Contents Front End


Voting now open for the Electronics Industry Awards Electronic components annual football league The art of value-added distribution


Electronics Components Supply Network Q1’18 update Interview


Bluetooth: why it’s thriving, not just surviving 4-10


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10 12-13 12


This year marks the 20th anniversary of Bluetooth SIG. CIE editor, Amy Wallington talks to Martin Woolley, developer relations manager, EMEA, Bluetooth SIG about how it has become such a defining piece of technology


Interconnection Lane Electronics doubles its fibre assembly capacity 15-16 15


Smaller, lighter, faster, easier-to-use: high-performance, modular 16 connector solutions enable system excellence


Optoelectronics


Optoelectronics in security has come of age Frequency & Microwave


Choosing blocking capacitors - it’s more than just valves Beyond the surge protecton device High speed oscillator trends


EMC & Thermal Management


The importance of an integrated approach to EMI shielding Reducing the complexity, cost, size and weight of your EMC


solution for avionic interfaces Power


Powering the future with intelligence and efficiency Special Focus


Solving obsolescence issues Spotlight On A spotlight on GD Rectifiers


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Rail 30 30 32 32


Graham Hutchins, marketing manager, Simms, talks about some of the obsolescence issues facing the electronics market and what you can do to help solve them


34-35 34


Illuminating Britain’s railway stations in the 21st century Standards & Regulations


Keeping PCBs clean 36 36 38-42 38


Volvo Cars: automotive manufacturer uses LMS Test.Lab software 41 to better understand the source of noise emissions


Who would have thought it? Boring old standards bring us closer 42 to a beautiful world Eric Winkler, chairman at Ryder Industries discusses globalisation, standards, and a beautiful world


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