Industries
Offshore solar farms: a new trend that’s tough on cables and connectors
The world is now familiar with the concept of solar energy; an array of photovoltaic solar panels that turn the sun’s rays into electrical energy for personal and commercial use. Since 2007, solar farms began to migrate from land to the surface of water supply reservoirs such as dams and lakes. The benefits of floating photovoltaic (FPV) are numerous, including freeing up valuable or arable space on land, and reducing evaporation from water...
MediViewer intelligent automation of clinical information
MediViewer has become firmly established as the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) of choice amongst clinicians and the wider NHS in recent years. The intuitiveness of the UI coupled with the inherent speed of access to information has delivered a step change to the way clinicians deliver patient care and equally helped to improve the patient experience.
Switch mode power supply produces up to 120W output
The latest addition to the Mascot Blueline series of power supplies is the switch mode 3820 external PSU.
Oxygen sensor is designed for ventilator applications
Amphenol’s SGX Sensortech SGX-VOX Oxygen Sensor for ventilators are in stock at distributor TTI.
Using engineering expertise to power stairlifts
Denchi Group has secured a large-scale contract with DC motor system manufacturer Lemac. The two companies will use their combined expertise to help power stairlifts for a major brand manufacturer.
AR to usher in an era of interactive construction
There will be 3.5 billion augmented reality (AR) users by the year 2022, according to Digi-Capital. Construction is one of the many industries adopting this immersive technology, which is now changing the way that companies design, model and build. Here Ian Barnes, Head of Business at SITECH, discusses three ways that AR is creating an era of interactive construction.
Design for prototype testing
There are some tips and tricks you can deploy when developing a new PCB to help produce a useful first-time prototype and allow easier debugging of the design. Roland Bodlovic, Technical Manager, ByteSnap Design, offers some advice for prototype testing.
Halogen lamps are being replaced as LED components yield growth
Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Growth Opportunity Evaluation in the European Lighting Components Aftermarket, 2020–2026, finds that the market is in a slow transition phase, shifting from traditional halogen lamps to Xenon and light-emitting diode (LED) components, as Xenon/LED lights have better visibility and product life.
GKN Aerospace supports the Gripen’s RM12 engine
GKN Aerospace has signed a follow-on Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract with the Swedish Armed Forces for the provision of comprehensive support for the GKN Aerospace RM12 engine. The RM12 engine powers the JAS 39 Gripen C/D fighter. This contract follows a series of multi-year RM12 PBL agreements and is expected to be worth approximately $440m.
No boat? No problem: laying the world’s longest subsea cable
Construction of the longest subsea power cable in the world has now passed the halfway point and achieved a major engineering feat to enable Norway’s zero carbon hydro energy to be shared with the UK.