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South Africa’s first operational AI Factory
AI & ML

Altron launches South Africa’s first operational AI Factory delivering enterprise grade AI Infrastructure, platform and services.
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Industrial Copilot
Siemens South Africa, AI & ML

With Siemens’ vision of Industrial Copilots along the entire value chain, the company wants to unlock this potential to improve human-machine collaboration and accelerate development and innovation cycles.
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NVDC power-path control to 1– 6 cell battery systems
iCorp Technologies, Power Electronics / Power Management

SG Micro’s SGM41581 is an I2C-controlled narrow voltage direct charging buck boost charge controller designed to simplify robust power delivery in systems that must seamlessly operate from an adapter input or a battery pack.
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Mobile satellite connectivity available in SA
Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Space42 has commercially launched its next generation mobile satellite service, Thuraya 4 NGS, available in South Africa as of February 2026..0
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Cellular routers for explosive areas
Phoenix Contact, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Updated versions of the Cellulink outdoor cellular router product range from Phoenix Contact are now available; they have been specially developed for use in Zone 2 potentially explosive areas.
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Omniflex uses LoRaWAN to track water usage
Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists, Test & Measurement

Omniflex has helped New South Wales Ports improve its ability to track water usage by installing remote monitoring to 38 water meters at its Port Kembla site, sending the data to the NSWPorts web portal.
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Research agreement for EUV tech
News

Gelest, Inc., a Mitsubishi Chemical Group company, recently announced a research agreement with IBM to test Gelest precursor materials for dry resist EUV lithography.
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Contactless IO-Link couplers
IOT Electronics , Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The IO-Link couplers from Phoenix Contact are industrial contactless couplers designed to transmit power and IO-Link data across a small air gap without physical connectors.
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Move to smart agriculture
Otto Wireless Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Designed for precision agriculture, the RAKwireless SensorHub is a modular, industrial-grade IoT platform that collects real-time environmental and soil data across farming operations.
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Power module enhances AI data centre power density
Altron Arrow, Power Electronics / Power Management

Microchip’s MCPF1525 power module with PMBus delivers 25 A DC-DC power and is stackable up to 200 A.
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Ambiq AI SDK awarded Product of the Year
AI & ML

Ambiq Micro has received the EDN Product of the Year Award for its neuralSPOT AI software development kit under the Development Kit category.
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Yamaha Robotics introduces surface-mounter innovations
Truth Electronic Manufacturing, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

These latest enhancements target automotive, aerospace, medical, lighting, and other demanding markets in printed circuit board manufacturing.
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World-first 016008 mm component placement
Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Fuji has achieved the world’s first placement of 016008 mm (0,16 x 0,08 mm or 006 x 003 inches) size components on printed circuit boards with its SMT pick and place machine, NXTR.
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Compact connector integration cable grommet
Interconnection

icotek has expanded its IMAS-CONNECT adapter system with the introduction of the AT-HA grommet, a compact solution designed to simplify the integration of industrial connectors into cable entry systems.
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Outdoor rated high density cable entry
Interconnection

icotek has introduced the KEL-DPU-OD cable entry plate, a rugged solution engineered for applications exposed to intense UV radiation, weathering, and wide temperature variations.
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Non-isolated, regulated DC-DC module
iCorp Technologies, Power Electronics / Power Management

AIPUPOWER’s K7805M-3000 is a compact switching regulator module delivering a regulated 5 V output at up to 3 A, intended for common DC buses used in industrial and mobile platforms.
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Smart power protection, simplified
TRX Electronics, Power Electronics / Power Management

onsemi electronic fuses (eFuses) deliver integrated, intelligent protection by combining overcurrent, overvoltage, over-temperature, reverse polarity, and inrush current safeguards in a single compact IC.
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Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion module
Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC33xx family of devices from Texas Instruments are dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion modules enabling engineers to connect more applications with confidence.
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