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NGINEERS Solutions


LECTRONICS FOR May 2024


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leadership role providing innovative products and solutions that help make Smart Industry a reality, today.


• Industry 4.0


• Condition based Monitoring (CbM)


• Predictive maintenance


• Programmable logic controllers (PLC)


• Industrial communications • Robotics & Factory Automation • Drives & Controls • Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)


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Features


Contract Manufacturing 12 British PCBA manufacturing excellence with exemplary service


14 Revolutionising shift communication to address knowledge gaps in manufacturing


Displays and UIs 16 Large format e-Paper display modules offer versatile signage solutions


17 The challenge of implementing graphical touch displays


Distribution 18 Balancing commercial and environmental concerns for electronics customers


20 How effective distribution helps navigate global challenges


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Anglia Components Plc, a UK based distributor of semiconductors, optoelectronics, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, are the sponsor for the front cover of our May issue. They stock over 2 billion components from more than 1.3 million product lines in the UK, ready for same-day dispatch. Their suppliers include some of the world’s leading electronic component brands, complemented by many smaller companies with leadership in their chosen technologies. Anglia is driven by an ethos of ever-improving customer understanding and, as a privately-owned business, aims to provide a fast, consistent and highly responsive service.


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Contents Editor’s Comment & News


8 Time to bridge the terahertz gap 10 Optimising predictive maintenance


Embedded Technology 22 The ‘Shift Left’ approach to securing connected embedded systems


24 Exploring the capabilities of the ultra-compact UC-1222A and UC-2222A-T RISC devices


Enclosures 28 Specifying electronic enclosures for smart building management systems


30 Developing enclosure systems for multiple electronics applications


Power 34 Streetlight charging: A solution for urban EV infrastructure


36 Every watt counts


Supply Chain 40 Choosing a custom IC partner 42 Developments in electronic temperature and time indicators


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