Electronics Sourcing 
Read on to discover how MPE set up and now consistently runs a full box build assembly line for 900-plus units a month for a global tyre manufacturer. Faced with rising customer demand, scrutiny and strict safety regulations, a world-renowned company turned to MPE to manufacture a safety critical component: wet tag sensors which continuously monitor … Read more
RS is offering Phoenix Contact’s new TRIO3 power supplies, said to be the world’s first supplies with integrated circuit breakers. Designed to help machine builders overcome common challenges, these compact, plug-and-play power supplies offer space, energy and cost savings, easy handling, smart diagnostics and add integrated multi-channel circuit breakers for superior device protection and system … Read more
DigiKey has signed a global distribution partnership with MediaTek, the world’s fifth largest fabless semiconductor company. MediaTek develops integrated, efficient, systems-on-chips for embedded systems, mobile devices, home entertainment, network/connectivity, automated driving and IoT. DigiKey’s VP, global business development, Mike Slater, said: “MediaTek is an excellent addition to DigiKey’s line card and this global partnership … Read more
Vishay Intertechnology’s Inductors Division has expanded its frequency control line with new surface-mount crystals and oscillators designed to deliver smaller packages, wider value ranges and improved performance, all while reducing costs. Additions include six series of crystals and three series of oscillators. New sizes include crystals measuring 1.6 by 1.2 mm and oscillators starting at … Read more
A new, compact, militarized single-core three-phase transformer for use within US Navy shipboard power distribution systems has been introduced by Diversified Technologies. The transformer is a 60 Hz, 440 Vrms, 150 kVA, militarized, 1:1 galvanic isolation transformer that efficiently transforms electrical energy to more convenient voltages at point-of-load. Reducing size, weight and power losses … Read more
Rutronik is offering Swissbit’s new PS-66u Security Upgrade Kit with an industry-standard microSD card of security level 2. It protects critical data against theft, copying and manipulation thanks to an easy-to-use, configurable access control mechanism and data protection at the partition level. The Upgrade Kit suits applications in critical infrastructure and the public sector to … Read more
Starting page 21 of January’s issue, Edgewater Research Company’s Dennis Reed walks readers through the latest market research, including sector analysis across compute, automotive and industrial. As I expected, the research includes many references to artificial intelligence with one section saying: ‘We are forecasting outperformance in memory and logic, projecting plus 25 per cent and … Read more
Lane Electronics has announced its extended supply portfolio of fibre-optic connectors with the accreditation of Weald Electronics by Cinch Connectivity Solutions as a termination and assembly partner for the Fibreco family of expanded beam fibre-optic connectors and deployable cable assemblies. Cinch Fibreco is a fibre-optic connector manufacturer and its single and multimode expanded-beam fibre optic … Read more
