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Innovation, diversification, and support leads to 85% growth for reed relay manufacturer
Pickering Electronics still bringing new ideas to reed relay market as it enters 55th year
Pickering Electronics, the reed relay company which has pioneered miniaturization and high performance has announced significant growth as it enters its 55th year. A sales revenue increase of over 85% in the last two years, Pickering Electronics puts its success down to continuous product innovation. A reed relay, of course, is only as good as the reed switch itself, and Pickering uses the very best instrumentation-grade switches with appropriate switch blade coatings for the currents and voltages demanded by the application. An innovation still not employed by some competition - was the introduction of SoftCenter™ technology which protects the reed switch and minimizes internal stresses, resulting in an extended life and contact resistance stability.
The use of magnetic shielding, followed last year by the introduction of electrostatic screening in high voltage relays, prevents faulty operation. And of course, miniaturization, such as the recent 4mm2 range, which stack on a tiny 4mm x 4mm pitch whilst still switching up to 1 Amp, 20 Watts. Another reason for the company’s success is Pickering’s diversification of its product range. New directions for the company include a strong focus on high voltage reed relays which are suitable for mixed-signal semiconductor testers, high-end cable testers, medical electronics, electric vehicles, solar energy, big physics, and high voltage instrumentation. Recent releases include Series 67 HV relays with a Form C option, a new 100HV product high voltage relay with high coil resistances, and the increase in rating of the popular Series 104 product family, now up to 4 kV and with optional electrostatic shielding. Series 67 and 68 high voltage relays are now also rated up to 200 W.
Pickering Electronics
www.pickeringrelay.com
Powerful, fast drilling, lightweight: Panasonic’s new 18V cordless rotary hammer
The new cordless rotary hammer EY1HD1 provides 2.1 Joules power with advanced dust control in a compact and lightweight body for professional use
Drilling holes in concrete ceilings can be exhausting. Handling a heavy tool, exposure to concrete dust, and repeatedly working overhead can compromise precision and efficiency.
The all-new cordless 18V rotary hammer EY1HD1 from Panasonic tackles this challenge: With an actual size of less than an A3 size paper, the overall length of the EY1HD1 is only 357mm, the rotarty hammer is a compact solution for professional use. The ergonomic T-handle body design allows for precise drilling, but thanks to the reduced weight of only 3.35kg, and especially because of the central handle, the EY1HD1 provides superb balance and handling even for single-handed drilling.
Powerful and tough A newly developed brushless motor enables the EY1HD1 to provide an impressive 2.1J in high mode and 1.3J in low mode. The high-density brushless motor features a full-time rotation control circuit and delivers speeds from 0 - 950min-1 (high mode) and 0 - 700min-1 (low mode). Combined with a new powerful striking mechanism with an extended stroke length, that is able to provide up to 4.200bpm in high mode and 3,100bpm in low mode, it makes drilling concrete walls and ceilings an easy job. To ensure a long life, the mechanical parts and the rubberised switch are protected against the ingress
of dust. A special gasket seals the drive unit and the hammer system. The rotary hammer also features a temperature sensor to protect the battery and motor from overheating.
Panasonic Group
AS6081-certified distributor Princeps invests in and expands anti-counterfeiting facilities; supplies fully traceable difficult-to-source and obsolete components
One of only 2 or 3 UK distributors to hold AS6081; global sourcing for aerospace, defence, energy, transporation sectors
Princeps, the accredited specialist distributor of obsolete and difficult-to-source electronic, electrical and e-mech components for advanced industries, announces it has received renewed AS6081 accreditation following its relocation to larger premises. One of less than five and probably as few as two UK distributors to hold AS6081 certification, Princeps specialises in sourcing fully-traceable components for customers in advanced industries, including aerospace, defence, energy and transportation. The AS6081 standard was created in 2012 by the global engineering association SAE International in response to a significant and increasing volume of fraudulent or counterfeit electronic parts entering the supply chain. It standardizes practices to identify reliable sources, mitigate the risk of distributing fraudulent or counterfeit parts and control and report those suspect or confirmed items to the relevant authorities and potential users. Following its recent relocation to larger premises, Princeps has invested further in its laboratory facilities and renewed its existing AS6081 certification to reflect its new location as required by the association.
Princeps
www.cieonline.co.uk www.princeps.co.uk https://holdings.panasonic/global/
Available through Powell Electronics are EESeal+ EMC filters from Quell offering improved attenuation and simple grounding
Powell Electronics, the supplier of connectors and more for high-rel applications including defence, aerospace and industrial, is stocking Quell’s EESeal+ EMI filter inserts with improved attenuation and frequency mitigation. The inserts are easily and quickly inserted into standard connectors in seconds without the need for any special tooling or soldering, forming an effective EMI filter and maintaining the environmental seal. Customized samples are available at very short lead times. The products benefit from Quell’s patented EESeal+ technology which uses EMC filter components embedded into a silicone rubber insert that matches the size, shape and pin configuration of the connector to be filtered. Transient suppressors can also be included. Users can specify which filter elements are required for each pin, allowing for the creation of a completely custom filter insert with widely varying capacitor values, shorts and opens as desired.
The EESeal+ technology benefits from lower contact resistance and lower inductance than standard EESeals due to the improved ground plane. Peak attenuation is around 45-50dB and customers have seen frequency mitigation as high as 100GHz. In addition to EMI filters the EESeal+ filters make it easy to ground pins to the shell such as the coaxial shields in Combo D-Sub connectors as well as ARINC and coaxial circular connections.
For further information please visit:
https://www.powell.com/content/Quell-3100042410 Powell Electronics
Power Integrations Combines Programmability, High Efficiency and Small Form Factor in New Zero- Voltage-Switching Power-Supply ICs
InnoSwitch4-Pro family of flyback switchers enable over 95 percent efficient, compact, USB PD and Universal Fast Charging Specification adapters up to 220 W
Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits (ICs) for energy- efficient power conversion, today announced the InnoSwitch™4-Pro family of digitally controllable, off-line CV/CC Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) flyback ICs, which substantially reduce the size of power adapters. Incorporating a robust PowiGaN gallium-nitride primary switch and steady-state switching frequency of up to 140 kHz, the highly integrated devices reduce the component count and PCB area required for ultra-compact adapters for cellphone, notebook, tablet and multi-port accessories. “InnoSwitch4-Pro ICs interface seamlessly with Power Integrations’ ClampZero™ family of active clamp ICs to achieve ZVS in both continuous conduction mode (CCM) and discontinuous conduction mode (DCM),” stated Aditya Kulkarni, product marketing manager at Power Integrations. “ZVS, combined with our PowiGaN™ technology, virtually eliminates switching losses. Efficiency exceeds 95 percent, which enables designers to eliminate the heat sinks, spreaders and potting materials typically required for thermal management.
Further size reduction of the adapter can be achieved by the use of a MinE-CAP™ device in combination with InnoSwitch4-Pro and ClampZero ICs. Based also on PowiGaN technology, MinE-CAP ICs enable input capacitance size reduction of approximately 40 percent.
Power Integrations
www.power.com
Precise positioning Click board from MIKROE enables centimetre-level accuracy
Embedded solutions company passes 1300 Click boards released
MikroElektronika (MIKROE), the embedded solutions
company that dramatically cuts development time by providing innovative hardware and software products based on proven standards, has launched GNSS RTK 2 Click board™, a compact add-on board used to enhance the precision of position data derived from satellite-based positioning systems. Click boards follow a modular prototyping add-on board standard invented by MIKROE, which
revolutionizes the way users add new functionalities to development boards. Click boards enable design engineers to change peripherals easily, cutting months off development time. MIKROE’s mikroBUS™ uniform connection interface allows designers to connect any Click board instantly to a main development board. Many leading microcontroller companies including Microchip, NXP, Infineon, Dialog, STM, Analog Devices, Renesas and Toshiba now include the mikroBUS socket on their development boards, and the GNSS RTK 2 Click board is the 1300th Click board to be released by MIKROE. GNSS RTK 2 Click features the ZED-F9R, a multi-band professional-grade GNSS module with integrated multi-band Real Time Kinematics (RTK) technology from u-blox that delivers centimetre-level accuracy. This module concurrently uses GNSS signals from all four GNSS constellations (GPS/QZSS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou) and provides a reliable multi-band RTK turnkey solution with up to 30Hz real-time position update rate and full GNSS carrier raw data.
MikroElektronika Components in Electronics
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