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Procurement is becoming a competitive advantage
RS South Africa , News

As mining, manufacturing and industrial businesses continue to navigate rising costs, supply chain disruption and increasing pressure to improve operational performance, procurement and inventory management have become strategic business priorities rather than simply administrative functions.
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Weller limited Black Edition soldering station
Testerion, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Weller’s WE1010 Black Edition Soldering Station is a premium limited-edition soldering station.
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Smarter local buying could reboot South Africa’s manufacturing sector
Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

With smarter localisation, clearer procurement rules and a more deliberate industrial strategy, public spending could again become a powerful engine for rebuilding factories, expanding supply chains and restoring confidence in South Africa as a place that makes things.
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Compact, high density, heavy duty, thermoplastic connectors
TRX Electronics, Interconnection

Amphenol Sine Systems ATD series connectors, available from Mouser, are a compact, high density, heavy duty, thermoplastic solution with superior environmental seals and end caps for exceptional rear seal retention.
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Samtec supports SGeT oHFM.c with high-performance interconnects
Spectrum Concepts, Interconnection

Samtec has announced a new product portfolio designed for the SGeT oHFM.c standard. These connectors are based on Samtec’s proven AcceleRate HD and AcceleRate HP high-density, high-performance product families.
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Space SMPM and SMPM-Lock connectors
Hiconnex, Interconnection

Radiall has released the Space SMPM and SMPM-Lock, miniature Space connectors for high-frequency performance and high-density applications.
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Women building South Africa’s power infrastructure
Editor's Choice

As South Africa celebrates Women’s Month in August, women are increasingly taking their place on the factory floor, in technical workshops and across engineering environments, helping manufacture the infrastructure that keeps the country’s electricity network running.
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From idea to intelligent product
TRX Electronics, Computer/Embedded Technology

Mouser Electronics has announced a new eBook in collaboration with Arduino – From Blink to Think: How Arduino UNO Q Helps Designers Go from Idea to Intelligent Product.
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UFS 5.0 flash for on-device AI
EBV Electrolink, DSP, Micros & Memory

UFS 5.0 embedded flash memory solutions, designed to deliver the performance, efficiency and capacity required for the next generation of AI-enabled mobile and edge devices.
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1 GHz crossover MCU with Arm Cortex Cores
Future Electronics, DSP, Micros & Memory

i.MX RT1170 Crossover MCUs, from NXP Semiconductor, are dual-core devices featuring an Arm Cortex-M7 and Arm Cortex-M4 for real-time microcontroller (MCU) performance and high integration for automotive, industrial and IoT applications.
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High precision in-line conformal coating inspection system
MyKay Tronics, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Conformal coating is widely used to protect electronics from moisture or other environmental hazards. It is critical to know if coatings are properly applied; covering what is meant to be covered and not covering what should be exposed.
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Expanded range of high-thermal-performance QSiC modules
Power Electronics / Power Management

SemiQ’s half-bridge series for data centre power converters and industrial motor drives features low RDSON SiC MOSFETs and parallel SBD diodes for best-in-class power density and conversion efficiency.
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Industrial connectivity without compromise
CST Electronics, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The IR315 combines 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and VPN technologies into a rugged, industrial-grade platform that enables seamless connectivity across a wide range of applications.
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High performance RF signal conditioning
RFiber Solutions, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The AM3269 from Mercury Systems is a high-performance RF preselector module designed to improve receiver sensitivity and signal integrity in demanding electronic warfare, signals intelligence, test, and communications applications.
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Low profile SMD antenna
Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

The Havok PCS.06.A antenna, from Taoglas, is a low profile SMD LTE/cellular 4G/3G/2G embedded antenna designed for direct SMD mount on a device PCB.
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Compact MCU for IoT endpoints
iCorp Technologies, DSP, Micros & Memory

Quectel’s FCM266D combines single-band 2,4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 with Bluetooth LE 5.4 in an ultra-compact LCC package measuring just 20 x 18 x 2,4 mm.
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Advanced X-ray inspection systems
MyKay Tronics, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

The Scienscope AXl-6100 series comprises specialised X-ray inspection systems explicitly engineered for the examination of long circuit boards.
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Compact all-in-one placement machines
Testerion, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services

Introducing the CLT-FG, a new series of compact all-in-one SMT placement machines
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