How Integrated Thermal Protection Technology Can Prevent Solid State Relay...
What do large industrial/commercial HVAC and refrigeration systems, heavy duty transportation, conveyor belts, assembly lines, medical, energy and other complex manufacturing systems all have in common?
View ArticleElectronic Components
In our increasingly connected world, quality, reliability and consistency matter a great deal, particularly in the context of the smart home ecosystem. The antennas, connectors, relays, sensors,...
View ArticleStudy: U.S. Demand for Skilled Tech Workers Rises While Optimism for Finding...
Many companies are looking ahead for ways to reskill their current workforce and retain their top talent.
View ArticleStudy: Holiday Tech Spending to Reach a Record $96.1 Billion in Revenue, TVs...
This season, consumers will spend a record amount on emerging tech such as smart speakers, smart home devices and smartwatches.
View ArticleEnvironmental Protection of HMI Components
Electromechanical devices, including switches, keypads, keyboards, pointing devices and other elements such as indicators and alarms, are critical aspects of the Human Machine Interface (HMI) for...
View ArticleOnline Shopping and Cyber Monday Break Records Over Thanksgiving Week
For the first time ever, more U.S. Black Friday Week technology gift shoppers bought or planned to buy tech online than at a physical store.
View ArticleTE Connectivity: Electronic Components
In our increasingly connected world, quality, reliability and consistency matter a great deal, particularly in the context of the smart home ecosystem.
View ArticleUL: Maintain a Safer Connection
Over the last several years, it has become clear that connected technologies – those that comprise the internet of things (IoT) – are only going to grow in significance, capability, and overall number.
View ArticleCoorsTeK: Increased Performance Requirements Are Driving New Applications for...
As demand grows for more sophisticated, connected devices, many appliances are being outfitted with various types of sensors in order to detect, monitor, and improve performance.
View ArticleAvnet to Acquire Softweb Solutions, Bolsters AI, IoT Capabilities
Avnet, Inc. announced that it will acquire Softweb Solutions, Inc.
View Article10 Tips for Transforming Appliances into Connected Products
Smart appliances that connect with mobile phones, voice assistants and other systems can enhance a manufacturer’s revenues and help differentiate its products in a crowded consumer marketplace.
View ArticleAvnet Extends Samtec Franchise to Include Asia
Building on their existing partnership, Avnet and Samtec announced an extension of their distribu-tion agreement.
View ArticleBosch Rexroth Expands Capabilities on West Coast
After over a year of planning, Bosch Rexroth moved into a multi-function facility in Pleasanton, CA.
View ArticleHow to Implement Single-chip Touchscreen Interfaces on Home Appliances
During the span of a mere decade, people of all ages worldwide have embraced touchscreen operation as their preferred and primary way of interacting with technology. The growth rate—and the resulting...
View ArticleAppliance Interfaces Evolve to Resemble Smart Phones and Tablets
The smart phone has transformed how consumers expect to interact with products across markets, from automobile consoles to automated ordering systems at fast food restaurants.
View ArticleCES 2019: The Global Stage for Innovation
In the 50-plus years CES has existed, the consumer technology trade show has become the largest and most influential tech event on the planet. Each year, the entire tech industry gathers in one place...
View ArticleLEMO USA, Luscombe Engineering Sign Sales Agreement
LEMO has signed an agreement with Luscombe Engineering for the Southern California and Southern Nevada Regions.
View ArticleIntegrating Haptic Feedback into Design
Touch-sensitive surfaces have become ubiquitous in our modern world. Although touchpads made their debut in the early 1980s as a mouse replacement for portable computers, it wasn’t until the advent of...
View ArticleErgonomic Guide to a Safer, More Efficient Connector-Assembly Workplace
Various types of connectors are used in home appliances and air-conditioning systems to create reliable contacts between different parts of electric circuits. In recent years, the number and types of...
View ArticleEasy Ain’t Easy: Taking the difficulty out of making things easy-to-use.
Easy ain’t easy. Sounds like something said by cultural catch-phrase artist and legendary baseball player Yogi Berra, but it sums up a conversation I had at the recent AHR Expo in Atlanta.
View ArticleNoark Ex9S32 Motor Circuit Protection Controls
Noark Electric announced the addition of several new accessories to its Ex9S32 line of motor circuit protection control products.
View ArticleEpoxySet EB-177 Epoxy
EpoxySet offers the EB-177, a low viscosity epoxy used in optoelectronic applications especially where high temperatures must be endured. The EB-177 is rated for continuous use at 250¬¬°C and...
View ArticleSeamless User Interface Design
Everyone has stared at an icon that looks more like abstract art than guidance on what will happen when it’s pressed. Too many times, users click their way through a website, going deeper and deeper...
View Article7 Important Considerations When Purchasing Custom Sensors for Your Next...
For many purchasing professionals, sensors are just another type of component. Among these buyers, the choice of vendors is often based heavily on price and delivery. For the more discriminating buyer,...
View ArticleSelco Products Receives IP67 Certification on Custom Products
Selco Products has received an IP67 certification on manufactured parts with LEP, LPH and LPHD designs.
View ArticleHow the Trade War is Impacting Manufacturers in the Tech Industry
Despite delayed increase of tariffs on Chinese imports, the removal of tariffs on Chinese tech products are needed to keep our economy on track.
View ArticleThe Internet of Things and the Pampered User
IT Research firm Gartner Research predicts 95% of electronics will be facilitated by some form of IoT by 2020. If you think now is the time to get your products connected, you are wrong. ‘Connected’ is...
View ArticleDefanging the IoT Protocol and Antenna Dilemma
If accommodating the various IoT communication protocols isn’t hard enough, designers of everything from appliances to home automation systems and industrial networks must also ensure that the...
View ArticleAdding a Touch of Class to Kitchen Appliances
Five years ago, touch screens on kitchen and laundry appliances were concepts shown at CES to attract attendees and demonstrate the visionary leadership of the company.
View ArticleGoing With the Flow to Optimize Fluid Sensors
Product developers at Endress+Hauser improve the sensitivity of flow sensors for measuring fluid density, viscosity, mass flow, and temperature for applications in the water, food, pharmaceutical, and...
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