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Personal service. Responsiveness. And willingness to get involved in the whole product lifecycle: Why SmartElectri chose Hitaltech

Farnell looks to bright future as global HQ re-opens after multi-million pound redevelopment

EPDT September 2022 issue (inc. Embedded & Energy features + EMS Outsourcing supplement) now available online

Solar Team Twente wins Solar Challenge Morocco

A common-sense approach to sustainability & e-waste

Measuring the reality of the grid: the impact of energy transition on current measurement

- 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…
- Can energy harvesting be used to power edge IoT devices? (01/09/2022)
  
  Sensors, actuators, hubs & routers are common categories of IoT devices, sometimes installed where it’s easy to make wired connections to the internet. But many networks use a combination of wired & wireless technologies – and sensors are often installed where wired connections may be totally impractical...
- Tutorial: How to improve the battery life of your embedded system (01/09/2022)
  
  As consumers, when we consider buying a battery-powered device, a key metric we typically check first is how long it lasts on a single charge. Battery life is a critical selling point for many wearable devices, but is also a significant consideration for the growing number of industrial IoT sensors & other similar applications. And prolonging battery life is not simply a case of using a bigger battery; physical form factors & dimensions impose practical & stylistic limitations.
- Why energy prices are rising - and how design engineers should respond (01/09/2022)
  
  How are world events increasing energy prices, Lee O’Toole, Marketing Manager at display, embedded computing & touch control specialist, Anders asks here – and how can design engineers respond?...
- Vicor showcases highest power density solutions for satellites at Space Comm Expo in Farnborough, UK (30/08/2022)
  
  For the first time ever in Europe, Vicor will be exhibiting its patented power module solutions for LEO & MEO communications satellites.
- 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.

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