Smart Materials Replace Components: A New $200 Billion Business Forecasts IDTechEx
Here come previously impossible devices and structures. The new IDTechEx report, “Smart Material Opportunities in Structural Electronics 2020-2030” analyses...
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“German Angst”
Nearly three out of four Germans say that they are better off than ever before – and yet most...
Why 2020 will be the better than 2019 in automation: The industrial automation trends making waves in manufacturing
The shift towards digital transformation in industry has already taken place. Manufacturers have increasingly been encouraged to invest in...
ecsn / afdec releases 2020 Forecast for the UK & Ireland Electronic Components Market
At this point in previous years the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) has provided a full twelve month Forecast...
German component distribution sees drop in orders and sales
German component distribution shrinks by 12.6% in third quarter 2019 (according to FBDi e.V.). Orders are declining. Berlin, 25...
Engineers Without Borders UK launches Engineering for People Design Challenge 2020
Engineers Without Borders UK, part of an international movement putting global responsibility at the heart of engineering, has launched...
Waste electronics – costly, complex and far from comfortable
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is the elephant in the room. A quick scan of recent news articles...
Funding available for foreign owned photonics and electronics companies to relocate to Torbay
A funding programme has been created to encourage foreign owned companies to expand, relocate, grow and create jobs in...
EPIC invests further to drive innovation
The new Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Torbay is now home to over £1m worth of specialist...
Tips for Reducing Error When Using Eddy Current Measuring Techniques
Pay attention to circuit selection, placement, calibration and mounting By Kevin Conlin, Business Development Manager, Kaman Precision Products Inductive...
UK Manufacturers Assured of Post Brexit CE Certification with TÜV SÜD’s Danish Accreditation
To ensure that CE marking certification remains seamless for UK clients after Brexit, TÜV SÜD has secured accreditation from DANAK...
Two changes to the RoHS Directive since 22 July 2019
The ‘extended’ RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU) with new substance restrictions and an open scope of application entered into force on...
PCBA Cleanliness End-of-Project Webinar Two Sessions Scheduled — October 7& 8
Join us to review the findings of iNEMI’s PCBA Cleanliness project, which looked at the impact of cleanliness on...
HAKKO Tech Tips – Introducing HAKKO FT-802 – Next Generation Wire Insulation Removal
In last month’s HAKKO Tech Tips, we covered how to effectively clean and maintain your soldering tips to extend...
Seven top jobs for the future
An article from The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s E&T magazine From the robotic mechanics, soldiers, doctors and...
DesignSpark Podcasts – explore some of the hottest topics in tech!
The DesignSpark Podcast brings together Dr Lucy Rogers, Bec Hill and Harriet Braine to explore some of the hottest...
Photonics worth £13.5 billion to the UK economy
The Photonics Leadership Group 2019 update shows the increasing value of light-based technology to UK economy Companies manufacturing and...
Automation in the spotlight as business confidence remains below the long term average
Lloyds Business Barometer, out today, has shown that business confidence is still below the long term average. In wake...
Component distribution defies ailing market
German component distribution (according to FBDi e.V.) is up 4% in the first quarter of 2019. The order situation...
Emma Hudson, Chief Technology Officer, Gen3, Discusses How She Went From Tomboy To Tech Lead, This International Women In Engineering Day (INWED).
Interview between Emma Hudson and Gayle Paterson, Founder of FLITE (Female Leaders in Tech, Everywhere). Mrs Round Bottom This...