Electronic Specifier

element14 has launched a new initiative within its RoadTest program, inviting engineers to apply to test and review a product of their choosing. The initiative allows participants to request any product priced at $175 or less from Newark, Farnell or element14 online stores. Ten selected applicants will receive their chosen product at no cost and keep it in exchange for publishin...

Kontron announced the official launch of its new production line for 5G communication modules at its Düsseldorf site, alongside high-ranking political representatives. To mark the start of production, Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, and Thomas Jarzombek, Parliamentary State Secretary at...

AI is steadily moving from a peripheral tool to something embedded directly in how engineers do their jobs. NI’s own AI platform, Nigel, is a great example of this: having launched last year in an ‘advisor’ capacity to answer questions and explain products, it’s set to gain an ‘author’ mode at the end of July, giving it the ability to generate LabVIEW code, TestStand...

NI (part of Emerson’s Test & Measurement Business Group) used its NI Days 2026 UK keynote in Birmingham to mark two anniversaries – 50 years of NI’s impact on test and measurement, and 40 years of LabVIEW – while setting out a roadmap built around its Nigel AI assistant, a refreshed PXI hardware line-up, and a series of RF and software-defined radio launches. Pla...

At the Eurobike trade show, motion plastics manufacturer igus presented an electric version of the igus:bike for the first time, responding to the growing demand for low-maintenance e-mobility in cities. Like the original igus:bike, it consists of 50recycled fishing nets and offers people the opportunity to combine environmental protection and low-maintenance urban mobility. The...