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Former Atmel products added to Microchip’s online store
31 January 2017
Following Microchip Technology’s recent takeover of Atmel, all former Atmel products are now available on microchipDIRECT, Microchip’s full service channel. For the first time, customers can purchase ...

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UJ looks to Finland to encourage local tech startups
22 February 2017, Editor's Choice
Speaking at a ceremony at UJ’s Auckland Park campus on 31 January, vice-chancellor Prof Ihron Rensburg explained: “We want to see our students and other young people start businesses valuable to the economy. ...

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How graphene is made
31 January 2017, Multimedia, Videos
This video from the Science Channel shows the amazing processes that must be performed to create the equally amazing material graphene, which is touted as the leading contender to supersede silicon as ...

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Local procurement must be prioritised by both public and private sectors
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Editor's Choice
To ensure that our economy is capable of producing affordable quality goods for local consumption and export, it is necessary to drive home the Local Procurement Accord.

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Copper crisis looms for the PCB industry
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Cirtech Electronics, Editor's Choice, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services
A cold war over copper foil is being fought in China, with printed circuit board laminate producers losing out to electric vehicle battery manufacturers.

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From the editor's desk: Forget STBs, let’s talk smartphones
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Technews Publishing
If 2016 could be called the year of the set-top box (with varying degrees of irony depending on where one stands on the matter) then 2017 may go down as the year of the smartphone, as far as the local ...

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Local UL office aims to boost exports
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook
Kennedy Nzimande believes the African continent has significant growth potential and, with the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), is well positioned to increase exports into the ...

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Altico installing ESD flooring across iFix stores
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Altico Static Control Solutions
Altico Static Control Solutions, a division of Actum Electronics, is rolling out Polyflor’s SD (static dissipative) ESD flooring in a flagship project for electronics repair chain iFix Repair Specialists. ...

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Locally-made power monitoring system an SA first
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Power Electronics / Power Management
A South African first-of-its-kind standby power monitoring system has been designed and manufactured by Powermode, a leading Johannesburg-based power provisioning company. Dubbed the Powermode Monitoring ...

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IPC launches online training course, and is working on a machine data interface standard
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services
IPC has launched a new online training course, IPC Essentials, designed to enhance knowledge of IPC standards, the standards development process and how standards can be used on the factory floor. The ...

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Workshop pursues phasing out of mercury in products
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook
A national consultative workshop on mercury added products (MAPs) was held late last year as a stepping stone towards the ratification and implementation of the Minamata convention on mercury in South ...

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Technology Station in Electronics: looking back at 2016, and forward to 2017
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Technology Station in Electronics
The past year has been very exciting, but also a very trying time for the Technology Station in Electronics. Our facility is dedicated to supporting businesses and individuals with product development ...

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Actum: Building on reputation in the local electronics sector
EMP 2017 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Actum
As a niche importer and distributor of quality components and instrumentation products, the Actum Group has built up a solid reputation in the local electronics sector, by embarking on a diversification ...

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Circuit board for CERN made in SA
9 November 2016, Editor's Choice
The 16-layer board, designed for the upgrade of the electronics of the ATLAS detector at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), was manufactured by TraX Interconnect.

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Techmet holds productive seminars at customer sites
9 November 2016, Techmet
During the week of 17 to 21 October, Techmet Equipment was joined by two of its supplier partners – Panasonic Factory Solutions Asia Pacific and Pemtron – to host a mini seminar at two of its customers’ premises.

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New chairman outlines AREI vision
9 November 2016, Editor's Choice
Following the recent ratification of a new committee, AREI chairman Warren Muir shares his thoughts on the status and goals of the association.

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Contactless fingerprint sensing technology developed at CSIR
9 November 2016, Editor's Choice, Electronics Technology
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a new-generation fingerprinting sensing technology using high-speed, large-volume optical coherence tomography (OCT). The device ...

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Appointment
9 November 2016, Otto Wireless Solutions
Thando Xiphu has joined Otto Wireless Solutions in the position of graphic designer / marketing assistant, and takes over responsibility for the company’s print and online marketing presence.      

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