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Iridium Communications unveiled the most capable, ultra-portable solution for truly global connections to all smartphones, tablets, and laptops, a new class of personal satellite communication devices called the Iridium GO! exec™. Built for the professional but made for everyone, the Iridium GO! exec provides a natural extension of your world off-the-grid to send and receive an email, use chat or office applications, make phone calls, share pictures, post to social media, or get help in a...
A new super-compact single gang PSU 12/24V has been added to the Vimpex Identifire Range capable of supplying either 12 or 24 V dc and is suitable for a wide range of applications across the fire, security, and control sectors. Combined with the Vimpex Identifire relay range, which includes the recently released Wide Voltage Relay, the unit can be deployed in higher current and mains voltage applications. Mini Switch Mode Power Supply The Mini Switch Mode Power Supply shares the same look and...
New REC30E-Z DC/DCs offer a great combination of power density, performance, and cost with a 30W rating in a package size of just 25.4 x 25.4 x 10mm. Two wide input ranges are offered 9-36V (50V surge) and 18-75V (100V surge), covering a wide variety of nominals and their tolerances. Fully regulated single and dual outputs are available: 3.3V, 5V, 12V, 15V, 25V, ±12V, and +/15VDC. Rating of the REC30E-Z series Featuring RECOM’s hallmark advanced circuit and thermal design, the pa...
Iridium Communications (IRDM) has unveiled the most capable, ultra-portable solution for truly global connections to all smartphones, tablets and laptops – a new class of personal satellite communication device called the Iridium GO! exec. Built for the professional but made for everyone, the Iridium GO! exec provides a natural extension of your world off-the-grid to send and receive email, use chat or office applications, make phone calls, share pictures, post to social media or get help...
Scolmore has added two new modules to its hotel accessories range to provide contractors and specifiers targeting the hotel sector with an expanded range of flexible and easy to install solutions. The new ‘Clean Room’ and ‘Do Not Disturb’ New Media modules are available as touch modules and indicator modules – both available in a choice of black or white. New modules added to hotel accessories range The touch module is placed within the hotel room for the occ...
Embracing feedback from the contractors is what drives product development across the Scolmore Group of companies. In response to the latest feedback, Scolmore has taken its popular Definity screwless wiring accessories range and simplified the ordering process. Up until now, Click Scolmore’s popular Definity screwless wiring accessories range has been supplied as two separate elements – insert and cover plate – with each requiring its own separate product code. Definity...
The demand for Matt Black wiring accessories has been on the rise in recent years, as installers working on domestic and specification projects look for an alternative premium finish for interiors. Scolmore has taken this feedback on board and has extended the popular Matt Black finish to its Deco and Deco Plus wiring accessories collections. Adding the perfect contemporary look to any interior space, the new Matt Black finishes are available across all products in the extensive Deco metal an...
Scolmore continues to expand its Elucian by Click consumer unit range to provide electricians with the broadest possible range of units and protective devices to cater for all installation requirements. With SPDs now mandatory for domestic and commercial premises, Scolmore has added a new single width, double pole SPD to the Elucian range. Type 2 SPD This new slimline version of the existing 2 Pole, Type 2 SPD in a single 18mm module width, comes supplied with the following tails as stand...
Luminus Devices announces the launch and immediate availability of a new high-efficacy family of 7070 mid-power LEDs designed for high performance and long-term reliability. These new MP-7070 LEDs are available in both a 12V (MP-7070-4600 series) and 36V (MP 7070-T200 series) and are made with sulfur-resistance coating technology for long-lumen maintenance in outdoor and industrial environments. optical efficiency and performance While nominal drive conditions operate the device around...
Users can now take advantage of surface mount technology with the new R5M, R3M, R2M, and R1M regulated DC/DC converters, rated at 5W, 3W, 2W, and 1W, respectively. The family shares a common case size of 13.2mm x 9.1mm footprint, 10.2mm high, with the R2M additionally available in a through-hole DIP8 package. The DC/DCs operate over a 4:1 input range, 9-36VDC or 18-75VDC, while the R3M, R2M, and R1M range additionally include 4.5-18V input. Outputs available are fully regulated: single 3.3V, 5V...
Global AI and AIoT are booming, and market research agencies predict that there will be as many as 29 billion IoT edge devices in the world by 2030. With such a large volume of edge devices, it is necessary to consider not only remote management but also how to deploy devices more effectively in order to efficiently implement applications. InnoEx Virtual I/O Expansion Module Innodisk is leading the way with their new InnoEx Virtual I/O Expansion Module, which helps global industries effi...
Prysmian Group, the globally renowned company in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, extends its Sirocco HD range of microduct cables to include an 864f cable. Sirocco HD cables provide world-record diameters and fiber densities for blown microduct cables. The new cable boasts 864 fibers in a diameter of 11.0 mm, providing a fiber density of 9.1 fibers per mm2, and is installable into a 13 mm duct. Sirocco HD microduct cables Bend-insensitive fiber optic cables will be crucial for...
Device and end-user protection against potentially damaging voltage, current, and temperature conditions are needed in applications like USB Type-C® alternating current (AC) adapters, networking equipment, and consumer and industrial electronics. Using conventional fuses or positive temperature coefficient thermistors (PTCs) can provide compact solutions and some protection. Several applications However, a growing number of applications require higher levels of protection and greater flex...
Most electronic enclosures need some form of air ventilation to keep cool the electronics within. If this is a RFI/EMI shielded enclosure then the overall shielding effectiveness of the enclosure can be compromised. For many commercial applications, perforated sheet, metal or metallized plastic will suffice, but for high performance requirements, waveguides provide superior shielding over a wide frequency range. Waveguides offer superior shielding Waveguides can be circular, rectangular or ho...
Innodisk, a globally renowned company in industrial-grade storage and embedded peripherals is proud to announce its solution to issues faced by Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) applications relating to, and caused by the shortcomings of consumer DRAM. Innodisk AI With the recent launch of Innodisk AI, which provides a complete AI (Artificial Intelligence) solution for industrial integrators, DDR5 series DRAM plays a key role for a variety of applications, including Automated Optical Inspecti...
As an electrical sub-contractor, daily jobsite documentation is critical for Canyon State Electric to ensure quality control and share on-site progress with key stakeholders. Before using StructionSite, capturing, organizing, and sharing photos was disjointed. Canyon State Electric had to rely on the foreman to capture site progress, who then had to fill out a Google Form to track pictures and log them into the CSE systems. The office coordinator was responsible for going through these images a...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that two new 12.75-13.25 GHz (Low-Ku band) 70W (48.3dBm) gallium-nitride high-electron-mobility transistors (GaN HEMTs) will be added to the company's GaN HEMT lineup for satellite-communication (SATCOM) earth stations. data-transmission capacity The two GaN HEMT products, one for multi-carrier communications and the other for single-carrier communications, support increased data-transmission capacity and smaller earth stations ev...
Two new ranges of cost-effective switching regulators are announced - the RPMGQ-20 and RPMGS-20 open-frame, through-hole, non-isolated DC/DC buck converters with 20A output rating. RPMGQ-20, RPMGS-20 The RPMGQ-20 is in an industry-standard quarter-brick format while the RPMGS-20 is in the emerging standard package size of 36.83 x 34.04 mm with a standard sixteenth brick pin-out. Both products have a maximum height of 15mm from their mounting surface. The parts operate from an 18V-75V input an...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that its new SLIMDIP-Z power semiconductor module, featuring an extra-high 30A rated current for use in inverter systems of home appliances, will be released in February 2023. The compact module will enable the SLIMDIP™ series to meet a wider range of power and size needs for inverter units, specifically by simplifying and downsizing systems for multifunctional and sophisticated products such as air conditioners, washing mach...
Power electronics engineers understand the complexity of power module selection for their specific applications. With SemiSel 5, SEMIKRON offers a new simulation tool to ease this burden. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, the team created SemiSel 5 around the needs of power electronics developers. With its brand-new user interface, power module selection is even easier through only five simple steps. Webinar details In the first section of this webinar, Martin Röblitz will guid...
Siemens is expanding its generator circuit-breaker portfolio with a new compact version - the HB1-Compact (HB1-C). The versatile and highly customizable solution uses maintenance-free vacuum switching technology and addresses the most challenging of constraints. Available in L-shape and I-shape designs, the HB1-C can be mounted either vertically or horizontally and can be adjusted to match existing busbar connection points. Additionally, the generator circuit-breaker and its integrated main dis...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it will begin shipping samples of a new thermal sensor that is capable of measurements up to 200 °C, on February 1, 2023. The company’s existing MelDIR, launched in 2019, measures temperatures from -5 °C to 60 °C for applications including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), security, people counting, and smart buildings. New MelDIR ‘MIR8060B3’ The new MelDIR ‘MIR8060B3’ uses advanced si...
Luminus Devices has expanded its human-centric lighting portfolio with the introduction of the Salud COBs. These recently released COBs have high R9 values, high melanopic/photopic ratios, and 90 CRI minimum in warm CCTs that enable users to meet WELL Building requirements. In addition, these LEDs possess exceptionally long color stability, excellent optical emission uniformity, as well as color-over-angle consistency, and superior thermal conductivity for uniform heat spreading. Salud COBs T...
Designing a reliable wind converter is an increasingly difficult task with the ever-growing power requirements. The highly reliable, sintered SKiiP 4 has had a power boost. This highly integrated package provides a further 25% increase in power. SKiiP SKiiP is a proven platform with millions of units in the field, allowing for continuous improvement in reliability and performance. Design effort is reduced through an integrated package including a power module, driver, current sensors & coo...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced its development of a quantum artificial intelligence (AI) technology that automatically designs and optimizes inference models to downsize the scale of computation with quantum neural networks. The new quantum AI technology can be integrated with classical machine learning frameworks for diverse solutions. THz imaging Mitsubishi Electric has confirmed that the technology can be incorporated into the world's first application for terahertz (THz) imag...
90W versions of the popular and cost-efficient RACM 2”x4” AC/DC series are available with wide 85-264Vac input range and a selection of tightly regulated outputs including 12V, 15V, 24V, 36V and 48VDC. The series includes safety certifications to medical standard IEC/EN/ANSI/AAMI ES 60601-1 for 2MOPP ‘B’ and ‘BF’ applications as well as IEC/EN 62368-1, IEC/EN 60335-1 and IEC/EN 61558-1 for reinforced isolation in industrial, IT, test and measurement and house...
Siemens is expanding its family of Reyrolle protection devices with the launch of the 7SR46. Complementing an extensive portfolio of protection relays for distribution and industrial grids, the primary application for the Reyrolle 7SR46 is to provide overcurrent and earth fault protection in medium voltage distribution transformer stations. Mounted in a ring main unit, the protection device detects cable faults on the network and operates quickly to disconnect the fault. The 7SR46 dual-powered...
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that its new KD-CXF series of contact image sensors (CISs) equipped with the industry’s deepest depth of field will launch in December 2022, beginning with the KD6R1064CXF-NL model. Contact image sensors (CISs) are widely used in manufacturing to inspect product surfaces for scratches, dirt, mis-coloring or mis-positioning of printed labels, plastic film, etc. Contact image sensors (CISs) Mitsubishi Electric’s CIS lineup comprises comp...
Camden Door Controls is pleased to announce that SureWave™ CM-336 Series (battery-powered wireless switches) and CM-333 Series (battery-powered relay output touchless switches) can now be surface mounted utilizing Camden’s new CM-23DSER narrow surface box. This mounting box features a two-piece flame and impact-resistant ABS construction. Surface mounting boxes Extra deep narrow surface mounting boxes can be purchased separately or as part of Camden’s SureWave™ CM-336...
Siemens is expanding its generator circuit-breaker portfolio with a new compact version, the HB1-Compact (HB1-C). The versatile and highly customizable solution uses maintenance-free vacuum switching technology and addresses the most challenging constraints. Available in L-shape and I-shape designs, the HB1-C can be mounted either vertically or horizontally and can be adjusted to match existing busbar connection points. customizable features Additionally, the generator circuit breaker and its...