Industrial

After some respite in 2019, the global shortage of electronic components worsened in 2020 due to a perfect storm of factors. Here, Jonathan Parry, Senior Vice President of Global Operations and European Managing Director at PEI-Genesis, has explained how the shortage is driving counterfeits in mission-critical sectors, and what industry needs to do to combat the counterfeits.

Neousys Technology has announced its new ultra-compact fanless embedded computer, the POC-400 series. Featuring Intel's latest Atom processor, 56mm (W) x 108mm (D) x 153mm (H) ultra-compact dimensions, versatile I/Os and flexible MezIO expansion capability, POC-400 suits space-conscious applications without compromising performance and scalability.

As the fashion industry has grown over the years, with more people shopping for garments and more clothing options than ever before, companies have had to show how quickly they can adapt. In the constantly evolving industry, brands everywhere have to stay up to date with the latest technological innovations so that their supply chain can keep up with an ever-growing demand.

A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin piezoelectrics material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats. The flexible and printable piezoelectric material, which can convert mechanical pressure into electrical energy, has been developed by an Australian research team led by RMIT University. 

2020 was an ever-changing landscape for businesses across the country. In the world of marketing, businesses were required to be more reactive than proactive, and switch tactics from offline to online. NBS recently held a webinar with a panel of marketing experts. In the webinar, the panellists discussed which manufacturer marketing strategies and activities manufacturers should look to include in their 2021 marketing plans.

It’s day two of digital CES and the innovations are well underway, with companies big and small from all over introducing their latest developments and breakthroughs to their peers and customers. Among the highlights was a keynote from CTA President and CEO Gary Shapiro and CES Vice President Karen Chupka, find out here what they had to say.

To ensure they can meet deadlines and deliver products in line with customers’ high expectations, UK manufacturers are looking for ways to increase assembly speed. There are many ways to speed up industrial assembly, such as investing in automation and robotics, but few options can increase manufacturing speed without capital investment. In these cases, perhaps it is the components and not the equipment that needs changing. Here Justin Lawr...

Smart buildings promise automated control of the buildings' operations, along with integrated technology for human-machine interactions. Such functionality requires multiple sensors, to which printed/flexible electronics are very well suited due to their low weight and thin-film form factor. By Dr Matthew Dyson, Technology Analyst, IDTechEx

Encoders provide feedback for accurate motor control relating to speed and positioning. Here Chris Schaefer, Applications Engineer at Portescap, has looked at the technologies involved and explained how to choose the encoder for your application.

The coronavirus outbreak changed the economy. Many professions that the public took for granted were prevented from operating under their normal circumstances. The introduction of social distancing guidelines and new operational safety requirements has forced customer facing roles to adapt to this new situation. However, innovation is at the forefront of our economy and technological and operational advancements have allowed for these goals ...