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RS (formerly RS Components)

  • PO BOX 99 Corby Northants
    NN17 9RS
    United Kingdom
  • +44 (0) 1865 207546
  • http://rswww.com

RS Components and Allied Electronics are the trading brands of Electrocomponents plc, the world's leading high service distributor of electronics and maintenance products. With operations in 32 countries, we offer more than 550,000 products through the internet, catalogues and at trade counters to over one million customers, shipping more than 46,000 parcels on the same day the orders are received. Our products, sourced from 2,500 leading suppliers, include electronics, automation and control, test and measurement, electrical and mechanical components.

RS (formerly RS Components) Articles

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Analysis
3rd October 2014
RS Components takes Fluke test products to EMEA

RS Components has finalised an agreement with Fluke Europe which has responsibility for sales across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The agreement covers the distribution of Fluke handheld test and measurement products developed by Fluke’s Industrial group, including thermal imaging cameras, electrical power analysers, digital oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, visual infrared (IR) thermometers, installation testers and process cali...

Analysis
21st September 2014
Epiphany co-processor joins RS portfolio

RS Components has signed a distribution agreement covering Europe and Asia with Adapteva, producer of the Epiphany multicore coprocessor and developer of the popular Parallella-16 board. Parallella was introduced to the industry through a successful Kickstarter crowdsourcing campaign.

Analysis
18th September 2014
Low-cost 3D printer broadens scope of users

The latest version of the RepRapPro Ormerod 3D printer is available from RS Components. It is a single-colour low-cost 3D printing machine that is a full open-source and self-replicating. It is easy to expand in functionality, fast to replicate and fast to assemble. All the RepRapPro printers, including previous machines such as the Ormerod and Mendel, are capable of self-replicating their own plastic components.

Events News
3rd September 2014
RS readies design tools for October exhibition

RS Components is returning to the Electronics and Engineering Design Show (Oct 22-23) as a headline sponsor. It will be a key participant in the exhibition and workshop programme, which will highlight a broad cross section of cutting-edge technology and product innovation free-of-charge to an anticipated 4,000 delegates from the UK’s design engineering community.

Optoelectronics
2nd September 2014
Laser diodes feature stable power output

A pair of new single-chip dual-wavelength red/infrared laser diodes that offer high output characteristics in a compact size has been introduced by RS Components. Manufactured by Panasonic the devices are ideal for use in optical disk drives, barcode readers and many sensing-based applications such as laser distance sensors for industrial use, or flow cytometers in biomedical applications.

Boards/Backplanes
18th July 2014
Development boards ease connectivity to Raspberry Pi projects

RS Components is now taking orders for the new SparqEE development boards, which have been designed to enable easy cellular connectivity and Internet access for projects based on the Raspberry Pi and Arduino platforms.  A total of seven new SparqEE boards are available to order exclusively from RS, including the CELLv1.0 – a tiny cellular development board that implements a 2G+3G chipset to provide wireless worldwide.

Tech Videos
17th July 2014
Raspberry Pi founder discusses the Model B+

Raspberry Pi founder, Eben Upton, gives an exclusive interview on the differences between Model B and the new Raspberry Pi Model, B+. He talks through all the changes to be expected and highlights the improvements made in the newer Model B+.

Tech Videos
9th July 2014
The future of consumer 3D printing

Watch this video to hear what experts such as Adrian Bowyer of Rep Rap Pro & Joe Berg of Prod Designs have to say about 3D printing and the doors it opens...

Cables/Connecting
1st July 2014
PCB connectors, relays beef up RS portfolio

A raft of new products from Phoenix Contact has been added to the inventory at RS Components to support electrical equipment installers and maintenance engineers in electrical systems and automation markets.  The Phoenix Contact portfolio covers a broad range of products including PCB connectors, terminal blocks, signal conditioning, relays, interface relays, PLCs and power supplies, among many others types.

Analysis
18th June 2014
Latest 3D printers ready for July delivery

RS Components has added to its 3D print offering with the introduction of the latest 3D printers from 3D Systems. The Cube 3 and CubeProTM 3D printers are available to order with delivery expected to start in July. The 3D printers offer multi-colour and multi-materials, ultra-high resolution settings of 70-micron thin print layers to give smoothness and fine detail, faster print speeds, and printing on-the-go from a smartphone app to be released ...

Boards/Backplanes
9th June 2014
Raspberry Pi moves into professional embedded market

Raspberry Pi has moved up a notch and its latest product – the Raspberry Pi Compute Module – is now available from RS Components (RS). Explains Eben Upton of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, “The idea for the Compute Module came about from our observations of how a substantial number of industrial and commercial equipment designers were incorporating a Raspberry Pi into their end system."

Analysis
5th June 2014
3D printers will print on the go with smartphone app

The latest 3D printers from 3D Systems are now available from RS Components. The new Cube 3 and CubeProTM 3D printers will commence delivery in July. Cube 3 and CubePro offer multi-colour and multi-materials, ultra-high resolution settings of 70-micron thin print layers to give smoothness and fine detail, faster print speeds, and printing on-the-go from a smartphone app to be released by 3D Systems when product shipments begin.

Events News
30th May 2014
3D design tool workshops target academia

RS Components has decided one route to the student market is to educate their lecturers. The high service distributor plans to run a series of one-day workshops on its 3D design tool DesignSpark Mechanical at universities across Europe. The free workshops are designed for university-based academics and educators of electronics, industrial engineering or mechatronics, enabling them to return to their respective institutions with this newly gained ...

Power
28th May 2014
Analogue IC line joins RS portfolio

The Touchstone Semiconductor portfolio of analogue IC products is now being stocked by RS Components. The move follows the recent acquisition of Touchstone by Silicon Labs. These devices strengthen RS Components’ embedded portfolio for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. It will provide an inventory and logistics service for the products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific.

Test & Measurement
22nd May 2014
Open source test instrument in production

RS Components (RS) is taking general orders for Red Pitaya, the single-board, open instrumentation and control platform. Prospective buyers who previously registered their interest on the Red Pitaya website, and who have been awaiting availability of the product, were given the opportunity to place a priority order with RS, which guarantees them delivery of a Red Pitaya board from the first limited production run in May 2014.

Power
18th May 2014
DC/DC regulator modules cut design-in time

Exclusive to RS Component is a new series of PCB-mount variable step-down regulator module ICs from Würth Elektronik. The MagI³C-VDRM modules comprise a fully integrated and low-EMI-noise current-mode DC/DC power supply that includes the switching power stage, passive components and control circuitry in a single low-profile and small-outline package, saving valuable design-in time for engineers and reducing time-to-market.

Cables/Connecting
30th April 2014
Automotive connectors meet in-line and panel-mount applications

Keen to expand its interconnect offering for the automotive market, RS Components has introduced two ranges of connection systems from Delphi Automotive. The first of the Delphi Automotive product lines new to RS stock is the Delphi Weather Pack connector series. These electrical connections are environmentally sealed and are designed to withstand exposure to harsh conditions such as extreme temperatures, chemicals and fluids, commonly found in a...

Analysis
16th April 2014
The reel thing: RS intros standard packaging

RS Components (RS) has introduced manufacturer standard packaging on a range of interconnect and passive products from top brands including Panasonic and TE Connectivity.  Initially rolled out in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), customers in the region can now purchase a selection of thin film resistors, inductors and crimp terminals in full reel quantities to meet their pre-production needs.

Displays
21st March 2014
Touchscreen display kits create portable, low power Raspberry Pi applications

Two touchscreen display starter kits for the Raspberry Pi have been released by RS Components. The company says that that provide a quick and easy wiring interface and are ideal for creating portable and low power Raspberry Pi projects and applications.  The starter kits for the 2.8in. uLCD-28PTU-PI and 4.3in. uLCD-43PTU-PI modules have been developed by 4D Systems and provide all the components needed for users to connect their Raspberry Pi...

Test & Measurement
18th March 2014
RS swoops to sign test and measurement newcomer

RS Components has signed an exclusive agreement with Red Pitaya, a new contender in the test and measurement arena, to distribute the fledgling company’s first ground-breaking product: a single board, open instrumentation and control platform which replaces many expensive laboratory instruments at a price tag of less than $500.

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