Industrial

While many of us probably have a vague idea of a resistor’s function, you most likely think of them as part of an industrial plant or large-scale operation. In reality, you’re never too far away from this essential power component. Here, Mark Barfield, Engineering and R&D Manager at Cressall Resistors, explores the range of applications for industrial power resistors.

While many employees have had to work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic, this is rarely an option for engineers who need constant access to test equipment. However, as Rohde & Schwarz explain, you can bring the test lab home.

Three years ago, an EMC emissions standard replaced others that the electronics industry had been familiar with for decades. It was hoped that these changes would make EMC emissions specification selection easier when testing equipment, but we still see some confusion. Richard Poate, Senior Manager at TÜV SÜD explains the changes to EMC test approaches.

We’re taught that electricity and water don’t mix. The truth is they mix very well - far too well, in fact. Electricity travels through water far more efficiently than it can through air, so it’s not hard to imagine the problems that water can cause when it gets into electronics. Here, Steve Hughes, Managing Director of REO UK, covers the challenges modern electronics face on the high seas.

The success of an AI-based technology revolution all begins with a solid data strategy. A successful data strategy ensures that the organisation can use, share and move data resources easily and efficiently where data is managed and used effectively and efficiently to deploy and ensure analytical models continue to perform successfully over time. By Dr. Iain Brown, Head of Data Science at SAS UK & Ireland

The Digi-Key Electronics success story is a testament to the hard work, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit of more than 4,000 employees worldwide, and the innovation of our 535,000+ customers. It’s the story of how a small, privately-owned company in 1972 continued to rapidly grow and evolve into a $3 billion corporation. By Kevin Brown, Vice President, Brand & Marketing, Digi-Key Electronics

The concept of virtualisation was a breakthrough in computer technology when it was developed 40 years ago to enable shared use of computing resources, increasing efficiency. Virtualisation was first adopted by IT as part of select technology applications.

Nearly every sector is proposing the use of artificial intelligence. Materials science R&D is relatively late to this trend, and there are many industry-specific hurdles, but the opportunities are beginning to be realised and the potential impact is significant. By Dr Richard Collins, Principal Analyst at IDTechEx

You’d never leave your refrigerator door open at home. Not only would this mistake spoil your dinner plans, but it would also be a massive waste of energy. So why do we often find doorless fridges in supermarkets? Refrigeration in these stores hasn’t always been particularly energy efficient, but micromotors are helping to make an important switch.

The first half of 2020 has been ‘eventful’ for the UK electronic components market to say the very least. As a result, the outcome turned out to differ greatly from the forecast released by members of the Electronic Components Supply Network (ecsn) in December last year with the aim of providing the electronic components markets, its customers and investors with a balanced and evidence based analysis.