25 November 2019: Feature Articles

• Boom, doom and gloom, or something completely different?
• Design considerations for powering remote Bluetooth beacons
• Battery Technologies Conference 2019
• Products of the Year 2019

23 October 2019: Feature Articles

• Things are tough for electronics contract manufacturers in SA
• Quality management based on quality assurance
• 3D printing and electronics manufacturing
• Battery design trends for IoT
• Points to consider when running power supplies from portable generators
• Developing opportunities around ‘hybrid’ renewable energy power plants

25 September 2019: Feature Articles

• Hensoldt merges its SA subsidiaries
• Q&A with iPulse Systems
• The wireless technologies that will define the IoT era
• Balancing performance, speed and cost for rugged interconnects

28 August 2019: Feature Articles

• AREI hosts industry for business breakfast
• Managing the IoT on an energy budget
• What can sport teach us about MRO procurement?
• Li-Fi illuminates the way to higher data rates
• Big is beautiful: The benefits of large capacitors

31 July 2019: Feature Articles

• The only constant is change
• SA security manufacturers going strong
• Cost-effective tools for makers and small businesses to innovate
• All in space is not rocket science
• Rugged Interconnect and Pentek further cement partnership

26 June 2019: Feature Articles

• AI on a chip
• Solar-powered bakery developed at UJ
• Better thermal management enabled by advances in semiconductor packaging

29 May 2019: Feature Articles

• To ICASA or not to ICASA wireless modules?
• The ultimate wireless mesh for Industrial IoT in SA?
• Passive RFID using UHF delivers long-range benefits in the IoT
• Using a COTS-based SDR platform for streamlined 5G development

30 April 2019: Feature Articles

• From the editor’s desk: The unseen role of component distributors
• Is the supply chain broken?
• Choosing the right connector for harsh environments
• Connectors 101 for lighting designers

27 March 2019: Feature Articles

• Load shedding’s toll on electronics manufacturing
• How to analyse blind via hole failures
• Avnet hosts another successful technical seminar

27 February 2019: Feature Articles

• Sharing the power of digital twinning
• Harvesting kinetic energy to power smart objects
• Pros and cons of popular battery cell formats
• Identifying and remedying lead-acid battery failures

30 January 2019: Feature Articles

• Overcoming the challenges of implementing IIoT technology
• Wireless charging set to pull the plug on wired technology
• How a global parcel tracker was brought to life in just three years
• SA edition of global EMC conference a success

EMP 2019 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook: Feature Articles

• Eight things to consider when planning a flex or rigid-flex board
• What you need to know about the Hermes standard
• Contract electronics manufacturing in SA
• BGA optical joint inspection criteria and test methods
• Consumables, tools & accessories selection guide
• Directory of Suppliers 2019
• Equipment selection guide