Industrial

The concept of digital nomads - people who use telecommunications technologies to work remotely from anywhere in the world - isn’t anything new. However, for those choosing to adopt this lifestyle, a recent visa trend has made the process much easier. When combined with the right communications technology, the rise of digital nomad visas has the potential to enable long-term remote working. Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-Founde...

Engineers Without Borders UK, a movement to put global responsibility at the heart of engineering, has launched its latest strategy to radically change the current culture in the engineering sector in order to ensure a safe and just future for all.

Renesas Electronics has expanded its family of 8.2mm creepage photocouplers with three new devices designed for operation in harsh industrial automation equipment, solar inverter, and EV charger operating environments. Measuring a mere 2.5x2.1mm in an LSSO5 package, the world’s smallest optical isolated IGBT drivers and Intelligent Power Module (IPM) driver reduce PCB mounting areas by up to 35% compared with other devices on the marke...

In the US sci-fi sitcom Futurama, the protagonist Fry is blasted forward in time to New Year 2999 where he finds he is still, alas, a humble pizza delivery boy. Recent trends suggest, however, that many deliveries will soon be fulfilled by automated technologies, whether that is automated trucks, drones or robots. Here, Roger Brereton, Head of Sales at Pailton Engineering, looks at why some experts are expecting a greater role for automation...

If your company produces hazardous waste at any point, then it is your responsibility to make sure there is a viable waste management system in place to deal with it. Failure to do so can result in damage to the environment and harm to human health.

In the face of natural disasters and power shortages, the Cervoz Powerguard offers a much-needed protection against power loss for preserving data integrity.

Analog Devices, Inc (ADI) has introduced a 16-bit, 15 MSPS data acquisition mModule solution for digitising fast transient signals in power analysis applications, and enabling low latency digital control loop in Hardware in the Loop (HiL) applications or source measurement unit applications.

Thanks to the health and wellness scene, the term ‘grounding’ has taken on a whole new meaning. Connecting directly with the Earth’s surface by walking barefoot is thought to enable the ground’s free electrons to restore the body’s energy balance, alleviating illness. Similarly, in electricity transmission, earthing stabilises the electrical system, helping to prevent damage from earth fault currents. Here, Martin Ni...

A new Skills Taskforce for Global Britain, tasked with creating a post pandemic plan to deploy world class skills to attract inward investment, is launched on Wednesday 19th May. The taskforce is at the epicentre of the Government’s commitment to use a skills-based economy to drive growth, productivity and ‘levelling up’ in Global Britain.

The IoT industry is on the brink of crisis, beset by the global semiconductor shortage, developer skills gap, and booming demand for connected devices, research commissioned by The Qt Company has revealed. The global study, which was undertaken by Forrester on behalf of Qt, shows that the combination of these issues has created a perfect storm, with more than 80% of manufacturers currently facing challenges in producing digital products...