Samtec releases over 100,000 new models on SnapEDA
Electronics designers can boost their productivity with free symbols & footprints for Samtec products New Albany, IN and San Francisco, CA – Samtec is releasing new digital models for over 100,000 of its products on SnapEDA, a circuit board design library. Traditionally, designers have spent days creating digital models – such as symbols and footprints – […]
Altus Manages Miniaturisation Growth with 3D AOI Technology
The use of AOI systems is a popular method of inspection, especially in today’s increasing use of microelectronics. The growth in miniaturisation requires state-of-the-art techniques and inspection methods to ensure circuitry runs as it should. This however is becoming progressively difficult due to the increasing use of very complex and intricate PCBs. 3D AOI inspection […]
Robot R&D: Bearings
Accuracy describes how closely a robot reaches a commanded position. When the absolute position of the robot is compared to the commanded position, the error calculated is the measure of accuracy. Chris Johnson, managing director of precision bearing specialist SMB Bearings, explains how quality bearings are integral for improving accuracy in the robotics industry.
New ISA/IEC standard specifies cybersecurity capabilities for control system components
Research Triangle Park, NC – The ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards, developed by the ISA99 committee as American National Standards and adopted globally by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), is designed to provide a flexible framework to address and mitigate current and future security vulnerabilities in industrial automation and control systems (IACS). A newly published […]
International e-Waste Day October 13
This exciting initiative will take place on 13 October 2018 thanks to extensive collaboration between the WEEE Forum community and external organisations in more than 20 countries worldwide. International E-Waste Day will focus on raising awareness on e-waste issues and e-waste collection and recycling. Initiatives being undertaken by participant organisations are aimed at raising the profile of e-waste […]