Events News
Huawei & NXP to explore Industry 4.0
Huawei Technologies and NXP Semiconductors have decided to jointly explore the Industry 4.0 market at the Industry 4.0 Roundtable held at Hanover CeBIT 2015. Through technical cooperation and joint innovation, the two companies will create an open, robust and secure Industry 4.0 ICT platform.
Hanover Fair hosts Sensors and Measurement Centre
A Competence Centre for Sensors and Measurement organised by the AMA Association will form a section of the Hanover Fair (April 13-17). Twenty-three exhibitors will show their products and solutions in sensor, measuring, and automation technology under the umbrella of Industrial Automation.
Spring training focuses on thermography techniques
Conrad Business Supplies is working with Fluke, to offer its customers the specialised training needed to carry out maintenance and engineering work. Four different courses will focus on different techniques, skills and qualifications to help customers develop themselves or their employees. To supplement the idea “start well-trained into the spring season”, Conrad has also introduced two new handheld thermography bundles from Fluke.
Automatic test partnerships bear fruit at PXI show
The Peak Group is using the 2015 PXI exhibition (April 21-22) at the NEC, Birmingham to showcase a number of new products to its automatic test systems based on partnerships with National Instruments (NI), GOEPEL electronic and Virginia Panel Corporation (VPC). A major new product is a simplified fixture interface for boundary scan using a new VPC Pull-Thru receiver from GOEPEL electronic.
Coilcraft highlights SMT current sense transformers at APEC
This week at APEC in North Carolina, Coilcraft has announced that it is launching the CST2010 series of current sense transformers in Booth 1107. The devices detect switching current up to 40A over a frequency range of 50-500kHz while also isolating circuits electrically, resulting in up to ten times lower power dissipation than current sense resistors.
Plessey presents LED technology & GaN-on-Silicon
Plessey presented its LED technology and the commercialisation of GaN-on-Silicon at the fifth CS International. The conference provided an up-to-date overview with comprehensive coverage of every important sector within the compound semiconductor industry.
APEC to host “wide bandgap semiconductors in power electronics” debate
GaN Systems is participating in what promises to be a lively debate on one of the hottest topics at APEC 2015. Wide Bandgap Semiconductor devices in Power Electronics – Who, What, Where, When and Why? will be hosted and led by Kevin Parmeter, Vice President of Applications, Excelsys, and will see panellists from device manufacturers joining power electronics design engineers to air their views.
QD Vision at Quantum Dots Forum 2015
QD Vision will play prominently in this year’s Quantum Dots Forum, which takes place on 18th March. The forum, hosted by Smithers Apex is the only event in the US dedicated exclusively to quantum dots. More than 150 industry professionals are expected at the conference to explore market opportunities, technological developments, environmental issues and more.
LED Light workshops attract leading lights
RS Components is partnering with its key suppliers OSRAM Opto Semiconductors, Microchip Technology, Intelligent LED (ILS) and TE Connectivity to deliver two LED Light Experience & Control workshops, taking place in Manchester and Reading. The workshops offer participants the opportunity to update their LED knowledge in what has become a rapidly progressing technology area.
EMC solutions lined up for Stuttgart show
Rohde & Schwarz is lining up an array of solutions for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) measurements at the EMV 2015 exhibition in Stuttgart. Highlights will include compliance tests in the 5 GHz band, tried and tested EMC software with enhanced functionality and broadband amplifiers with expanded frequency ranges.