In memoriam: Zalman Orlianski 10 October 2018, News The South African electronics industry reacted with shock and deep sadness to the passing of Zalman Orlianski, founder of Zetech, last month.
First-of-its-kind aircraft being designed in SA 10 October 2018, News Dubbed the Pegasus Vertical Business Jet (VBJ1), the aircraft aims to combine the best features of a helicopter and a business jet.
Top 10 development boards of 2018 10 October 2018, Altron Arrow, Computer/Embedded Technology In order to support the most innovative year yet in 2018, Altron Arrow presents its top 10 recommended development boards and kits.
EMS trends in 2018 and beyond 10 October 2018, Omnigo, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services The first nine months of the year have passed and it has become more apparent that Industry 4.0 and automation have been the leading trends so far.
Beat the exchange rate blues with local manufacturing 10 October 2018, Otto Wireless Solutions, Interconnection It is not uncommon for companies to be attracted to the relatively low cost of imported, complete cable assemblies, but how does this hold up against a weakening Rand?
Consider renting versus buying test equipment 10 October 2018, Coral-i Solutions , Test & Measurement Coral-i Solutions weighs the benefits of renting versus buying, and the equipment available within the company’s rental pool.
The future of energy-harvesting IoT applications 10 October 2018, News Energy harvesting offers significant advantages to the development and improvement of the Internet of Things (IoT). It is a critical component for creating an enhanced class of autonomous and mobile applications ...
How to make sure your designs are properly grounded 10 October 2018, EDA Technologies, Design Automation In the fields of electrical and electronic engineering the word ground is used to describe parts of systems or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The reason for using this word is to denote some part of a ...
A guide to manual cleaning of PCB assemblies 10 October 2018, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services Manual cleaning of soldering residues can be inconsistent across the industry. After rework or second-stage assembly, manual cleaning is difficult to guarantee that all residues have been removed and ...
Electronic component shortages – a South African perspective 12 September 2018, EBV Electrolink, Radio Data Communications, News Dataweek spoke to a South African electronics manufacturer and a component distributor to find out how the local market is coping with the current worldwide component shortages.
The role of security in the new era of IoT 12 September 2018, EBV Electrolink, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Infineon Technologies and EBV will look at some of the implications of security breaches and consider how designers should approach the task of planning and implementing a secured IoT infrastructure.
LPWA technologies in South Africa – which is best? 12 September 2018, Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT There are many competing LPWA technologies in this space but in South Africa they are mainly LoRa, Sigfox and now Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT).
Design choices for Bluetooth Low Energy 12 September 2018, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Implementing Bluetooth from scratch is a complex undertaking but, for most IoT applications, it is not a necessary step.
Conical Technologies and Mini Circuits invest in education 15 August 2018, News Daniel Haywood, CEO of Conical Technologies, distributor of Mini-Circuits, said they have made this commitment because they believe it is essential to invest in education in South Africa.
How to make a pocket-sized white noise generator 15 August 2018, Altron Arrow, Analogue, Mixed Signal, LSI Noise in electrical circuits is typically the enemy, but there are cases where a well-characterised source of noise with no other signal is entirely the desired output.
Hiconnex Industrial to make HARTING connectors for trains 15 August 2018, Hiconnex, Interconnection
Hiconnex Industrial specialises in supplying cable and connector solutions for the general industrial, oil and gas, renewable energy, mining and rail industries, and this latest development services ...
Wits researchers look to photonics to bridge digital divide 15 August 2018, News, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT Africa has 20% of the world’s population but only 4% of its Internet data access. This digital divide, with low Internet connectivity reach, particularly in rural areas, is both economic and geographic ...
Minister dismayed at local content in STBs 18 July 2018, News Communications minister, Nomvula Mokonyane, expressed her concern about the lack of adherence to the 30% local content manufacturing rule on the part of some digital TV set-top box suppliers.
