Industries
Safely accessing stadiums when lockdown eases
Eco, which came to the nation’s aid by delivering one million items of PPE to UK care homes in seven days, is focused on how to allow access to stadiums when lockdown eases. The English Premier League and the Championship are due to restart on June 17th and June 20th respectively - but all matches will be behind closed doors. Scottish football is hoping to start the 2020/21 season in August.
Pre-approved power supplies enable fast deployment
New Yorker Electronics has released two new series of medical power supplies from N2Power Solutions.
Air flow sensors deliver enhanced accuracy
The PMF8300 series of mass air flow sensors from Posifa Technologies are for use in respiratory care and other medical and instrumentation applications.
MoU develops Open Autonomy solution for mining
Wenco International Mining Systems and Oxbotica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop an Open Autonomy solution for mining. Initial trials are underway, and the companies are actively recruiting mining partners with appropriate testing grounds.
Incorporating cobots safely
Compact industrial robots are now available that can be cost-effectively integrated into even small production lines. Part of their appeal is that such robots can collaborate with a human operator to offload repetitive tasks that would otherwise tire the operator and lead to mistakes. The problem is that working in close proximity to a moving machine poses safety risks for humans. Rich Miron, Applications Engineer at Digi-Key Electronics, explain...
Lessons for medical equipment design
COVID-19 care and treatment will transform the way medicine is practiced which will in turn have a transformative effect on medical instrument design. John Bowman, Marketing Director and Lead: Medical Task Force, Anglia Components, offers some lessons on medical equipment design.
A motor driver with a bridge to a wonderful heritage
If you’re into cars you’ll be able to run-off a list of classic, iconic vehicles that were pivotal in automotive history. The same goes for aviation, with quintessential designs being memorable for their shape, role or performance. Compared to these sectors, semiconductors are a fledgling industry, having only really got started back in the 1950s. Some 70 years into its history, now is a good time to reflect on our history in order th...
Getting to know Arm architecture
The Arm architecture now dominates the embedded processing and computing space. It has come a long way over the last few decades – starting out in the 1980s as a processor for home computers, then becoming the foundation for cellular handsets in the 1990s. Mark Patrick, Mouser Electronics, explains.
Broadband 3GHz to 20GHz high performance integrated mixer
For a broadband 3GHz to 20GHz SiGe passive mixer requiring only 0dBm LO drive, a new balun structure is the key innovation that enables the wide RF bandwidth. The same balun topology is used on the IF, enabling a wide, 300MHz to 9GHz IF. This high performance double-balanced mixer can be used for up conversion or down conversion. The mixer is packaged in a tiny 2mm×3mm, 12-lead QFN package and delivers 23dBm IIP3 and 14dBm P1dB. The mixer c...
ESD safe materials to accelerate 3D printing in electronics manufacturing
Material choice is one of the key considerations for an engineer when it comes to choosing a manufacturing method; and they can benefit greatly from having access to ESD safe materials (electrostatic discharge) which are critical for 3D printing electrostatic sensitive fixtures, enclosures, and parts. Brandon Sweeney, Head of R&D for Materials and Co-founder of Essentium, explains further.