Contents Front End International Institute of Obsolescence Management (IIOM)


Exhibition & Conference Anglia strengthens HMI switch offering with EAO relationship Looking into MOPP


Interview 4-10 4


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Semiconductor industry consolidation - an Authorised Distributor 10 perspective


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Brand transition at Smiths Interconnection leads to new focus 12 CIE editor, Amy Wallington talks to Paul Harris, vice president sales, Smiths Interconnect about recent changes within the company and how they have become a “force to be reckoned with”


Design & Technology Eight myths about analog noise analysis Making a splash in water-resistant digital devices


Douglas Glenn Clark talks about how the growing trend of waterproofing portable electronic devices has led fastener manufacturers to discover a low-cost solution


Reinventing the spring-loaded probe pin 19


By reinventing and fully automating the manufacturing process, spring probe pins can now deliver high performance at the price of a stamped contact for high density, fine pitch applications


Micro Nano MEMS Exploring new frontiers in technology: the UK’s leading event


for small and ultra-precision technology is back! Medical Electronics


Euroquartz announces medical-implantable quartz crystals from Statek


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In this article, Scott Hunt, applications engineer, Analog Devices Inc., addresses eight of the most persistent myths about noise analysis in analog designs


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Implementing heart rate variation measurement in a wristband: 26 a small, robust and accurate optical solution Peter Trattler and Max Rosengarden, ams, describes the technical challenges involved in reliably capturing continuous heart rate variation measurements with a wristband, and compares its performance with a reference standard set by an ECG chest strap


Enabling next generation MedTech application


Denis Pasero, product commercialisation manager, Ilika, talks about how medical electronics are changing and how they will benefit healthcare in the future


Spotlight On A spotlight on Casambi 30-31 30


Former Nokia innovators lead the way in smart lighting technology at Casambi. CIE editor Amy Wallington asks CEO Timo Pakkala about how Casambi aims to become the de facto wireless lighting control platform


Human Machine Interface Touch screen developments for industrial control


New developments in touch screen technology are widening their suitability for industrial control applications. Enhanced sensitivity ensures that screens perform better than ever behind protective cover glass and with gloved hands. New controllers are also less sensitive to electrical noise in the environment, and attractive new features are emerging


Why HMIs are better than SCADA


Here, Adrian Swindells, a director of industrial computing specialist Distec Ltd, explains why human machine interfaces (HMIs) offer a more flexible alternative to supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems in most applications


Affordble and reliable: standard embedded computing technology 36 for industrial HMIs GUIs, HMIs and panel PCs require highest graphics performance. If they also need to provide control and IoT gateway functions on a single platform, the specifications become even more demanding: high computing performance, hypervisor support, IoT gateway APIs and extreme reliability are then also required. Yet at the same time devices need to remain affordable. Standardisation enables high volumes across a wide spectrum of applications and also guarantees competitive prices for rugged industrial devices


Latest trends in Human Machine Interfaces


Robert Davies, marketing manager, EAO Ltd and David Pearson, technical director, Anglia Components, looks at how HMI’s are being used in more and more appliances and the latest trends in this technology


Medical imaging gets boost from µModule regulators


Afshin Odabaee, product manager, µModule power products, Linear Technology Corporation, talks about the change in X-ray imaging moving towards Direct Radiography


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