Distribution

At next week’s electronica in Munich (15-18 November) Farnell is hosting a competition in association with  nearBees, an online platform designed to assist beekeepers in Germany in establishing and maintaining local honeybee colonies. Members of the element14 Community can enter the Save the Bees design challenge, using Ardunio’s MKR1310 and Arduino Pro Nicla vision boards to create a project that ...

The latest figures from DMASS show distribution sales grew in the summer quarter with 44.3% increase in semiconductor distribution sales for a record revenue of 35.8bn Euros. The total components distribution market grew by 34% (5.1bn Euros) of which interconnect, passive and electromechanical (IPE) grew 14.8%. A lot of this growth can be explained by markets and consumers driving demand ...

Digi-Key Electronics is launching Season 2 of its “Factory Tomorrow” video series, focused on automation and control in manufacturing facilities. Sponsored by Siemens, Schneider Electric and Phoenix Contact, the next three-episode series takes a closer look at the driving forces behind Industry 4.0. Content includes interviews with experts in the field about how AI, connectivity and edge computing are shaping ...

Electronic component distributor, TTI Europe, has acquired Ecopac (UK) Power which was established in 1995 to supply external power supplies, led driver and led power supplies. The UK and Ireland distributor is an authorised distributor for Mean Well, EU Chips and Vox Power. In addition to ac-dc power supplies ranging from 1.0W-20,000W, open frame, chassis- or PCB-mount, encapsulated, rack mount, ...

Component distributor Farnell has added the products of reed relay maker Pickering Electronics to its electromechanical portfolio. “Pickering Electronics has been market leaders for more than 50 years,” according to Farnell. “The reed relays are designed to a high standard and rigorously tested to ensure long life and optimum performance. They feature instrumentation grade reed switches, which are 100% tested ...

Linda Johnson talks to Caroline Hayes about her career, from the warehouse to executive vice-president operations at Digi-Key Electronics. In 1987, Linda Johnson, a young parent working in a non-profit organisation, was unsure about future funding and so began looking for another job. “I had some friends who worked at Digi-Key and had heard good things but didn’t really know ...

We have learnt some harsh lessons recently about semiconductor supply. Mark Burr-Lonnon of Mouser Electronics explains how designers and purchasing managers can plan for shortages. Some industry observers are predicting that the market could soon see a glut of semiconductor devices available for sale. On the other hand, customers and suppliers are predicting that the current severe shortage of devices ...

BEC Distribution has announced a UK Distribution Agreement with BlockMaster Electronics, the Illinois terminal block manufacturer. The terminal blocks are an important addition to BEC’s “Select” range of quality Alternative Passives, offering affordable, high-quality Alternatives to the major manufacturers. Like all the products in the BEC Select Range, very high reliability has been the goal, combining cost-effectiveness with high quality. ...

Aiming at sensor fusion application development, Rutronik has created a single Arduino-compatible board with a plethora of sensors from Infineon, Bosch SE and Sensirion. Called ‘RAB1 – Sensorfusion’, “the board offers its own platform that allows machine learning based sensor fusion,” according to the company. “Thanks to the components and the possible intelligent combination of sensor values, the board is ...

Digi-Key Electronics has opened its Back2School Prize Draw sweepstake, giving college students a chance to win prizes of real-world engineering tools and resources. The annual prize draw is open to any student with a university or college email address, and entries may be made in the students’ local language. There will be 11 prize giveaways in total, and winners will ...