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Get in the moment with Philips Momentum displays
The 436M6VBPAB display has 1000 cd/m² in peak brightness, ultra-wide colour gamut with 100% BT.709 and 97.6% DCI-P3 coverage and 1.07 billion colours achieved by 8 bit +2 bit FRC (Frame Rate Control) colour depth, becoming the first display in the world to be compliant with the VESA DisplayHDR 1000 standard. The 436M6VBPAB is also equipped with Quantum Dot technology instead of conventional LED backlight technologies.
New standards are set with ClipX signal conditioner
This means that the new ClipX is able to accomplish some of the tasks that would otherwise be taken on by the higher-level controller. Suitable for monitoring and measuring tasks in test benches, machines and production plants, ClipX can be used as a standalone device or as part of a system of networked devices.
Large enclosure system reduces complexity with pitch pattern
Forty percent less punched section and rails Installation components for the vertical frame parts now fit into the enclosure’s roof section and base area. When the enclosures are bayed, the 25mm pitch pattern then continues through into the adjacent enclosures. As a result, rails can be mounted over multiple enclosures. These and other baying options can now be installed with a 40% reduction in the range of punched sections, with or without mounting flanges.
Introducing a new series of power modules from ON Semi
The Q0PACK module contains a T-NPC topology with 65A/1,200V IGBTs, 60A/650V IGBTs and an NTC thermistor. The Q2PACK module uses a split NPC topology using 160A/1,200V IGBTs, 100A/650V IGBTs and an NTC thermistor. These topologies are suitable for higher power levels.
Let's talk IoT: How to test NB-IoT network and system performance
The video from Rohde & Schwarz explains how to test NB-IoT networks that include network performance (is the network access working in an optimal way) and system performance (what is the machine experience).
Delivering optimal network computing
NCA-5520 is powered by Intel’s Xeon Processor Scalable Family and Intel C626 or C621 chipset, delivering advanced networking features, including Intel QuickAssist Technology, new Intel AVX-512 instructions, Intel Hyperscan and Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK).
Supporting the engineers of the future
Supported by eight volunteer tutors from Xaar’s Operations and R&D teams, the weekly, hour long after school clubs are attended by up to 12 year six students at both Grove Primary School in Cambridge and Stukeley Meadows Primary School in Huntingdon. The students learn about basic science and engineering concepts and make working mechanical and electronics-based models, such as a Bloodhound SSC-inspired, balloon-powered ‘rocket’ car, a steady hand game and even an AM radio.
The slow journey to the paperless factory
Here Kevin Bull (pictured below), Product Strategy Director at Columbus UK discusses how the paperless journey has affected him and his company. “In my role, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to visit many manufacturing businesses every year. Each one of them is unique and at a different stage of their digital transformation journey. Yet even on the most digitised factory floor, I still see a lot of paper.” Why is this?
Bloom2 cardiac stimulator receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Physicians have long used the original analog Bloom for their patients since it was introduced by Murray Bloom in the 1970s. The Bloom2 was painstakingly engineered with the classic Bloom user in mind, mapping the analog system directly to the digital so the adoption of the digital system would be simple and intuitive for Bloom customers.
Expanding banking business with SECORA Pay from Infineon
“With Infineon’s support we were able to integrate the new technology very quickly into our product portfolio. We can thus meet rising demands concerning security and durability more easily, especially in the growing dual interface market.” "Customers of Degussa Bank benefit from modern payment cards with dual interface technology," said Silke-Christina Kummer, Head of Card Business Advisory & Services at Degussa Bank AG.
Using AI to detect heart disease
Predicting and monitoring cardiovascular disease is often expensive and tenuous, involving high-tech equipment and intrusive procedures. However, a new method developed by researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering offers a better way. By coupling a machine learning model with a patient’s pulse data, they are able to measure a key risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and arterial stiffness, using just a smart phone.
Dual-mode Bluetooth module features strong security for the IIoT
Already tested and certified globally, it also reduces development costs and speeds time to market. NINA-B2's built-in secure boot guarantees that the software is authenticated by u-blox and has therefore not been tampered with. This provides a secure operating environment for the Bluetooth module.
Grafted organoids provide insight into neurological disorders
Researchers can then test new drugs and study the development of disease in these lab-grown neurons, and even test the potential to use these “personalised neurons” for tissue replacement via transplantation to cure a damaged part of the brain.
Smart platform goes beyond traditional surveillance systems
“Security and operations control systems, such as video surveillance systems, are getting increasingly complex and they produce more and more data. This can become increasingly laborious and costly to manage and, in addition, operating personnel is faced by the challenge of how the collected data can be filtrated and turned into useful information, sharp insights and correct actions,” explained Esa Harju, Head of Teleste’s Video Security and Information business unit.
Electronic software ecosystem helps factories in Industry 4.0
It is not only a software manager, but an intelligent ecosystem that fully and easily integrates into clients’ existing databases - SAP, Oracle, any all others - to establish ESD or enhance the ratio of existing ESD with easy, self-service access to software updates. getPlus links clients with their customer by perfectly connecting to suppliers’ current web interfaces. There, it provides an easy to use platform that atomises the updating process for customers.
An augmented reality microscope for cancer detection
However, because direct tissue visualisation using a compound light microscope remains the predominant means by which a pathologist diagnoses illness, a critical barrier to the widespread adoption of deep learning in pathology is the dependence on having a digital representation of the microscopic tissue.
Smart sensor now also monitors pumps
The pump manufacturer Emile Egger is constantly on the look-out for ways to improve its products and processes. Michel Grimm, Egger's chief business development officer and grandson of company founder Emile Egger, became aware of the ABB Ability Smart Sensor in early 2017. This solution, developed by ABB in 2016, revolutionised the maintenance logistics of motors by enabling the owners to detect problems early due to remote monitoring.
Design service to fast track IoT connectivity solutions
The first platform to launch this month is the S-track Nano, a compact self-install vehicle tracking device using the latest GNSS, 3G and Bluetooth technology. The S-track Nano provides real-time tracking of a vehicle’s position, speed and acceleration using A-GPS and a 3-axis accelerometer. Vehicle diagnostics and driving statistics are continuously collected through the CAN interface and communicated over the cellular network.
Computer algorithm helps develop ultra-powerful peptides
Researchers at MIT and the Catholic University of Brasilia have now developed a streamlined approach to developing such drugs. Their new strategy, which relies on a computer algorithm that mimics the natural process of evolution, has already yielded one potential drug candidate that successfully killed bacteria in mice.
Tiny probe can see and take body temperature
“With an outer diameter of only 130 microns, the probe is as thin as a single strand of human hair,” says Dr Jiawen Li, a researcher with the Adelaide Medical School, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics (CNBP) and the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) at the University of Adelaide. “This means it can be delivered deep inside the body in a minimally invasive way.
Small modular reactors are key to solving the skills deficit
Currently, the UK is in a challenging situation. Yes, the SMR developments are an extremely positive step towards the eradication of fossil fuel energy generation, however the UK does not have the sufficient skills capacity to execute these current and large scale new build commitments. The UK is already in a clear nuclear skills deficit, and an SMR programme will exacerbate this capacity shortfall. How will the UK be able to sustain the skills demand on top of this?
Will future iPhones be plated in gold?
In October 2017, Apple submitted a revised patent application encompassing several earlier application from 2013 and 2014, entitled Crystalline Gold Alloys with Improved Hardness. The patent details the process with which the hardness and strength of 18 or 24-carat gold can be increased significantly through particular alloying. Gold is known to be a soft metal, around 130-150 using the Vickers hardness method, and is thus not appropriate for use as external casing of devices.
Edge card technology designed for disposable medical applications
The easy assembly and high density interconnect design makes it suitable for use with ablation cathethers, RF generators, home healthcare devices, value medical systems and many other disposable medical devices. For electrophysiology catheter applications, Eclipta connectors bridge the gap between the catheter and the extension cable. A standout feature of Eclipta is the fact that the PCB acts as the contact in the connector.
How to build a radio communications network
But radio communications networks aren’t always easy to build. Achieving reliable coverage depends not just on deploying the right technology but on actually designing the architecture of the radio network in the most effective way. And if, as in so many contexts, your radio network is going to cover a range of different environments, including restricted ones, then that design process gets even more complicated.
BMS solution integrates IoT at Grenoble Alpes University Hospital
The Grenoble Hospital asked Adeunis and ARC Informatique the question of how to best solve this operational challenge. In addition, the Hospital expressed the wish to do this with their existing BMS software without adding additional software layers. PcVue supervision published by ARC Informatique, is the BMS in charge of managing two of the Hospital´s sites, the GTB and the GTE site. The first step, of this project consisted of a LoRaWAN radio coverage study of the site.
Family of MCUs and the curiosity ecosystem
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Imprinting cables and wiring as fast as a hunting lion
As part of the cable manufacturing process, electrical or fibre optic wires shoot through extruders which coat them in a protective outer layer made of materials such as Teflon or PE. Top of the range production systems are getting faster and faster: some of them now able to operate at up to 60km/h. These are speeds that threaten to bring the printers located downstream of the extruders to their knees.
Additive manufacturing solutions for the factory floor
A world exclusive was the premiere of the ProX SLS 6100 Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) production 3D printer. Designed for the manufacturing floor, the ProX SLS 6100 produces ready to-use functional parts and complete assemblies for a variety of aerospace, automotive, patient specific medical devices, fashion accessories, and mobile device use cases.
Waveform portable test unit allows for phase angle synchronisation
The company offers a variety of EMC test equipment rentals to accommodate your testing needs. Their rentals include technical support on the equipment, weekly and monthly rentals, and two days each way of transit time free with each rental. With the experience and equipment, Transient Specialists is the solution when testing needs to be completed and capital funds are limited. The EMC Partner AVI 3000 is the first system to fully incorporate all DO-160 and MIL-STD-461G.
Caffeine helps develop gels for drug delivery
“Most synthetic approaches for synthesising and cross-linking polymeric gels and other materials use catalysts or conditions that can damage sensitive substances such as biologic drugs. In contrast, here we used green chemistry and common food ingredients,” says Robert Langer, the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT and one of the study’s senior authors.
New DIN SPEC developed for standardised communication
Under the leadership of DIN, partners from industry and research institutes have developed the future DIN SPEC 92222. Along with Assystem Technologies, the project partners include Bitkom, Cedalo AG, DKE, Fraunhofer IGCV, Fraunhofer IPA, Fraunhofer IOSB, GE, Hitachi, IBM Deutschland, KUKA, Microsoft Corporation, Microsoft Deutschland, PHOENIX CONTACT, Robert Bosch, Schaeffler, VDMA, and WITTENSTEIN SE.
Scalable modules for boost and connectivity enhancement
Two new F.A.S.T. solutions have been released from the connectivity series, namely the NCS2-IXM209 and the NCS2-IXM409. They come in Lanner’s standard slim type NCS2 form factor and are built with Intel XL-710-BM1 chipset in multi mode (NCS2-IXM409) and single mode (NCS2-IXM209).
Add-on pad can make defibrillators more effective
In practice, AED users would apply AED pads to the exposed skin of a patient’s chest and side, just as they are trained to do in thousands of AED/CPR classes taught in the U.S. each year. The needles would then be pressed through a pad and the patient’s skin to bloodlessly deliver a more effective shock. By the team’s measurements, the add-ons reduce the skin’s impedance by 72%.
Line of coaxial RF probes and probe positioning hardware introduced
Pasternack’s new product line consists of four coaxial RF probes and one RF PCB probe positioner with designs. The RF coaxial probes deliver frequency performance up to 20GHz and return loss better than 10dB. They feature gold-plated contacts and compliant coaxial GSG (or GS) pogo pins. These probes have a pitch of 800 and 1,500 micron, a 3.5mm female interface and can be cable mounted.
Zero emission combustion engine truck takes to the roads this year
Unlike other ‘hydrogen fuelled’ vehicles, the MLE truck uses hydrogen to power the vehicle using a combustion engine rather than via fuel cells and an electric motor. However, in common with fuel cell versions, there will be none of the usual emissions from hydrocarbons that impact on air quality - such as unburnt fuel, particulates, carbon monoxide etc., and the NOx levels will be immeasurably low.
Gratnells Engineering continues to support Year of Engineering
The initiative aims to challenge perceived misconceptions about careers in engineering and has already seen businesses all over the UK delivering inspiring experiences for young people, parents and teachers. One company supporting the project is the Harlow-based manufacturer, Gratnells Engineering.
Going for gold: Universal Robots gold edition cobot giveaway
“With this historic milestone, we celebrate not just the success of Universal Robots in empowering customers, but also the successes of our customers in innovating and changing their workplace with collaborative robots,” said Jürgen von Hollen, President of Universal Robots.
Smart technologies are driving tomorrow’s production
Digitalisation and intelligent networking in conjunction with numerous new developments, from Big Data, data analytics and artificial intelligence, all the way through to the platform economy, create the foundations for new business models, so that customers and vendors can reach a new level of productivity. “The last EMO Hannover had already shown that Industry 4.0 has arrived in the machine tool industry,” said Carl Martin Welcker, General Commissioner of the EMO Hannover 2019.
Solutions for improving operations and reducing costs
Operating as a partner to provide complete life-cycle solutions for water treatment Mitsubishi Electric is employing core technologies from its factory automation portfolio. Customers looking to advanced water distribution and waste water processing by applying integrated technologies in a flexible way, reducing costs and boosting both service levels and profitability will be able to talk to dedicated industry experts at the exhibition.
Mini INS module offers highly accurate orientation
The MTi-7 module, which has a compact 12x12mm footprint and weighs less than 1g, consumes under 100mW, making it suitable for use in space- and power-constrained devices such as drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), as well as autonomous or remote-controlled mapping and imaging equipment. Operating at output data rates up to 800Hz, the MTi-7 achieves very low latency of 2ms, allowing for real time operation of dynamic functions such as flight control and camera stabilisation.
EnSilica becomes Arm approved design partner
"Becoming an Arm Approved Design Partner is an important recognition of our design skills and commitment to quality," said Ian Lankshear, EnSilica's MD.
How is virtual reality applied in car manufacturing?
Designers with Full HD glasses These glasses enable them to immerse themselves in a driving experience that is similar to what future customers will have. Although the initial design of a new car always begins with pencil and paper, 3D technology soon comes into play. Thanks to this, designers can not only evaluate purely creative aspects, but other more functional ones as well, which ensures that 90% if the initial sketches are viable.
Should robots pay taxes?
The world’s first robot tax was introduced in South Korea last year. The tax was created amid fears that a rise in automation and robotics was threatening human workers and could lead to mass unemployment in the country. However, this so-called robot tax was not actually a tax at all. Instead, the country limited tax incentives for investments in automation, lessening the existing tax breaks for automation. Calling it a tax was simply rhetoric delivered by its opponents.
Voice interface solutions designed for IoT and consumer electronics
XMOS will be demonstrating their latest products and proof of concepts that capture voice commands for use in Alexa, Google, DuerOS or other voice enabled AI and IoT systems. VocalFusion Stereo Dev Kit: In home electronics devices, this technology accurately captures voice commands from across the room, even in complex noisy environments, and when the same audio appliance is playing content at high volume.
ECO series linear stages designed for low cost ownership
The ECO linear stage series builds upon Aerotech´s long tradition of producing low total cost of ownership motion designs. Excellent positioning specifications, high stiffness, and a variety of options and features combined with economic pricing make ECO stages an ideal choice for applications where robust motion performance is needed.
Compact cartridge fuses save space on crowded boards
As a result, designers can reduce the amount of board space they reserve for protection components when designing high wattage equipment. “The 606 Series’ compact footprint frees up board space that would otherwise be devoted to protection components, which gives designers greater layout flexibility for high-wattage equipment,” said Ben Zheng, Global Product Manager, Electronics Business Unit at Littelfuse.
Range of APDs optimised for LIDAR applications
The Series 9 offers detectors as single elements as well as linear and matrix arrays with multiple sensing elements. The package options include rugged TO housings or flat ceramic SMD packages. The slow increase of the gain of the Series 9 photodiodes with the applied reverse bias voltage allows for easy and precise adjustments of high gain factors.
On the anniversary of Article 50 we focus on the future
The event is the second in the EEF’s Brexit roadshow series. It is a response to EEF member’s calls for greater clarity on the implications of Brexit on their day-to-day operations. Attendees heard from national and regional government leaders, specialist advisers and policy experts, providing the latest insight and practical guidance on Brexit directly to North East manufacturers. Topics discussed were Brexit’s impact on imports and exports, trade, migration and skills.
Industrial measurement systems incorporating vision sensors
Technology has advanced to allow instruments to fulfil many functions, for example, measurement runs being stopped and started with a hand gesture such as a wave, with facial recognition verifying that it’s an authorised person giving the wave. A multitude of factors including age, gender and even mood estimation can be recognised by vision sensors such as Omron’s HVC. Introduce these options alongside more traditional measurements like temperature and pressure and the opportunities are boundless.
HMI software features improved operator efficiency
Operators can now use the TrendPro tool in FactoryTalk View Site Edition (SE) software to overlay alarm information on trend data. This feature can help them connect alarm occurrences with data-point values to speed up troubleshooting. They can also use the tool to save and share ad hoc trends with other workers.
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