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Transparent displays with touch capabilities from Lumineq are available from RDS. Enabled by atomic layer deposition (ALD) these displays from Lumineq can be used in applications where fully transparent properties are required. The solid-state glass panel consists of a luminescent phosphorous layer sandwiched between transparent dielectric layers and conductive ITO electrodes. By applying voltage to the electrodes, a pixel/segment is ...

Microlease has become an authorised value-added reseller for Fluke in the UK, Italy and Germany. Microlease will have its own certified Fluke product specialists to provide technical support for the supplier’s portfolio of Industrial products. Peter Collingwood, Microlease’s European CEO, writes:  “Our focus will be on providing Fluke’s industrial product range which includes thermal imaging cameras and power quality analysers ...

Anglia Components is providing free one day seminars in October demonstrating cloud-based application development using Renesas Synergy.   Attendees should be able to develop complex cloud-based applications in a hands-on, practical workshop using the Renesas Synergy platform. The workshop will explain how to develop a complex cloud-based application on the Renesas Synergy platform using MQTT, TCP/IP, DHCP server, RTOS and peripheral ...

An engineering student working for Rutronik has conducted tests on the latest generation of Bluetooth Low Energy and have analysed the performance of the wireless standard under various conditions.  One of the results of the study was a significant increase in range compared to the previous version, Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2, with a simultaneous reduction in energy consumption.  The measurements ...

Mouser Electronics is now stocking Intel’s RealSense D400 range of cameras, depth modules and vision processors that support 3D imaging for a variety of indoor and outdoor applications. Mouser is stocking two depth-sensing cameras: the D415 and D435. Both incorporate the latest Intel RealSense Vision Processor D4 to handle the complex depth algorithm, and use stereo image sensors to capture ...

Arrow Electronics has signed the RFbeam Microwave line of planar radar sensors which it will sell in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).  Based in St Gallen, Switzerland, RFbeam develops short-range microwave sensor systems for industrial and OEM customers. It is also a specialist in antenna design and microwave circuit engineering.  The company’s products are currently used in applications including ...

Arrow Electronics has announced a STM32 microcontroller with an IO-Link Master software stack without the addition of royalties or licence fees.  The IOLM4P-STM32L MCU can control up to four IO-Link Devices via various IO-Link transceivers.  Arrow created the IOLM4P with TEConcept, a German engineering company that is an accredited IO-Link competence and test centre.  TEConcept develops IO-Link protocol stacks for ...

Components Bureau has been appointed as the sole UK distributor for Bivocom, a supplier of industrial wireless transmission terminals for IoT and M2M applications. Bivocom manufactures NB-IOT, 4G/3G/2G industrial wireless modems, DTU, Gateway, Router and Android IPC solutions, which are typically used in smart grid, smart city, oil and gas and industrial automation applications. Andrew Ferrier, general manager at Huntington-based ...

Avnet Silica has been appointed as a franchised distributor for Europe and the EMEA region for products from Digi International. Digi supplies wireless and system-on-module (SOM) products for industrial markets and with Digi XBee RF modems and cellular modems.  It is also a preferred wireless partner for NXP, which will support Avnet Silica’s portfolio of wireless devices based around NXP’s ...

RS Components has signed an agreement with high-reliability interconnect manufacturer Glenair to be a launch seller of new products via its website in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. Glenair specialises in military qualified, industrial and commercial products for use in harsh environments.  Its products include connectors, backshells, cable assemblies and accessories. Eric Smith, v-p interconnect and e-mech at RS, ...