CONTENTS.
Comment/ Introducing Automation News
04
News/ Waymo to launch autonomous service in London Women in Tech/ Can diversity in marketing be influenced by geopolitics? STEM Spotlight/ What engineers can learn from children’s fresh thinking
06
08
14
Connectors/ Driving manufacturing innovation with Harting’s modular connectors Automotive: Audio/ Designing an efficient automotive premium audio system
18
24
Obsolescence column/ Proactive risk mitigation in defence systems Sponsored/ Uninterruptible IPC solution for industrial automation
28
30
IoT: Security/ Securing the Internet of Things
32
T&M: Sensors/ Understanding shock and vibration in MEMS sensors Power: Supply/ The critical role of high voltage power supplies
36 40
Power: Thermal/ The need for speed
44
Managing Editor: Paige Hookway paige.hookway@electronicspecifier.com Associate Sales Director: Ben Price ben.price@electronicspecifier.com Sales Associate: James Anstee james.anstee@electronicspecifier.com
Sales Associate: Louis Regnier louis.regnier@electronicspecifier.com Production Manager: Sherilee Holliday sherilee.holliday@electronicspecifier.com CEO: Steve Regnier steve.regnier@electronicspecifier.com
Head Office: Electronic Specifier Ltd Tythe Barn, Carriers Road, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3JU UK Tel: 01622 871944
Copyright 2025 Electronic Specifier. Contents of Electronic Specifier, its publication, websites and newsletters are the property of the publisher. The publisher and the sponsors of this magazine are not responsible for the results of any actions or omissions taken on the basis of information in this publication. In particular, no liability can be accepted in result of any claim based on or in relation to material provided for inclusion. Electronic Specifier is a controlled circulation journal.
3 ELECTRONICSPECIFIER.COM
Powered by FlippingBook