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Chip democratisation leads to open-source choices

E&T

For processor cores, RISC-V now offers a wide range of options: whether free and open-source or commercial paid-for. Tony McDowell, director of open source at Rapid Silicon, added: “Equity of access is really important for this industry.”. OpenRoad and some of the other open-source efforts have placed a premium on technical simplicity.

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RS Group and Hammond Manufacturing partner to offer custom electrical and electronic enclosures

Automation Mag

RS Group is now offering more than 4,900 fully customizable electrical and electronic enclosures from Hammond Manufacturing. Then, it will make any additional modifications necessary to ensure that it fits the customer’s expectations before shipping the final product.

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Reversal of fortune in the electronics supply chain

E&T

The question is, once this downturn passes, what will be the long-term effect of the recent supply crunch on attitudes among electronics buyers when you couple those effects with an expected period of deglobalisation? Are they single sourced, geographical risks, or something else? Image credit: Gettyimages.

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Moldmaker/Molder Adds Consumer Order Fulfillment Service

Mold Making Technology

Not shown: Custom exercise pad that fits over top of the Heroboard. Source | Best Tool & Engineering Best Tool & Engineering (BTE) is an ISO 9001:2015-certified, full-service moldmaking and injection molding company, based in Clinton Township, Michigan, that has added a new service to its repertoire: consumer order fulfillment.

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KUKA unveils KR FORTEC industrial robot

Robotics Business Review

Source: KUKA KUKA AG has revealed its KR FORTEC industrial robot. This latest robot fits between KUKA’s KR QUANTED and KR FORTEC ultra robots. Also, KUKA noted that KR QUANTEC can fit on the KL 4000. Source: KUKA The post KUKA unveils KR FORTEC industrial robot appeared first on The Robot Report.

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Digital Comparators are More Than Just Readout Devices

Modern Machine Shop

Features typically delegated to bench amplifiers or electronic column gages now fit into a compact but powerful, all-in-one readout device. Despite the rugged design, putting any electronic device on the shop floor at the point of manufacture is always a bit of concern. Other advanced functions can speed gaging setups.

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Inks for 3D-printable wearable bioelectronics designed

Control Engineering

To print the ink, researchers designed a cost-effective, open-source, multi-head 3D bioprinter that runs on open-source tools and freeware. These 3D-printable devices are electronically active and can monitor dynamic human motion, paving the way for continuous motion monitoring. This study was recently published in ACS Nano.