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What a Star Wars style ‘laser bullet’ would really look like
29 October 2014, Multimedia, Videos
Scientists at the Laser Centre of the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Science have used a high-power laser to record the journey of a light projectile. They then used a special ...

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Cyber Junkyard 2014 focusing on real-world skills
8 October 2014, Siemens South Africa
These projects aim to demonstrate how technology can be used in future manufacturing processes and do not merely showcase the particular project.

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Another material shows potential as successor to silicon
8 October 2014
These 2D semiconductors feature the same hexagonal ‘honeycombed’ structure as graphene and superfast electrical conductance, but, unlike graphene, they have natural energy band-gaps.

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On a positive note (with a pinch of salt)
8 October 2014, Microtronix Manufacturing, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services
I realised that it is in fact me who is wrong and the government holds the master plan for our country, so I came back home and decided to embrace the new BEE codes and enter into a deal with great black partners.

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New manufacturing industry studies released
8 October 2014
IPC has compiled reports on two studies that were conducted to assess the comparative quality benchmarks of electronics manufacturing service providers worldwide, and an analysis of global trends in this industry, respectively.

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EBVchips benefit from divine inspiration
8 October 2014, EBV Electrolink
When EBV Elektronik presented its EBVchips concept around four years ago, it encountered some scepticism: can a distributor define components that the market needs, as well as taking the wishes and sensitivities ...

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Otto Wireless caters for growth inside and out
8 October 2014, Otto Online
Otto Wireless Solutions has given its reception area a facelift, in addition to creating a new customer zone for walk-in trade. “The reason behind this,” explains general manager Chris Viveiros, “is ...

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Yamaha surface mounter business shuffle will not affect supply
8 October 2014, ZETECH ONE
Yamaha Motor announced that it has concluded a contract to partially transfer assets related to the surface mounter business owned by Hitachi High-Technologies and Hitachi High-Tech Instruments. The deal ...

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Updates to IPC assembly standards
8 October 2014
IPC has released the ‘F’ revisions of two of the industry’s most widely used standards, IPC J-STD-001: Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies, and IPC-A-610: Acceptability of Electronic ...

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Global equipment vendor boasts of relationship with SA manufacturer
8 October 2014, MyKay Tronics
South African contract electronics manufacturer Projects Concern was recently featured in the in-house magazine of equipment vendor Mycronic (formerly known as MYDATA), which is represented locally by ...

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Electronics news digest
8 October 2014
South Africa The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been tasked by president Jacob Zuma to investigate irregularities with regards to the conduct of former communications minister Dina Pule and her ...

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Tellumat creates Grand Parade joint venture
17 September 2014
The partners anticipate that the government’s localisation initiative will create more local manufacturing opportunities and act as a catalyst for job creation.

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Chinese solar module maker opens R80m Cape Town plant
17 September 2014
The company’s investment comes after negotiations between it and the Department of Trade and Industry that started in 2012.

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Counting the costs of Numsa’s strike
17 September 2014
A highly respected veteran of the electronics manufacturing sector provides insights into some of the less publicised side effects of strike action upon the sector.

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Harting products available from Hiconnex
17 September 2014, Hiconnex
Hiconnex Industrial has secured an agreement to distribute the Harting Technology Group’s products in South Africa. According to Hiconnex Industrial CEO, Hitesh Pema, this serves to extend the company’s ...

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Microcontroller market back on growth track
17 September 2014
The original system-on-chip (SoC) product category – microcontrollers (MCU) – appears to be on the verge of another substantial growth cycle after losing momentum in the last three years due to economic ...

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3D gesture development kit up for grabs
17 September 2014
Dataweek and Microchip are offering readers the chance to win an MGC3130 Hillstar Development Kit (DM160218) for 3D gesturing systems. The kit provides designers with an easy step-by-step approach ...

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Graphene one step closer to replacing silicon
17 September 2014
A team of scientists, led by Professor Philip Hofmann from Aarhus University in Denmark, set out to determine specifically whether bilayer graphene could be used as a semiconductor. Their results suggest ...

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Samsung to open TV plant in KZN’s Dube Tax Haven
27 August 2014
The company has committed to a total investment totalling US$20 million through 2018, and expects to have the new facility up and running by the end of this year.

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Electronic engineering search engine, amplified
27 August 2014, Dataweek, Technews Publishing
Thanks to tighter, more organic integration between the two, every page on the Dataweek site now has a direct connection to related products and services on the EBG site.

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