Industries
Battery storage for zero emission cities
‘Range anxiety’ is a term coined to describe the worry of getting ‘stranded due to power loss’ when driving an electric vehicle (EV). The low power range of EVs is infamous and a reason the market has been slow to pick up speed. But, with the UK Government vowing to reduce emissions in cities, how can battery storage make EVs feasible for public transport? Here, Alan Binning, Regional Sales Manager at COPA-DATA UK, has exp...
A day in the Digi-Key warehouse
Every day in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, you’ll see planes continually taking off from the tiny regional airport near Digi-Key’s headquarters. More often than not, those planes are carrying a portion of the 20,000 packages that Digi-Key sends to over 8,000 customers around the world in a single day. By Chris Lauer, Vice President of Order Fulfilment, Digi-Key Electronics
TR Formac expands presence in Thailand due to international demand
TR Formac, part of Trifast plc with corporate world headquarters in East Sussex, UK has expanded its global presence by moving into larger premises in Prawet, Bangkok, in response to strong growth across Asia and winning new business from global OEMs. The new facility provides around 3000 sq. ft. of space enabling the company to trade more efficiently and to help further strengthen its position in the growing EV market.
Electric ships: battery behemoths
Electric ships have some of the largest individual batteries of any electric vehicle sector; below is a list of the largest projects IDTechEx have been tracking. Before reading the list, below are typical battery capacities from on-road electric vehicles (in 2019) to provide perspective:
TM Robotics launches robotics consultation service
Electronics manufacturing has experienced extraordinary change. Responding to the shifting needs of the sector, TM Robotics has launched a new robotics consultation service to advise manufacturers on how automation can aid recovery and growth. Held with a TM Robotics automation specialist, the free consultations can be managed remotely or by appointment.
First electric classic Rolls-Royce car launched
Creator of electric classic cars, Lunaz has announced the start of production of the world’s only electrified Rolls-Royce cars. The Rolls-Royce marque joins existing electrified classic cars from Jaguar and Bentley in the Lunaz portfolio.
Could 3D electronics be an alternative to PCBs?
Mention an electronic circuit and you are likely to picture a Printed Circuit Board (PCB): a rigid rectangle in a characteristic green colour with copper lines and a bewildering array of components soldered onto it. But does adding electronic functionality means using a PCB and thus requires shoehorning a rigid rectangle into the product?
IAM in healthcare for improved consumer experiences
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed healthcare systems and their efficiency (both operational and technological) under greater scrutiny. The healthcare industry has some of the most valuable, high priced information sold on the dark web. By Johann Nallathamby, Associate Director - Solutions Architect at WSO2 and Sherene Mahanama, Senior Technical Writer at WSO2.
Collaboration to develop IoT smart device management
Apacer and Allxon have cooperated to develop IoT smart device management technology. Allxon Device Management, based on the Allxon open cloud platform, now includes Apacer’s Double-barreled Solution: Cloud Edition. From Disaster Prevention to Disaster Recovery, it allows industrial customers to remotely monitor SSDs and also provides warning/alert services as well as backup and recovery for data and the OS.
Project to prevent failure of grafted blood vessels
A project at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) aiming to develop a new method of making grafted blood vessels more resilient has been awarded a grant of over £145,000 by national charity Heart Research UK.