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04 Trend 08 Technology


40 Products 41 Buyer’s guide 42 Supplier’s guide 43 Web locator


Features EMBEDDED DESIGN


16 Every person counts By Claire Robinson, Sales Director at IAconnects


AEROSPACE, MILITARY & DEFENCE ENCLOSURES


20 Understanding IP Ratings: Specifying the right plastic enclosure for your electronics By Robert Cox, Marketing Director, OKW Enclosures


CONNECTORS & INTERCONNECTIONS


22 Deceptively simple: How spring-loaded connectors future-proof electrical systems By David Draper, Product Manager – Interconnection, WAGO UK & Ireland


24 Mission-ready connectors By Glenn Piper, Director of Global Product Management, WireMasters


26 E-band in space By Michael Guess, mmWave Team Lead Engineer, Filtronic


28 The backbone of modern defence tech By Jamal Hagi, RF engineer, PEI-Genesis


30 Molex releases new report on strategies for advancing rugged, reliable connectivity in modern aerospace and Defence applications By Molex, Aerospace and Defence Solutions


32 How do we ensure zero failures during qualifi cation of highly complex integrated circuits By Rajesh Sur, Staff Product Engineer, Analog Devices


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May 2025


Volume 130 Issue 2046 £5.90


IN THIS ISSUE: • Embedded Design • Enclosures


• Connectors & Interconnections • Aerospace, Military & Defence


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