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Annual survey reveals young people’s, teachers’ & parents’ attitudes to engineering

12 electronics industry predictions for 2020 from ByteSnap Design

STEM Matters: Guest column – Getting to the heart of technology

EPDT January 2020 issue (inc. Embedded & Mil/Aero features + IoT & Industry 4.0 supplement) now available online

Test instrumentation evolution for aerospace & defence gathers pace

7 Industry 4.0 trends for 2020

- Taking the first steps to connectivity (03/01/2020)
  
  In this article, Paul Streatfield, Strategic Product Manager at industrial automation experts, Bosch Rexroth explores how & why sensors provide the ideal starting point on the journey to digitalisation – and shares advice on how to realise the business benefits of the internet of things (IoT).
- LEGO: the coolest toy in the universe... (23/12/2019)
  
  Probably for the first time, LEGO® has been cooled to the lowest temperature possible in an experiment by physicists at Lancaster University which reveals a surprising new use for the enduringly popular toy. Its special properties mean it could be useful in the development of quantum computing.
- 5 technology trends set to impact security in 2020 (19/12/2019)
  
  The proliferation of smart technology – with electronics-driven connectivity & intelligence being added to all manner of applications, products & devices, from home, building & industrial automation to wearables, medical devices & autonomous vehicles – has resulted in a corresponding rise in the importance of security. Here, Johan Paulsson, CTO, Axis Communications identifies 5 technology trends that will impact security in 2020.
- Digital factory revenues to jump to US$375 billion by 2030, says ABI Research (11/12/2019)
  
  Technology investments in the industrial & manufacturing sector are set to skyrocket, jumping from US$59 billion in 2019 to US$375 billion in 2030 – representing substantial opportunities for both the manufacturing sector & technology vendors. Including hardware revenues, the figure climbs to over US$1 trillion, according to data from global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.
- EPDT December 2019 issue (inc. Components & Industrial features + Distribution supplement) now available online (03/12/2019)
  
  This month’s issue, now available in print or digital editions, contains features on Component technologies & Industrial applications, plus EPDT's twice-yearly Electronics Distribution supplement.
- EPDT's H2 2019 Electronics Distribution supplement now available online (03/12/2019)
  
  Included in this month’s EPDT December issue, the second of this year's twice-yearly Electronics Distribution supplements is now available in print or digital editions.
- Making sense of sounds: using AI to boost your machine uptime (02/12/2019)
  
  Anyone familiar with maintaining mechanical machines knows how important the sounds & vibrations it makes are. Proper machine health monitoring through sound & vibrations can cut maintenance costs in half, and double machine lifetime.
- How AOI technology can boost productivity as component size shrinks, but count grows (02/12/2019)
  
  As component dimensions continue to shrink & PCB population densities climb, automated inspection becomes a necessity, rather than a luxury for most electronics manufacturers. While this is well-recognised, it’s also essential to understand the significant advantages the latest available inspection technologies offer over earlier, less-powerful implementations.
- Engineers among Britain’s most trusted professions, according to Ipsos MORI poll (27/11/2019)
  
  Engineers are the 5th most trusted profession from a list of 25 in Great Britain, according to market research company, Ipsos MORI's latest Veracity Index – the longest-running poll on trust in professions in Britain, having been asked consistently since 1983.

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