Analysis
Convenience outweighs conscious consumerism at Christmas
Magway, a British start-up engineering firm based in Wembley, London may be at the forefront of the next transport revolution as alternative, lower-carbon technologies for managing the enormous growth in online shopping deliveries take shape.
Embedded edge computing: requirements have increased
Today, embedded computers are often deployed as edge computers. This is not just a buzzword but the answer to increased demands for IIoT-connected devices, machines and systems. Intel and congatec are addressing these new challenges with an extended ecosystem that is strongly geared towards concrete solutions and goes far beyond core processor functions. By Andreas Bergbauer is Product Line Manager for COM Express at congatec
Duo collaborate to support next generation automobiles
BlackBerry and ANSYS are joining forces to support BlackBerry QNX’s Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) for connected and autonomous vehicles. As part of ANSYS’ ongoing commitment to fostering an open ecosystem that supports RTOS leaders across industries, the collaboration will empower automotive manufacturers to increase safety and reliability, reduce development cost and shorten time-to-market for next-gen automobiles and a...
Partnership creating an agile business model
Baldwin Boxall has built an agile business model, which enables it to compete globally with major brands in an extremely competitive marketplace.
Joint development of integrated radar-based navigation system
Oxbotica and Navtech have announced their joint product development of a radar-based navigation and perception system to be launched in 2020. The product represents the latest advancement in radar-based technology and the partnership marks an important milestone in Oxbotica’s plans to take its software from development towards commercial deployment.
A major player in connectivity for Smart Agriculture
The growth in world population is placing increased demands on agricultural production. This is one of the major challenges of modern agriculture, now in the midst of major transformation. Now that "intelligent" and connected equipment is becoming available on the market, answers to these needs are now within reach, while at the same time addressing environmental concerns.
Research reveals the jobs most at risk from automation
New research from Merchant Machine has revealed the jobs that are most at risk when it comes to automation and which nations are at most risk. The research offers insight into which industries are at highest risk around the world. It seems those in the service industry are going to be the most impacted as automation continues its rise through society. This could create an even more difficult start for obtaining a first job as these...
Eight-port, horizontal vertical polarised sector antenna
KP Performance Antennas, a manufacturer of wireless network antennas, has just launched a new horizontal/vertical polarised, eight-port ProLine sector antenna for broad-frequency, point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and backhaul applications.
Farnell and XP in power products push
An increased range of XP Power products is now available from Farnell, aiding design engineers working on a range of applications, particularly those in the industrial and medical sectors. The distributor now stocks over 4,500 power products including power supplies and EMC/RFI suppression products, with technical and customer support.
TT Electronics acquires US A&D power supply business
TT Electronics has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a US-based business that designs and manufactures power electronics for defence and aerospace markets, enhancing TT’s ability to engineer complete power converters. TT has acquired the Covina, California-based business unit from Excelitas Technologies (Waltham, MA).