Only one in two employees believe their own company is under threat from hacker attacks. A current white paper from Lufthansa Industry Solutions shows ways to achieve greater IT resilience - including AI.
The Electronic Direct Group, which focuses on the special procurement of electronic components, has been part of Conrad since the beginning of February 2024. The full-service provider's main customers are companies in the industrial, automotive and aerospace sectors.
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Vectra AI, a provider of hybrid attack detection, investigation and mitigation solutions, announces the launch of Vectra MXDR (Managed Extended Detection and Response), a hybrid attack protection service.
Distrelec is expanding its portfolio to include the 'CyberScope' Ethernet tester and security analyzer from network testing and analysis specialist NetAlly. The company is thus expanding its network, data and communication offering.
Mouser is expanding its range to include the 'Nitrogen8M Plus SMARC' from Boundary Devices, a system-on-module (SoM) in accordance with the SMARC 2.1 industry standard.
The microwave-free, quantum-based magnetic field sensor 'DMFS-C2' from Quantum Technologies' is available from Reichelt Elektronik.
The balance for 2023 is still slightly positive, but hiring in the mechanical engineering sector is being scaled back. A general overhaul of labor market policy plans is necessary, according to the VDMA.
Interview with Hector Tejero, Arrow
Cybersecurity affects the entire product life cycle: from development to end-of-life. An important component: the supply chain. Hector Tejero explains how distributors secure this and why they are a valuable member in the implementation of a security strategy.
The trade association for component distribution celebrates its 20th anniversary. In this interview, Managing Director Andreas Falke talks about how the distributors' business model has changed as a result of digitalization and globalization.
Distributors can help to master the three megatrends of electrification, automation and digitalization. The service providers explain how in this issue. Our new article series "ChatGPT in the industry" also starts in issue 1/2-2024.
The metaverse is about to become the "next big thing". However, high-performance hardware is needed to create virtual worlds. This also applies to connectors for wired communication and data exchange.
The distributor RS Components is expanding its range with products from Hauber Elektronik in the field of smart condition monitoring, sensors with IO-Link connection and explosion-proof variants.
The 'LiteEco' linear actuators from Smela address applications for fixing, adjusting and moving individual motion profiles, for example in production lines, machine tools, robotics or handheld devices.
The 'TBSN/TRSN' model series from TWK Elektronik includes rotary encoders for high functional safety requirements. They are SIL3 certified and ISO 26262 ASIL-D compliant.
The 'SN4D' product line developed and produced by Ever Elettronica consists of nearby controllers that are suitable for applications where decentralization of the installation on the machine makes sense.
Interview with Eric Wendt, DigiKey
DigiKey continues to expand its offering in the field of automation technology. In this interview, Eric Wendt, Director Industrial Automation at DigiKey, talks about the background, the potential of the industry and the distributor's new services, including in Europe.
Interview with Eric Wendt, DigiKey
DigiKey continues to expand its offering in the field of automation technology. In this interview, Eric Wendt, Director Industrial Automation at DigiKey, talks about the background, the potential of automation industry and the distributor's new services.
A visionary showcase at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2024 presents the world of an app-free AI smartphone. It is controlled via voice and text.
Adjusted for price, machinery exports in 2023 were 0.7% below the previous year, but increased by 6% in nominal terms to a record export volume of € 207 million. Towards the end of the year, however, the mechanical and plant engineering sector felt the headwind. The VDMA also called for a welcoming culture.
Mitsubishi Electric and Koenig & Bauer have signed a letter of intent for future cooperation. The aim of the partnership is to develop quality control systems for electrode foils in battery cell production.
