Industrial

Naseef Mahmud of Rohde & Schwarz describes a systematic approach on how to perform radiated proximity wireless coexistence testing on a product in its final form - a new form of testing that is slowly picking up pace in popularity, as it not only helps manufacturers testing compliance, but could also double as an end-of-line functionality test.

How intelligent systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) are transforming electric heat tracing operations – from industrial production to home heating. Thomas Vranken, Marketing Manager at nVent explains.

Deciding whether to use removable or embedded memory is one of the earliest decisions a designer has to make, so getting it right is crucial to the rest of the development process. Sometimes the choice is clear cut, but in other situations it’s finely balanced. Cardwave CEO Paul Norbury looks at the pros and cons of each option.

As IoT applications become more complex, designers of IIoT endpoints are being asked to accommodate more complex computing at the edge. Edge computing on endpoint sensor data is a practical way to reduce network bottlenecks to the IIoT hub. This reduces network traffic while also reducing the computational load at the main hub processor. However, the approach has its drawbacks, as Rolf Horn, Applications Engineer at Digi-Key Electronics explains.

Visiting an exhibition that focuses on industrial automation systems, you can be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of different systems. Industrial equipment often seems clunky and bulky by comparison to other modern consumer devices. Some interfaces rely on technology that has been around for decades, but that is really the appeal of many of these solutions: they are established, fulfil the use case, and are reliable. Ariel La...

ASM launched a major survey over the summer, asking more than 450 electronics manufacturers around the world about their situation in the coronavirus crisis, their countermeasures, and their assessment of the medium- and long-term consequences of the pandemic.

The electronic design industry was just one of many that saw business change as a result of the recent supply chain disruptions brought about by the unforeseen COVID-19 lockdown. By Dunstan Power, Director of ByteSnap Design

This year has been a rollercoaster for the payments industry, as it had to adapt to new challenges posed not only by the ever-changing needs of the consumer but by the pandemic as well. To shed some light on what the future has in store for the industry, Marius Galdikas, CEO at ConnectPay, has shared his insights about what payment market trends and solutions are likely to thrive in 2021.

The Government needs to better coordinate its artificial intelligence (AI) policy and the use of data and technology by national and local government. There is also now a clear consensus that ethical AI is the only sustainable way forward. The time has come for the Government to move from deciding what the ethics are, to how to instil them in the development and deployment of AI systems.

Data centres have seen an unprecedented demand on resources over the past several years, with businesses moving more and more online and digital replacing analogue in almost every sector. The global pandemic, COVID-19, cast data centres further into the spotlight, with many businesses accelerating their digital transformation efforts.