Digitalisation

Digitalisation

Mouser explores smart tech in farming

Mouser Electronics offers valuable insights into the latest innovations in farming through its agriculture resource centre. Through the integration of sensors, drones, and AI, farmers have the capability to collect and analyse vast amounts of data. Technological advancements, like satellites, have enabled farmers to track changes in land use, such as crop growth and vegetation

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Digitalisation Supply Chain Management

New tariff and trade policies: what should supply chain leaders do?

The need to react to unexpected global disruption is now a fundamental requirement for all companies; tariffs are only the latest incarnation of what manufacturers have to deal with. Adrian Wood, Director of Strategic Business Development at DELMIA further explores. Personally, and professionally, the impact of recent US government policy around trade and tariffs is

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Digitalisation Quality Assurance

Use AI to detect counterfeit components

Expectations around electronic devices keep growing as buyers become accustomed to higher standards of functionality. Unfortunately, some have sought to take advantage of this sector’s profitability by selling counterfeit components. Without a reliable way to detect and stop these fraudulent parts from entering the supply chain – like artificial intelligence – electronics manufacturers’ product quality

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Digitalisation

TI’s building blocks for the IoT

At embedded world 2025, Electronic Specifier’s Managing Editor, Paige West, talks to Marian Kost Vice President and General Manager – Connectivity at Texas Instruments about the building blocks TI offer for IoT. TI has long been a key player in the IoT ecosystem, providing essential building blocks that enable seamless connectivity, low power consumption, and

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Digitalisation Industry Insights

Arrow Electronics talks AI at embedded world

At embedded world 2025, Electronic Specifier’s Managing Editor, Paige West, talks to George Dickey, Global Technology Leader at Arrow Electronics all about artificial intelligence (AI) and what challenges their customers are facing when designing and building AI products. The conversation highlighted key trends in AI hardware and software, as well as the evolving demands on engineers working to

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Digitalisation

Inconsistent emergence of AI globally

The 2025 Industrial Technology Index from TE Connectivity shows the integration of artificial intelligence at companies around the world is being hindered by a lack of comprehensive training programmes, though optimism around the technology remains strong. “This year’s Industrial Technology Index shines a light on the challenges and opportunities that companies face when integrating a

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Digitalisation

Mouser explores memory solutions and design for AI

Mouser Electronics announces a new ebook in collaboration with Micron exploring the importance of memory in AI Edge applications and the key design considerations for deploying Edge artificial intelligence (AI) effectively. Micron is a specialist in innovative memory and storage solutions enabling artificial intelligence, machine learning and autonomous vehicles in key market segments like Edge

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Digitalisation News Supply Chain Management

New Advantech IoTMart Europe platform

Advantech announced the launch of its new e-commerce platform IoTMart Europe. Designed to meet the evolving demands of industrial buyers, this new European platform provides tailored cross-border services and localised support to streamline the procurement process and accelerate industrial automation for businesses. The platform also provides seamless access to customers on a 24/7 basis. As

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Digitalisation Industry Insights

How AI is transforming engineering: insights from Avnet

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become a transformative force across industries, and the electronics sector is no exception. Avnet’s latest market insights survey has revealed that 42% of engineers are incorporating AI into their products, underscoring the significant shift in how design and development processes are evolving. To gain a deeper understanding of this transformation,

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Digitalisation

Is there endless opportunity for AI in product design?

Engineers are looking at the opportunity for artificial intelligence (AI) in product development with cautious optimism as many are still assessing in which areas of their work AI will have the greatest impact. This is according to Avnet’s fourth annual Avnet Insights survey, which has been keeping a pulse on how engineers are responding to

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