing lost days by 89%.
- Navitas drives Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Explorer at 210 W – new ultra-fast charging record (29/11/2022)
  
  High-speed GaNFast™ ICs enable high-power 210 W charger to achieve 1-100% in just 9 minutes.

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