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Heating equipment manufacturer celebrates 100-year anniversary
~ Watlow reaches significant milestone ~
Industrial heating technology manufacturer Watlow, which specializes in electric components for complete thermal systems, has reached its 100-year anniversary milestone. The company, which was founded in 1922 in Missouri, USA, is now a global electric heating specialist with over 1,000 patents and 4,200 employees working across locations in North America, Asia and Europe.
Watlow began manufacturing electric heating elements for the shoe industry, before widening its product offering in the 1930s to introduce electric immersion heaters to replace steam pipes and fire- hazardous gas. Then, in the 1980s, Watlow expanded its global reach with the opening of sales offices in Italy, France, the UK and Taiwan.
Since its founding in 1922, the company has developed into a highly regarded industry heating technology manufacturer, holding more than 1,000 patents and employing over 4,000 people working in nine manufacturing facilities and five technology centers across three continents. Additionally, Watlow gains sales coverage in 178 countries.
The 2010s became the most productive and significant period of the company’s journey so far. Within just eight years, Watlow introduced ten new products including the F4T process controller with touch-screen technology, OPTIMAX® heat exchanger and the range of FLUENT® in-line heaters. Now, the company serves any application that may use industrial process heating such as semiconductor processing, energy generation and medical and food service equipment.
“Marking a century in business is one of the biggest achievements a company can realize,” said Rob Gilmore, CEO of Watlow. “Watlow has grown in product capability and global reach and is well deserving of this achievement. Our purpose of enriching lives through inspired innovation has motivated our team members for generations. While we are excited to celebrate this significant milestone, we are equally excited about our outlook for our next 100 years.
watlow.com
Selwyn Electronics As a specialist supplier of connectors and cable assemblies for over 30 years, and with particular emphasis on engineering support, Selwyn Electronics has always kept up to date with market trends and new technologies, to ensure that their range of products evolves with these changes. Below are just a part of the extensive range that they can offer.
Waterproof Connectors • IP65 to IP69 rated • Plastic and metal • Circular, USB, RJ45 • 2-50 Amp rated • Moulded assemblies
Circular connectors • Plastic or metal housings • Vibration resistant • IP50 and IP68 • Cable assembly service • Various polarising options
Cable Assemblies
• 2 factories, UK and Far East • Both facilities ISO9001 approved • 100% electronically tested • Test certificates on request • Complete cable solutions
BGA Sockets and Adaptors • Various locking systems • 0.5-1.5mm pitch • Custom footprints • Compression contacts • Socket/adaptor systems
Omron presents solutions for PV panels and EV charging at EDS
Omron Electronic Components Europe is supporting the roll out of sustainable energy sources by presenting a range of solutions addressing PV inverters, Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and EV charging systems at EDS, Coventry, (stand K32). New at the event will be the recently-added Omron G9KB, a PCB power relay that provides bi-directional high power DC switching for the next generation of renewable battery energy storage systems (BESS) for homes and DC wall boxes
for electric vehicles (EVs). It can replace two standard uni-directional relays in this type of application. In a V2H (vehicle-to-home) system, the relay enables an EV battery to be used as a source of power for a household electricity system when the solar panels are not generating power; whereas in a V2G (vehicle-to-grid) system it allows the stored energy to be exported to the grid.
https://www.omron.com/global/en/
Energy efficient, low-loss inductive components for environmental applications: Resource conservation begins with component efficiency German manufacturer SMP introduces inductive components for environmental applications. The components are fitted in inverters, power converters and high frequency converters used in waste and raw material recycling plants, garbage processing, or sewage and water treatment plants. The chokes, EMC filters, mid frequency transformers and soft magnetic cores from SMP are extremely energy-efficient, low-loss, and designed to perform flawlessly in harsh environmental conditions. The components
conform to thermal class H (180°C) according to DIN EN 60085, fire protection class HL3 according to DIN EN 45545 and protection classes from IP00 to IP66 according to DIN EN 60529. They can be used in PD4 environmental conditions.
www.smp.de/en
EA DEMOPACK with Wifi, BT and 2.8“ IPS display Designing a product with a colour TFT display and touch-screen does not have to be complex. MMS Electronics has available the EA uniTFTs smart displays to get projects off to a flying start. With integrated graphics controller, extensive graphics functions, USB, I²C, SPI and serial interfaces. The EA uniTFTs displays use improved IPS-Panels. This means contrast and colours are retained even at extreme viewing angles. High brightness typ. 1,000 cd/m² and above, readable in direct sunlight. Optically bonded PCAP touch. The display is programmed using the uniTFTDesigner Windows software with simulator and numerous ready to run examples. The latest addition is the EA DEMOPACK-WiFiBT evaluation board with a 2.8” EA uniTFTs028-ATC display. The DEMOPACK includes radio micro controller ESP32 and is used to connect the display by WiFi or Bluetooth to for example a weather station or Bluetooth keyboard. The ESP32 uses the Arduino IDE. DEMOPACKs, displays and documentation are available from the MMS Electronics Ltd webshop.
www.mmselectronics.co.uk www.electronicsworld.co.uk September 2022 37
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