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OKW Intros Body-Case Wearable Enclosure
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fastening kit, the enclo- sure can also be hung around the neck on a lanyard, clipped to a belt or pocket, or car- ried loose. Applications include mobile data recording and trans- mission, tracking and monitoring, emergency call and notification, bio-feedback sensors for healthcare, as well as for use in sports fit- ness and wellness. The enclosure can also protect devices used for digital communications applications includ- ing stock and sales logging, safety engineering, measurement and con- trol, automation, and many others. The ergonomic enclosure en-
a bottom section with four pre-mold- ed drilling centers for use when fit- ting contact pins, and a soft-touch sealing ring. The board is held se- curely between the top and bottom sections after assembly by four tamp-
Enclosure for wearable electronics.
er-proof Torx M 2 x 6mm (0.079 x 0.24in) screws. The top and bottom are molded from Traffic White (RAL 9016) for UV resistance, while the sealing ring is Lava or Vermilion (RAL 2002). The company also offers acces-
ables wearers to use wireless elec- tronics inconspicuously and without being restricted in movement. The case can accommodate touchscreens, pushbuttons or voice-activated elec- tronics. Power is supplied by round or button cells on the PCB or by a rechargeable battery with a copper loop for charging the device induc- tively. The enclosure is available in a 2.17 x 1.81 x 0.67in (55.12 x 45.97 x 17.02mm) size. It can be specified ei- ther with or without a recessed top panel to save space for a membrane keypad or product label. Each case comes in three parts: a top section with PCB location bars,
sories that include a spring bar tool, fastening kit, Torx T6 screwdriver, lanyard, and a woven hand strap. The case’s color and materials can be customer-specified. Also available are optional RFI shielding, CNC ma- chining, and logo or legend printing options. Contact: OKW Enclosures, Inc.,
3000 Old Pond Road, Bridgeville, PA 15017 % 412-220-9244 fax: 412-220-9247 E-mail:
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Can Robots Save Jobs?
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covered before, but it is worth saying that the number of engineering grad- uates is far higher in lower-cost envi- ronments like India and China than in Europe and the U.S. With a short- age in skills and education comes a slowdown in the trend towards au- tomation. On the upside, these more
skilled jobs attract higher incomes with greater levels of taxation, and an ability to spend more money dis- cretionally, which also has broader economic benefits. This is good news, considering that robots have no dis- posable income and mostly live on electricity and lubricants. I guess the energy and oil industries will be hap- py about that. In final analysis, it is the same
as it has always been. Less skilled jobs become less tenable, the work- force climbs the skill ladder, educa- tion has to try and keep pace with in- dustry, and automation is inevitable. Still, operational excellence is a com- petitive advantage, and the ability to provide great, hands-on customer service is the difference between win- ning and losing. r
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