The DEUTSCH Industrial Vehicle (DIV) product range from TE Connectivity has been added to RS Components’ terminal and connector portfolio. The DEUTSCH DRB series is a range of heavy-duty connectors suitable for on- and off-highway bulkhead applications in the marine, industrial and agricultural sectors.

The portfolio of industrial IoT (Internet of Things) devices at RS Components has been extended with exclusive supply of the innovative SIMATIC IOT2020 open and flexible IoT gateway. Siemens and RS joined forces to offer an IoT platform for the engineers of tomorrow, and the IOT2020 encapsulates these trends, providing the simplest way for engineers to get started with the industrial IoT and meet the challenges of an increasingly connected world....

There is a new addition to the RS Components range of Molex high-quality connectors. The new Molex Nano-Fit power connector system is suitable for use across a wide range of market sectors including aerospace and defence, automotive, telecommunications, medical, industrial and home appliances. The range is available in two batch sizes to provide customers with high purchasing flexibility, including small-quantity packs for R&D and prototyping...

Inventor and engineer Matt Venn has built an energy drawing robot which can draw a visualisation of energy generated through a set of roof top solar panels.

The extensive portfolio of high-quality cost-effective passive devices at RS Components has been augmented with a raft of popular ranges from Panasonic. RS is adding 1500 new lines to its current stock of more than 15,500 passive components from Panasonic. These include power inductors and inductor choke coils to add more depth to the existing range of resistors, inductors and capacitors.

RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc, offers multiple solutions to help engineers exploit the numerous benefits of a smart, connected-factory approach. By leveraging the capabilities underpinning the IIoT and Industry 4.0 – two global megatrends that are revolutionising industry – users will be able to capture, collate, decipher and disburse vital, real-time manufacturing data, enabling them to make faster, b...

A new education hub has been established by RS Components to support schools, colleges and universities to make informed choices about the most appropriate industrial electronics and other engineering equipment to fulfil their teaching and support requirements, as well as to encourage creativity, design and innovation through the early adoption of the newest technologies.

The official Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit from the Raspberry Pi Foundation is now being shipped by RS Components (RS). The new bundle of products offers budding developers and makers an ideal start to exploring, programming and experimenting with any Raspberry Pi project within just a few minutes, in the classroom, in the lab or at home.

RS Components (RS) has strengthened its relationship with Fagor Electronica to distribute its range of discrete semiconductors on a worldwide basis, adding 114 new Diodes, Bridge Rectifiers, Thyristors and TRIACs to the RS product line. The Fagor Electronica portfolio of diode-based circuit protection components includes both high-voltage and small-signal devices for use in a broad range of applications, from industrial and automotive electr...

RS Components (RS) has upgraded its DesignSpark community website aimed at engineers involved in developing electronics, mechanical and automation designs. The new version of the site features a fresh look and feel, as well as offering significant improvements to its functionality.

RS Live, a 35 tonne mobile experience from RS Components that is touring across northern and central Europe over the next 12 months, is showcasing innovation to customers, academic institutions and local communities.

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The QH Series of illuminated bezel indicators from APEM feature a UV resistant, low profile illuminated halo with distinctive LED single colour illumination and are designed to integrate with 16, 19 and 22mm switches.

A new LED-lighting components and kits that enable designers to create advanced products for boosting horticultural business performance has been introduced by RS Components (RS). The Petunia series by Intelligent LED Solutions (ILS) features LED modules that generate various combinations of warm white, hyper red and deep blue wavelengths to create optimal lighting for rapid growth of seedlings or vegetation, or for energy-saving retail displays....

There are now more than 75,000 component models in the RS Components catalogue of stocked products, providing engineers currently designing or looking to design in 3D with an even wider choice. The RS 3D CAD model programme, which has been running for more than six years, allows electronics, mechanical and automation engineers to download 3D CAD models completely free-of-charge.

‘The Engineers’ Playground’ will be the theme of the RS Components (RS) stand at this year’s electronica exhibition in Munich (November 8-11). As well as presenting all the latest innovative products and technologies from across the electronics industry in areas such as Internet of Things (IoT) applications, a special focus of the RS stand this year is to play host to all the fun and excitement offered by electronics tech...

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A new range of Halo LED illuminated indicators from APEM is being launched by RS Components, the first distributor to sell the product. The QH indicators target diverse applications, and offer applications in emergency stop buttons, door release systems in public buildings and offices, and in a variety of automation systems.

The TBS2000 digital storage oscilloscope recently launched by Tektronix has been added to the test and measurement portfolio at distributor RS Components. The instrument targets a wide range of uses including troubleshooting, and as a general-purpose oscilloscope for prototyping, debugging and design validation of new products.

The portfolio of high-quality fibre-optic-cable assemblies at RS Components with the addition of 90 new products from Rosenberger. RS is now the only high-service-level distributor to offer the fibre-optic products from Rosenberger which offers the high standards of quality, functionality and availability and provides plug and cabling solutions across many sectors including telecommunications, data centres, broadcasting, building communication-in...