Industrial Electronics

As the year 2013 draws to a close, we are seeing signs of optimism in the industrial markets in the UK compared to the same time last year, writes Peter Hannon, managing director of Harting UK. In fact, in the UK we have seen significant growth in 2013 from a mix of markets, which include transport, concert arenas and industrial automation as well as ...

Harting has developed an RFID antenna which can be used in identification systems in an industrial environment. The sMR20 RFID antenna provides defined read ranges as low as one metre, which allows items in close proximity to one another can be easily recognised and correctly assigned. The antenna operates over a wavelength range from 865MHz to 928MHz, and offers a degree of protection to ...

The rail traction and industrial market sectors are noted as extremely challenging environments in terms of electronic systems that are created to monitor the flow of electrical power within them. They demand the highest levels of reliability and performance, and both require that systems continue to operate in very aggressive environmental conditions. These sectors also need the highest levels of ...

Industrial IC revenue grew by 1% in Q1 to $7.7bn , says IHS. Q4 had seen a 3% decline year-on-year.

Altera has announced the availability of a fully verified EtherCAT (Ethernet for Control Automation Technology) protocol intellectual property for Altera FPGAs. This is a result of a collaboration between Altera and Softing Industrial Automation of Germany, for a licensing structure that is intended to give developers access to Industrial Ethernet protocols with “no upfront license fees, no per-unit royalty reporting ...

Weald Electronics has a family of heavy-duty circular connectors designed for use in harsh or hazardous environments where high resistance to vibration and the ingress of liquids is required. Built around a heavy duty brass shell, LMG brass circular connectors are environmentally sealed from IP67 to IP69K and can come as standard with between two and 26 contacts in 19 ...

The Han HMC industrial connector series from Harting combines the capability for more than 10,000 mating cycles with protection against harsh environmental conditions. Designed for use in the medical and test engineering sectors, the series consists of Han B HMC housings, Han HMC connector inserts with crimp connection in four different versions, Han HMC crimp contacts in two sizes, a ...

Linear Technology has introduced a 45V LDO that indicates over-load and low-load (open circuit), die temperature and allows an associated microcontroller to calculate power dissipation in both the regulator and the load. Called LT3055, the basic specs are 2-45V in, 0.6-40V at up to 500mA out, and 350mV drop-out at max current. “A single capacitor at the REF/BYP pin provides ...

The industrial IC market sank 5.4% in 2012, with the eight leading suppliers of industrial ICs suffering revenue declines ranging from 0.8% to over 20% in 2012, says IHS

Business activity from industrial projects gives me cautious optimism for the growth of the business in 2013, writes Peter Hannon UK managing director of Harting