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IPE OFF-Board Connectors - The Backbone of Modern Manufacturing

2024年2月9日

IPE OFF-board connectors are vital for seamless communication in industrial automation, driving efficiency, safety, and innovation in modern manufacturing.

How IPE OFF-Board Products are key to the Renewables Revolution

2024年2月9日

Renewable energy's surge demands reliable IPE OFF-board products like connectors and bus bars for seamless integration and efficient power transmission.

Enabling reliable, efficient EV Charging with OFF-Board Components

2024年2月9日

To accelerate the EV transition, reliable and efficient charging infrastructure is crucial. IPE OFF-board products play a vital role in meeting this need.

Fibre optics - the hidden enabler of our daily lives

2023年8月3日

Fibre optic systems are well-known for their role within the telecommunications industry.

What are the most common fiber optics problems?

2023年5月5日

Fiber optic communication uses pulses of light to transmit data along thin strands of glass or plastic.

Key trends across the development of MedTech devices

2023年6月9日

The healthcare industry is facing a unique combination of challenges over the coming decades.

Why should you consider a smart monitoring system for your diesel generator?

By Philip Ling - 2023年3月10日

The IoT is changing the way we manage and maintain essential assets. Smart sensors, cloud-based analytics and remote management are coming together to increase productivity, efficiency and reliability.

Specifying effective components to meet the needs of industrial & building automation

2022年3月15日

The way that industrial locations are run is currently going through a step-change, with greater use of automation being a top priority for many companies. Thanks to this, production output may be boosted and efficiency levels increased.

What does miniaturisation mean for connector selection?

By Paul Jones - 2022年2月9日

As electronic systems become smaller, they also require more component parts in increasingly space-constrained environments to meet extra expectations on functionality. Here Paul Jones explores what they means for connector selection across markets.

The robots are coming

By Hagen Goetze - 2022年1月25日

Industrial robots can be enormously effective for automating high-value, repetitive, and often unsafe processes, such as handling heavy castings or welding body seams on vehicle production lines.

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How shifting to modular machine design enables Industry 4.0 strategies

By Paul Jones - 2021年9月22日

As more and more factory and warehouse operations adopt Industry 4.0, large machinery is moving away from centralised control models to more modular machine designs. So what challenges are machine designers facing, and how can they overcome them?

Finding the right fuse for the task: Five criteria for fuse selection

By Jerry Moss - 2021年8月11日

Regardless of what an electronic system does, it will contain one or multiple fuses. So making the right choice for your design is key. Read how in this five point guide.

What to consider when specifying cable assemblies for high reliability applications

By Marco Enge - 2021年8月10日

Sourcing or building cable assemblies for high-reliability applications isn't always a straight forward process. Here, Marco Enge takes a look at the options.

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How can relays keep your electronic systems safe?

2021年5月27日

Relays play a key role in switching electrical signals, but with the right specification, these devices can also provide safety and circuit protection.

Product compliance after Brexit: UKCA and what you need to know

By Andrew Hutton - 2021年3月17日

From the end of 2021, the CE mark will no longer be recognised in the UK. Andy Hutton gives a run down of what you need to know about the new UKCA mark.

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Connecting the IIoT: an introduction to single-pair Ethernet

By Martin Keenan - 2021年2月17日

Single Pair Ethernet is the perfect power delivery and data networking method for IIoT. Learn why in this introduction to SPE.

From trace to interconnect: a quick guide to optimising high-speed signal-path design

By Martin Keenan - 2020年11月23日

In high-speed applications, effects such as common-mode noise, crosstalk, and losses due to signal-path impedances can challenge signal integrity. Here Martin Keenan explains how connector choice and signal path design can offset these issues.

How to approach power design for modern computing systems

By Philip Lechner - 2020年3月25日

Follow Avnet Abacus on LinkedIn In today’s computing systems, power-hungry components include FPGAs, CPUs, ASICs, SoCs and now the new ACAP devices (Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform) which promise step performance improvements in demanding applicat...

MOSFET relays: Key components in the densification and efficiency of electronics

2019年11月27日

Traditional electromagnetic relays, (EMRs), are still popular choices for certain applications, particularly where high-power switching is required, but increasingly, MOSFETs are being used in modern applications.

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4 keys to selecting antennas for small IoT devices

2019年11月19日

Wireless connectivity is a critical enabler for many IoT applications. While a wireless module can simplify the RF subsystem design, a working system requires careful selection of an antenna as well.

As the buzz around the Industrial IoT continues to grow, are manufacturers ready to move beyond the hype? How close are we to extensive IoT implementation and delivering real business value?

These 8 charts will challenge your perspective on the Industrial IoT

2019年10月1日

As the buzz around the Industrial IoT continues to grow, are manufacturers ready to move beyond the hype? How close are we to extensive IoT implementation and delivering real business value?

How are the latest trends in sensing technology enabling the Industrial IoT, and how do you make the right choice for your installation?

Maximise your IIoT installation success by choosing the right sensors

2019年7月19日

How are the latest trends in sensing technology enabling the Industrial IoT, and how do you make the right choice for your installation?

When specifying connectors for IIoT applications, making the right choice is vital to ensuring the integrity of the transmission. Vibration, humidity and environmental stress are regular concerns when specifying any system component for a factory or

Industry 3.0 vs. Industry 4.0: Selecting connectors for the new industrial age

2019年6月17日

When specifying connectors for IIoT applications, making the right choice is vital to ensuring the integrity of the transmission. Vibration, humidity and environmental stress are regular concerns when specifying any system component for a factory or

With more and more applications combining data from multiple sensors, Alessandro Mastellari looks at how sensor fusion is being applied with pressure sensors.

How can combining different types of sensors result in more accurate data?

By Alessandro Mastellari - 2019年5月9日

With more and more applications combining data from multiple sensors, Alessandro Mastellari looks at how sensor fusion is being applied with pressure sensors.

To give the electronic systems we design the ability to detect changes to what is around them we need analogue sensors. But the processing that sits behind those sensors is in almost every case going to be in the digital domain.

Pressure sensors: Why you should consider going digital

By Martin Keenan - 2019年5月9日

To give the electronic systems we design the ability to detect changes to what is around them we need analogue sensors. But the processing that sits behind those sensors is in almost every case going to be in the digital domain.

In the second installment of our pressure sensor series Alessandro Mastellari explores how manufacturers are developing smaller and smaller devices.

Pressure sensor miniaturisation: How smaller sensors are enabling better healthcare

By Alessandro Mastellari - 2019年5月8日

In the second installment of our pressure sensor series Alessandro Mastellari explores how manufacturers are developing smaller and smaller devices.

Pressure sensors became to automotive systems in the early 1990s, but as the rate of adoption of these components increases Martin Keenan investigates why.

What the growing pressure sensor market means for electronics

By Martin Keenan - 2019年5月8日

Pressure sensors became to automotive systems in the early 1990s, but as the rate of adoption of these components increases Martin Keenan investigates why.

To mark International Women’s Day, we spoke to two female engineers at different points in their careers – one from the UK and one from Germany – to find out from them what their take is on being a woman in engineering

Women in engineering – where are we now?

By Lisa Rees - 2019年3月7日

To mark International Women’s Day, we spoke to two female engineers at different points in their careers – one from the UK and one from Germany – to find out from them what their take is on being a woman in engineering and to learn more about t

Learn about the key design considerations and technical trade-offs that you need to know when selecting DC-DC conversion solutions for inverter or motor control HV gate drivers.

How to choose the right DC-DC converter for HV gate driver applications

By Philip Lechner - 2019年1月31日

Learn about the key design considerations and technical trade-offs that you need to know when selecting DC-DC conversion solutions for inverter or motor control HV gate drivers.

And so electronica 2018 is over. In our final post, we look back on the best bits of day three.

From humanoids to holograms and humanity projects - How Avnet showcased the future at electronica

2018年11月16日

And so electronica 2018 is over. In our final post, we look back on the best bits of day three.

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