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Plessey, a leading developer of award-winning LED technologies and horticultural grow lighting, announces that B4Hydrogrow BV, a new venture from B-Four Agro, a leading Dutch lettuce-grower, will install Plessey’s new Hyperion 1750 micromole/s LED top-lights in its first greenhouse measuring 29,000 m². The new Hyperion 1750 has a light output …

Smiths Interconnect’s highly reliable and ESA approved KMC and MHD series PCB connectors using Hypertac Hyperboloid contact technology can now be sourced in Europe through TTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components. The high density KMC series device features three rows mixing signal, power, and coaxial contacts. …

Stand L48, 17-18 October 2018 Hitaltech, the expert manufacturer of connecting technologies and enclosures, is set to return to this year’s Engineering Design Show (EDS) at the Ricoh Arena Coventry, marking the 4th time the company has been part of the event. Innovation, interaction, inspiration and insight are the themes …

Microchip Technology Inc. announces the new CryptoAutomotive In-Vehicle Network (IVN) TrustAnchor/Border Security Device (TA/BSD) development kit. This tool enables OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to introduce security to networked vehicle systems, starting in areas of priority, with the highest level of protection and without disruption elsewhere. The only security-specific automotive …

As essential components for autonomous driving, radar sensors help keep road users safe. With each stage on the way to fully autonomous driving, the number of radar sensors per vehicle rises significantly. Both OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers need reliable test solutions, suitable for mass production, for the large number …

The TALQ Consortium reveals in a White Paper published today many insights into its global interface standard and certification scheme for managing smart city applications including outdoor lighting networks. The document explains in detail not only the system architecture and data model, but also its functions and services. It helps …

Lane Electronics has available two series of high reliability circular connectors manufactured by Weald Electronics and designed to meet the requirements of MIL-DTL-5015. The IP67 rated LMJ range of circular connectors is fully approved for use in military, transportation and demanding industrial applications and is available with aluminium alloy shells …

BrightSign, LLC, the global market leader in digital signage media players, today announced that its players have powered 60 digital screens at Mercedes-Benz pop-up stores in high-end shopping malls in Chicago and Miami. This summer Mercedes-Benz opened a pair of pop-up stores for a limited run of just two months …

One of the world’s leading full-range suppliers of intelligent system solutions for building management, Gira UK, continues to invest in its UK presence and appoints two more staff members to join its prestigious brand and business. Sam Pound-Jones, specification manager, Gira UK Appointed 18th June 2018 Based externally at the UK London premises and working across Gira UK a wealth of experience to Gira UK having previously worked as a system …

Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc., has leveraged its industry-leading position on 24G SAS and PCIe Gen 4 tri-mode controller technology with the announcement of the SmartROC 3200 and SmartIOC 2200 storage controllers. The new devices contain critical technology specifically designed to meet the demanding storage …