There's no question that Mexico has become a central hub for manufacturing. With its low cost of labor, skilled workforce, and close proximity to the U.S. as compared to that of China, outsourcing to Mexico just makes sense for U.S. businesses. The medical device industry in particular has seen exponential growth in Mexico. More specifically,…
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Security is critical for IoT devices, but how much is needed for various types of devices? Control systems in nuclear plants need a higher level of security than those in a home toaster, but how does an engineer decide? Cybersecurity firm Icon Labs has developed a whitepaper to guide IoT device engineers and manufacturers in…
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Many purchasing professionals I meet are wary of exposing their company to a supply line risk by buying offshore. It's not an unfounded concern, since there are many examples of things going wrong. It's really important to balance the potential cost savings against this risk of failure. An article authored by Thomas A. Foster, titled Global Logistics…
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Memorial day honors those men and women who’ve served in the military and may have fought in wars or other military engagements. But in the future, humans in the military will be joined more and more by robots that will either work alongside soldiers to help them perform the activities that would put humans in…
DetailsMulti-sensor systems form a crucial basis for the success of Industry 4.0 applications. They record, process, and transmit a number of measurement parameters, such as pressure, acceleration, and temperature, all in a highly compact space. Machines are not the only ones to receive such sensors; workpieces are also increasingly being fitted with the intelligent sensor…
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Supply chain technology is fast going from being a strategic differentiator to table stakes, a new survey finds. In fact, most organizations are focused on leveraging advanced technologies, such as the Internet of Things and big data, to create a quicker and more agile supply chain. Supply chain digitization is a key focus for…
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Technologist and innovator Steve Jobs shared his wisdom with graduates of Stanford University in a 2005 address You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to…
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PARIS – Imagine you’re a high school dropout. You have no money, no skills, no work experience, no family fortune. What could save you from becoming one of society’s bottom feeders for the rest of your life? The answer is education. Ideally, this would be a Bernie Sanders’ style tuition-free college education. Even better if…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is excited to announce a pair of cutting-edge projects as part of its latest series in the Empowering Innovation Together™ program with former Mythbusters star and longtime Mouser customer, Grant Imahara. The new Project Heroes series introduces Mouser’s new Innovation Lab™ and assembles a “super team” composed of Grant, viral video celebrity engineer Allen Pan, and Marvel…
DetailsGreenville, S.C. – KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading global supplier of electronic components, has boosted its solutions capabilities by adding high-quality ferrite inductors to its expanding line of passive electronic components. Ferrite inductors are a natural complement to KEMET’s capacitor core competency. Capacitors and inductors work together in various parts of electronic circuits. They can be used in electronic…
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