Visa Franchise notes that the E-2 Visa has suffered several policy changes in 2020. These changes were in large part due to the mandate in Section 10 of Executive Order 13780, requiring the Department of State to review all non-immigrant visa reciprocity agreements to make sure they are truly reciprocal. As a result of these changes, citizens of Macedonia are no longer eligible for E-2 Visa, the citizens of Chile, Denmark, Norway, and Latvia have their E-2 Visa validity period reduced, and the citizens of Mexico have their E-2 Visa validity period extended from 12 months to 48 months. In 2020, only 23,493 foreign nationals obtained an E-2 Visa, while 3,266 applicants were rejected. This translates to a denial rate of 12,21%, which is less than half of the 25% denial rate for all non-immigrant visas.

According to Visa Franchise, Japan is the country with the highest E-2 Visa issuances with 8,654 Japanese citizens obtaining this type of visa in 2020. Most of the Japanese E-2 Visas are for E-2 managers that are transferred to work in a E-2 company in the United States. The next places in the report are occupied by Canada with 2,500 approvals, South Korea with 1,973 approvals, Germany with 1,487 approvals, France with 1,279 approvals, Great Britain and Northern Ireland with 1,275 approvals, Mexico with 838 approvals, Italy with 827 approvals, Spain with 583 approvals, and on the 10th place Taiwan, China with 390 approvals. Most E-2 Visas from countries besides Japan and Germany represent investor visas applied by individual entrepreneurs who plan to operate a small U.S. business.

Getting approval for certain immigrant and non-immigrant visas has become more difficult due to the stricter immigration policies implemented under the Trump administration. The E-2 Visa is one of the most popular and sought-after visas in the entire US immigration system. This visa allows applicants to renew indefinitely, enter and exit the US multiple times in the validity period and stay in the US for as long as two years per entry.

Visa Franchise is providing a smooth and secure path for families moving to the US through the E-2 investor visa. They can help foreign nationals looking to legally reside in the US by investing in a US small business. Their team analyzes the best business opportunities for their clients based on their unique profiles. Their research team constantly analyzes franchise and business concepts in order to deliver the best small business investment solutions directly to the customer.

The press release Visa Franchise Has Launched A New US E-2 Visa Approval Statistics Report comes from Xinwengao.com press release distribution and journalist media database service in China.

Global investment to learning technology companies surged to a breathtaking $36.38 billion in 2020, up dramatically from the $18.66 billion invested in 2019 and more than double the $16.34 billion invested in 2018. The number of deals spiked from 896 in 2019 to 1,251 deals in 2020.

This whitepaper breaks out investments made to ten types of learning technology products: three legacy products and seven advanced learning technologies. The legacy products include Self-pace eLearning (asynchronous courseware), Digital ReferenceWare (test prep, audiobooks, videos, manuals, etc.), and Collaboration-based Learning (synchronous live online classes and tutoring)

The advanced learning technology products include AI-based Learning, Mixed Reality Learning (Simulation, AR, and VR), Game-based Learning, Cognitive Learning (behavior modification), Mobile Learning, Location-based Learning, and Education and Training Bots (both physical and virtual).

“Despite the massive funding going to Chinese companies, the US accounted for the highest amounts of funding,” comments Sam Adkins, the Chief Researcher at Metaari. “Just over $16.15 billion went to 611 US learning technology developers in 2020. This is 44.4% of all global investments made in 2020.”

There were very large investments made to online learning companies in China, but only to a few companies. A full 31.6% ($11.52 billion) of all global investments in 2020 went to just 125 Chinese companies. Yet, this funding was highly concentrated in just two companies: Yuanfudao and Zuoyebang. Combined, they garnered 50.8% of all funding going to Chinese learning technology developers in 2020.

“Combined, the US and China accounted for 76.0% of all global funding in 2020,” comments Adkins. “Yet, there are major differences in the investment patterns in China and the US. In China, investors pumped very large amounts into a relatively small number of companies and most of them offer live online classes.”

Investments in the US were much smaller than China but went to a large number of companies. The one striking thing about the investment patterns in the US is the keen investor interest in AI-based Learning companies. A total of $8.45 billion was invested in 287 AI-based Learning companies in the US in 2020. To put this in context, a full 83% of all global investments in AI-based Learning went to US companies. In sharp contrast, “only” $534.6 million went to just 22 AI-based Learning companies in China; a mere 5.3% of the total global investments made to AI-based Learning companies.

Investment in corporate-facing companies in 2020 nearly doubled compared to 2019; investment reached a breathtaking $10.39 billion in 2019. A massive $17.22 billion went to 702 corporate-facing companies in 2020.

Funding declined for consumer-facing learning technology companies in 2019 but rebounded dramatically in 2020. Funding dropped to $6.67 billion in 2019, but spiked to $13.48 billion in 2020.

In 2019, there were only 84 deals made with PreK-12 learning technology companies and investment fell to $855.32 million. This changed dramatically in 2020, with $4.39 billion going to 107 companies serving the PreK-12 segment. In 2020, funding to learning technology suppliers serving the global higher education segments surged to $1.09 billion.

The big winners in 2020 were AI-based Learning developers, Collaboration-based Learning (live online tutoring) providers, Mixed Reality Learning developers, and Mobile Learning edtech companies. But it was AI-based Learning that attracted the largest amount of funding by a wide margin.

An astonishing $3.67 billion was invested in 120 AI-based Learning companies in 2019. This pales in comparison to the $10.17 billion that went to 359 AI-based Learning companies in 2020. The vast majority (83%) of funding went to US startups.

Corporations (particularly healthcare firms) are the top buyers of AI-based Learning followed by federal government agencies across the planet. Companies and agencies are using AI-based Learning in cybersecurity training, pre-employment assessment, intelligent business simulations, augmented predictive analytics (also called insight engines), big data visualization, knowledge graphing, digital twins and digital employees, and a relatively new trend, AI-based IT operations and support (AIOps). AI has essentially reinvented the call center industry.

AI-based Learning is used in five major ways in healthcare: pathology, analytics, diagnosis, etiology (causation), and treatment (therapy). When enhanced with AI, platforms designed for all five become knowledge engines.

“Perhaps the greatest impact on AI-based Learning in the healthcare industry are the advances being made in precision medicine, clinical decision support, and in imaging diagnostics,” adds Adkins.

There was a sharp spike in investments made to PreK-12 learning technology providers in India. Just under $3.0 billion ($2.96 billion) in capital flowed to 114 learning technology companies in India in 2020, but 38% of this went to just one company; the online education juggernaut BYJU’S raised $1.11 billion in five rounds in 2020.

Learning technology investments spiked in the UK and Germany in 2020 but declined in France and Canada compared to 2019. Investments rebounded in the Nordic Cluster, Israel, and Australia after declines in 2019. Investment activity is inherently unpredictable and nowhere is that more apparent than the rebounds and declines in 2020.

Latin America is again a hotbed of investment in edtech startups after three years of decline. In 2019, only $98.7 million was invested in just 12 learning technology companies in the region. That changed dramatically in 2020 with 23 companies raising $346.0 million in funding.

Eighteen edtech companies in Southeast Asia raised a combined total of $327.8 million in funding in 2019, up more than four times from the $75.5 million invested in 2018. This spiked dramatically in 2020 with $595.9 million going to 41 edtech companies in the region.

About Metaari

Metaari (formerly Ambient Insight) is an ethics-based quantitative market research firm that identifies revenue opportunities for advanced learning technology suppliers. We track the learning technology markets in 126 countries. We have the most complete view of the international learning technology market in the industry. Metaari focusses solely on advanced learning technology research on products that utilize psychometrics, neuroscience, location intelligence, game mechanics, robotics, cognitive computing, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and augmented reality.

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Even as the world grapples with its worst crisis since World War II, some risks are more potent, deadly, and likely to change the course of world politics. These are Eurasia Group’s Top Risks for 2021, the firm’s annual prediction of the ten greatest threats to the trajectories of nations, global politics, industries and institutions. Unveiled each January, Top Risks helps investors, companies and the public anticipate and respond to opportunities wherever they invest or do business. The report is co-written by Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer and Chairman Cliff Kupchan.

The #1 risk for 2021 is “46*”—the opening of an era in which the occupant of the White House is viewed as illegitimate by roughly half the country. Donald Trump’s refusal to accept the outcome of an election that he declares was stolen is unique in American history, underscoring how divided America has become—and will remain.

“A superpower torn down the middle cannot return to business as usual,” write Bremmer and Kupchan. “And when the world’s most powerful country is so divided, everybody has a problem. The geopolitical recession—and our G-Zero world—will deepen as a result.”

Bremmer and Kupchan go on to argue that the strength of Trump’s base and political divisions in the US will force allies to consider the possibility that any commitments made by the incoming Biden administration could be overturned in four years with the election of another “America First” president.

Other Top Risks in the report include the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, the US-China conflict, data and cybersecurity, and distinct threats facing Turkey, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America. The report also includes several “red herrings”—issues that, despite media attention, are unlikely to pose significant threats or drive instability in the coming year.

Top Risks has an impressive track record for being both early and accurate in its predictions. Eurasia Group’s 2020 Top Risks report, for example, correctly predicted a contested US election as its #1 risk.

Bremmer and Kupchan will host an on-the-record press conference call today, 4 January, at 10:30 a.m. EST/15:30 GMT to discuss the risks and take questions. To participate, please register here.

Below is a summary of all ten Top Risks for 2021. Please click here for the full report.

TOP RISKS 2021

When the world’s most powerful country is as divided as the United States is now, the G-Zero geopolitical recession is sure to deepen. The world needs the leadership and cooperation that an engaged and well-functioning superpower can help provide, because, just as the healthcare response to the coronavirus pandemic defined 2020, the economic response to its lasting damage will define 2021.

#1 – 46*

Following a 2016 Trump victory that many Democrats believe Russia helped him win, Biden’s term opens the era of the asterisk presidency, a time when every Oval Office occupant is seen as illegitimate by roughly half the country—and the lawmakers that election skeptics send to Congress. Most of the risk here is domestic, but the consequences of extreme polarization for democratic legitimacy extend well beyond US borders. Apart from a shared desire to contain China, Republicans and Democrats will disagree sharply—with each other and among themselves—over the objectives of US foreign policy. In addition, the size of Trump’s base, and the broadening of that base to include more minority voters, leaves allies and potential partners wondering whether the next “America First” president and foreign policy are just four years away.

#2 – Long Covid

In 2021, the lingering symptoms of Covid-19 will threaten not just lives but political stability and the global economy. Countries around the world will struggle to meet ambitious vaccination timelines, and the pandemic will leave a legacy of high debt, displaced workers, and lost trust. The distribution of vaccines will divide haves from have nots, both within and among nations, stoking anti-incumbent anger and public unrest in many countries. Some emerging markets will experience a debt crunch this year. With inflation and borrowing costs rising, they’ll have far less room than the US and Europe to cushion Covid’s economic blow.

#3 – Climate: net zero meets G-Zero

Climate policy will move from playground of global cooperation to arena of global competition. Across a range of clean technologies, China’s longstanding industrial policy approach will now face a much more aggressive climate push from Washington. Some parts of the clean energy supply chain will face bifurcation pressures like those seen in 5G. The push for net-zero emissions targets will create enormous opportunities for private capital, especially the growing pool of environmental, social, and governance dollars and euros, but winners and losers will be determined as often by political factors as by market forces.

#4 – US-China tensions broaden

A shared desire in Washington and Beijing for stability in US-China relations will briefly ease headline tensions, but intensifying vaccine diplomacy and climate and tech competition will combine with longstanding frictions in other areas to further complicate their rivalry. Disagreements over trade, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the South China Sea will carry over into 2021. Collectively, these points of dispute will boost the risk of miscalculation and escalation toward crisis.

#5 – Global data reckoning

A slowdown or halt to the free flow of sensitive data across borders will raise costs for companies and disrupt popular apps and internet business models. This risk begins with the US and China, but it doesn’t end there. Even as the data-driven 5G and AI revolutions gain steam, other governments concerned about who is accessing their citizens’ data—and how—will erode the foundation of the open global internet. Business models for AI and other innovative tech sectors will suffer. App bans and other issues will hamper global cooperation on public health and climate challenges.

#6 – Cyber tipping point

There is no single factor that raises the risk of a major disaster in cyberspace in 2021. The digital realm, where any computer or smartphone can become an entry point for hackers and nation states, and criminals act with relative impunity, is too unpredictable for that. Instead, a combination of low-probability but high-impact risks and inexorable technology trends will make 2021 the year that cyber conflict creates unprecedented technological and geopolitical risk in cyberspace.

#7 – (Out in the) cold Turkey

Economic setbacks in 2021 and Turkey’s poor Covid response will leave President Recep Tayyip Erdogan struggling to win back voters disillusioned with his two-decade rule. These dynamics will stoke social tensions, prompt a crackdown against the opposition, and encourage Erdogan to launch more foreign policy adventures to fuel nationalism and distract his supporters. But this year, Turkey’s president won’t have international friends to shield him from the consequences.

#8 – Middle East – low oil takes a toll

Energy-producing countries in the Middle East and North Africa faced a collapse in global energy demand in 2020 that left governments from Algeria to Iran with less cash flowing into their coffers—even as the pandemic sickened citizens and weakened economies. 2021 will be worse, because energy prices will remain low. Many of these governments will cut spending, damaging vulnerable private sectors and fueling unemployment. Reforms will slow, and protests will grow.

#9 – Europe after Merkel

Angela Merkel’s departure later this year after 15 years as chancellor will drive the continent’s top risk in 2021. Europe faces an economic hangover from intensified lockdown restrictions in several countries, and Merkel won’t be there to encourage flexibility in the multilateral response. Without the German leader to serve as a strong and neutral negotiator, diplomatic efforts to resolve energy and territorial disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean will struggle, as will the UN process to address Cyprus issues. The EU position will become more hawkish as France pushes more member states to get tough with Turkey, raising the odds of diplomatic rupture.

#10 – Latin America disappoints

Governments in Latin America face intensified versions of the formidable political, social, and economic problems they were confronting before the pandemic. There will be no large-scale vaccinations until late in the year, and countries are poorly positioned to deal with another Covid wave before then. Political and economic pressures will intensify as Argentina and Mexico hold legislative elections in 2021, and voters in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru vote for president.

RED HERRINGS

Trump’s friends in trouble – Trump-friendly leaders such as Erdogan, Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, the UK’s Boris Johnson, and Israel’s Binyamin Netanyahu will engage with the new US president where they can.

Techlash in US – US lawmakers won’t declare war on the tech companies helping to restore post-pandemic growth.

Iran-US confrontation – Ties between the US and Iran will be neither as productive nor destructive as many fear.

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ABOUT EURASIA GROUP:

Eurasia Group is the world’s leading global political risk research and consulting firm. By providing information and insight on how political developments move markets, we help clients anticipate and respond to instability and opportunities everywhere they invest or do business. Our expertise includes developed and developing countries in every region of the world, specific economic sectors, and the business and investment playing fields of the future. With our best-in-class advisory and consulting offerings and GZERO Media, the Eurasia Group umbrella provides the marketplace with a complete political risk solution. Headquartered in New York, we have offices in Washington, London, San Francisco, Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Singapore, and Tokyo, as well as on-the-ground experts and resources in more than a hundred countries. “Politics first” grounds our work: Politics is the lens through which we view the world, and we are committed to analysis that is free of political bias and the influence of private interests.

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For more information and to register, please go to: https://live.parksystems.com/nssa2020/

“NanoScientific Symposium Asia is a valuable opportunity for people doing scientific research using SPM who want a chance to hear from and network with experts in the field,” states Keibock Lee, Park Systems President. “We encourage all who are interested in Nano Metrology to attend and experience these insightful presentations.”

Scanning probe microscopy, including the AFM, is gaining popularity thanks to its powerful nanoscale imaging and measurement capability, versatility in applications from semiconductor, chemistry to life sciences and recent advances in the ease of use. This virtual event brings together a leading group of experts on a variety of topics and will be a great networking opportunity.

“The Nanotechnology World Association is proud to sponsor the NanoScientific Symposium Asia. It is a great opportunity to hear from academic and industrial experts from across the world, as they share their perspectives and insights on multiple topics relevant to all of us. We invite all professionals in our field to attend,” comments Marine Le Bouar, CEO, Nanotechnology World Association, sponsor of NanoScientific Symposiums.

Some of the presentations at NanoScientific Symposium Asia include:

Prof. Nam-Joon Cho | Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Nanomechanical Mapping of Viral Protein Binding Interactions with Phosphoinositide Receptors and Pharmaceutical Drug Screening

Dr. Jae Sung Yun | University of New South Wales, Australia

Probing nanoscale defects in emerging photovoltaic materials using scanning probe microscopy

Dr. Tan Kim Song | Malaysian Rubber Board, Malaysia

Studies of natural rubber (NR) based materials using atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique.

Dr. Wang Junyong | National University Singapore, Singapore

Light-emitting diodes based on atomically thin semiconductors

Dr. Sang-Joon Cho | Park Systems, Korea

Optical Hybrid SPM technology Development

Dr. Murni Handayani | Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia

Two wired single molecular diodes based on porphyrin-imide dyads connected covalently between Single-walled carbon nanotubes as electrodes

Ilka Hermes (Principal Scientist) | Park Systems Europe, Germany

Stabilizing the piezoresponse via dual frequency resonance tracking

Dr. Persia Ada N. de Yro | Department of Science and Technology, Philippines

Nanomaterials charactization and nanotechnology research in DOST-ITDI

Dr. Jake Kim | Park Systems, Korea

A comparative study for surface potential mapping using KPFM

NanoScientific published quarterly since 2014 showcases advancements in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology across a wide range of multi-disciplinary areas of research and has a global distribution of over 40,000 in North America, Europe and Asia. NanoScientific Symposiums in 2019 are also being held in New York, Italy, Korea, China & Mexico.

About Park Systems

Park Systems is a world-leading manufacturer of atomic force microscopy (AFM) systems with a complete range of products for researchers and industry engineers in the chemistry, materials, physics, life sciences, and semiconductor and data storage industries. Park’s products are used by more than a thousand institutions and corporations worldwide. Park’s AFM provides the highest data accuracy at nanoscale resolution, superior productivity, and the lowest operating cost, thanks to its unique technology and innovative engineering. Park Systems, Inc. is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with its global manufacturing and R&D headquarters in Korea. Park’s products are sold and supported worldwide with regional headquarters in the US, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Germany, China and Mexico, and distribution partners throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Please visit http://www.parksystems.com or send an email to inquiry@parkssystems.com for more information.

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Hong Kong, China, November 8, 2020 /Xinwengao.com/ - The MediaIntel.Asia platform, which launched services last year as an offshoot of sister service ChinaPulse.com, has expanded its News Briefs to Southeast Asia. With MediaIntel.Asia’s slogan of “Be Smarter”, subscribers gain crucial intelligence for conducting business across Asia-Pacific.

News Briefs are daily executive briefings delivered by email to subscribers. Each MediaIntel.Asia News Brief contains top news and media insights in particular business sectors. This express service provides a curated list of Asia media intelligence across industries like technology, insurance, manufacturing, tourism, finance, and retail. After launching services for mainland China, MediaIntel.Asia now has opened three different industry sector News Briefs for Singapore covering technology, tourism, and finance.

“We have built the MediaIntel.Asia platform on top of two decades of experience in media intelligence and media monitoring,” says Paul Doyle, director at MediaIntel.Asia’s parent Asia Media Network. “Our ChinaPulse.com platform began 20 years ago, and the insights gained in sentiment analysis, artificial intelligence, data monitoring, and news syndication have created the backbone for the launch of MediaIntel.Asia’s expanded services across Asia. Be smarter with your own subscription!”

In addition to the daily News Briefs, subscribers can login anytime to the MediaIntel.Asia platform to view and search thousands of daily news articles from global media. And for each news article, MediaIntel.Asia has rolled out its new “News Timeline” feature. With the News Timeline, each and every news post on the platform can be traced to related news from around the globe. For example, if a news story is published in Indonesia about a Chinese tech company, the News Timeline links that story to one published 3 hours earlier in Malaysia. And that Malaysia article is then tied to an article published in Germany a day previously, which in turn is linked to a Hong Kong article published a few hours prior to that. So researchers can use the News Timeline to have a forensic analysis of the genesis and ongoing distribution of a news story, rumor, meme, or online posting.

MediaIntel.Asia also provides its data using its own taxonomies along with the Global Industry Classification Standard, Industry Classification Benchmark, Thomson Reuters Business Classification, and the IPTC NewsCodes. These various taxonomies provide researchers the power to drill down into necessary data easily and quickly.

MediaIntel.Asia is a service of Hong Kong-based Asia Media Network. MediaIntel.Asia now includes China and Singapore in its News Brief coverage, and the company will soon expand to Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia.

More information at https://www.mediaintel.asia

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Hong Kong, China, February 21, 2019 /Xinwengao.com/ - Rutronik24, the sales organization of Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemen-te GmbH, set up a dedicated team called #8222;BaseCamp“ to focus on start-ups, dealing exclusively with the needs and projects of young, innovative companies. In addition to supplying components, the team also offers comprehensive and individually tailored consulting services.

To Andrea Bissinger, Director Sales Global at Rutronik24, supporting start-ups is only logical: “Rutronik24 fo-cuses on small and medium-sized companies with corresponding needs – so start-ups are precisely our target audience. All of our processes are tailored exactly to their requirements. This allows us to support young entre-preneurs and their projects with customized solutions. Thanks to our large network, this not only includes the required components and consulting services, but we also help put them in touch with suitable partners, such as for production, marketing and sales” says Bissinger. This is why Rutronik24 participates in festivals such as Innolution Valley, the Hannover Messe trade show, and various start-up events in order to network and build relationships with interested partners.

A new button has been added to www.rutronik24.com that allows start-ups to contact the sales organization’s newly formed start-up team directly. Marek Fuchs, Team Leader Field Sales at Rutronik24, is the first point of contact for founders and leads the three-person team. “I like to try out new things myself and enjoy thinking outside the box – and that goes for our entire team. We look forward to collaborating with start-ups from a variety of sectors in new ways and hopefully helping them both bring their product to market and make their company a success.”

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2017) and the number eleven worldwide (SourceToday, May 2018). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

The rutronik24.com e-commerce platform gives users access to the online catalog, the Procurement Area and the Product Change Notifications (PCNs) with just a single login. The online catalog provides an overview of all products including#8218; detailed data sheets, and intelligent search functions make selection easier. The mass quotation‘ link allows customers to use their parts list for convenient purchasing. In the Procurement Area, customers can obtain a quick overview of their current and past orders, tenders, article lists, safety stock level, contracts, consignment stock and traceability. The current catalogs, procurement information, PCNs and also a wide range of media are available for downloading.

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Press contact:
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH: Sebastian H#246;r, Public Relations, Tel: +49 7231 801-1679;
E-mail: sebastian.hoer@rutronik.com

Techworks Asia Ltd: Claire Walker / Karrie Lee
Tel: +852 2525 8038 / 2525 3980
Email: claire@techworksasia.com / karrie@techworksasia.com

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Hong Kong, China, November 29, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - One base platform, many areas of application: Rutronik’s contactless and wear-free rotary switch solution is not only robust, it also cuts development costs and reduces time to market. Adapting the solution to a particular application only requires modifying the software; no changes to the hardware are necessary if the mechanical design is suitable. A demo developed by field application engineers and product managers from Rutronik will be shown at electronica at the Rutronik24 booth.

“We had the idea for a rotary switch solution back in 2017: we wanted to collaborate across departments to develop an application that is used in all machines and devices – like a power switch, for example. The objective was to find a practical and cost-effective replacement for mechanical switches. This is because the lower a mechanical switch’s protection class, the fewer switching cycles it offers and the shorter its service life. With Rutronik’s concept, these criteria are no longer relevant and, thanks to contactless solutions, are less susceptible to failure in all applications where contamination and vibrations are common,” explains Thomas Kepcija, Product Manager Sensor Technology at Rutronik.

The new application consists of a diametrically magnetized disk magnet and a 3-D hall sensor arranged like an on-axis application. The sensor emits two signals that are shifted by 90 degrees and approximately correspond to a sine and a cosine wave. The angle by which the magnet was rotated is calculated by the arctan2[By/Bx] in the microcontroller, which receives the signals either in digital (SPI/I2C) or in analog form from the sensors. In this demo, the microcontroller converts the angle value into a PWM signal and a gate driver and MOSFETs regulate the power of a hot plate. All of the components used in the demo are from Rutronik’s product range. “The fact that we were able to develop this solution in-house shows that our strategy of offering a 360-degree product mix of all the components required for a project is the right one,” says Markus Balke, Senior Marketing Manager Analog Sensors, with conviction.

The hot plate, which can be seen in the demo of the rotary switch solution at electronica, represents just one of many possible fields of application. The concept developed by Rutronik is suitable for a wide range of applications including white goods (washing machines, dryers, microwaves), home appliances (ovens, vacuum cleaners, irons), power tools, medical equipment, automotive applications, transport equipment, and industrial machines. Rutronik used sensors from Infineon, Melexis, and TDK, a power supply from Recom, connectors from Amphenol and MPE Garry, MOSFETs and RFID components from ST, antennas from Molex, and at the heart of the application is the RUT2Cloud board with a Renesas Synergy controller and a GSM module from Telit, which also makes it possible to connect the solution to the cloud. Thanks to Rutronik’s platform-based approach, the base concept can be adapted to various projects simply by modifying the software.

This is the main advantage of the solution: the base platform can be used in numerous fields of application – you only need to modify the software. This cuts development costs, results in significant savings due to easy implementation, and, as a result, considerably shortens the time to market thanks to preselecting suitable components. This makes the solution particularly appealing to customers’ project managers, because cost savings are not achieved by comparing component A to component B but due to the reduced amount of storage space required, fewer part numbers, and higher volumes. On top of that, the ability to deploy new features through the cloud connection adds real value. The solution’s wear-free operation due to the absence of mechanical switches also increases product quality, making it suitable for use in harsh environments.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2017) and the number eleven worldwide (SourceToday, May 2018). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Press contact:
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH: Sebastian H#246;r, Public Relations, Tel: +49 7231 801-1679;
E-mail: sebastian.hoer@rutronik.com

Techworks Asia Ltd: Claire Walker / Karrie Lee
Tel: +852 2525 8038 / 2525 3980
Email: claire@techworksasia.com / karrie@techworksasia.com

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Hong Kong, China, October 19, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - BT LAUNCHES DIRECT CONNECTIVITY TO GOOGLE CLOUD

Customers benefit from enhanced security and improved resilience
BT today announced the launch of a new service to provide organisations with simple, direct and fast access to Google Cloud Platform.
BT Cloud Connect for Google Cloud gives customers direct connectivity with interface speeds varying from 50 Mb/s to 2Gb/s. A resilient pair of high-performance connections means access to Google Cloud Platform services comes with more security, higher availability and with better consistency compared to connecting over the open internet.
The service is currently available at Google Cloud’s Ashburn and Chicago points of presence in the US, as well as in Frankfurt, Germany and London, helping organisations based in those regions optimise performance and meet compliance requirements.
The new service complements Google Cloud’s Partner Interconnect, a service which offers enterprises access to Google Cloud Platform from anywhere in the world.
John Veizades, product manager, Google Cloud, said: “Partner Interconnect gives Google Cloud customers even more connectivity choices for hybrid environments. Together with BT, we are making it easier for customers to extend their on-prem infrastructure to the Google Cloud Platform.”
Neil Sutton, vice president strategy and strategic alliances at BT, said: “BT can now offer customers direct, secure and reliable access to Google Cloud, a global platform engineered to handle very large, data-intensive workloads. It’s the latest development in our Cloud of Clouds approach, which has seen us invest in direct links to all of the world’s leading hyper-scale cloud platforms. It offers customers a comprehensive choice of cloud services providers and value-added services such as Check Point firewall, Connect Intelligence Riverbed and Connect Intelligence InfoVista, which provide security and end-to-end applications visibility, control and acceleration from branch sites to where data is hosted in the cloud.”
The service builds on BT’s global network reach, spanning 198 countries and territories. It is designed, implemented and supported as part of the customer’s existing network infrastructure. This means less redesign, less change and more consistency with existing network practice when connecting to new cloud services.
It is the latest development in BT’s Cloud of Clouds approach, which has been helping customers since 2015 on their digital transformation journeys by connecting them easily and securely to a cutting-edge ecosystem of cloud services, applications and data.

ENDS

About BT
BT’s purpose is to use the power of communications to make a better world. It is one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving customers in 180 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband, TV and internet products and services; and converged fixed-mobile products and services. BT consists of four customer-facing units: Consumer, Enterprise, Global Services and Openreach.

For the year ended 31 March 2018, BT Group’s reported revenue was #163;23,723m with reported profit before taxation of #163;2,616m.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.

For more information, visit www.btplc.com

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Hong Kong, China, September 13, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - Sascha Giese joins the ranks to help the technology professional community solve today’s IT challenges

HONG KONG, China – September 13, 2018 – Today, SolarWinds—a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software—introduced Sascha Giese as the newest member of the company’s Head Geek#8482; team. Giese is currently based in the SolarWinds’ Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) headquarters in Cork, Ireland.

Giese brings a plethora of industry experience to the team, including:

– Technical certifications, including being a Cisco#174; Certified Network Associate (CCNA#174;), Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA), Microsoft#174; Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), VMware#174; Technical Sales Professional (VTSP), AWS#174; Certified Cloud Practitioner, and a SolarWinds Certified Professional#174; (SCP).
– More than 10 years of technical IT experience, four of which have been as a senior pre-sales engineer at SolarWinds.
– A close working relationship with business account management and partner enablement teams. Giese has been responsible for product training SolarWinds channel partners and customers in EMEA, with a focus on the DACH (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) region.
– Regular participation in the annual SolarWinds Partner Summit EMEA, and contribution to the company’s professional certification program, SCP.

“At SolarWinds, we put a razor-sharp focus on helping technology professionals navigate the challenges and issues they face in today’s world—and the Head Geeks team plays a crucial role in making this happen,” said Darren Beck, chief marketing officer, SolarWinds. “Sascha has worked with our customers and partners for over four years, so he’s well-positioned to help the wider technology professional community solve today’s IT challenges. We’re thrilled to welcome Sascha as our newest Head Geek!”

What is a Head Geek?

SolarWinds Head Geeks#8482; bring over 120 collective years of real-world expertise and renowned industry credentials to provide the tech pro community with perspectives, advice, and discussion on the latest trends and challenges in technology.

The Head Geeks are experts in all areas of IT, including cloud, DevOps, enterprise, hybrid IT, security, networking, database, virtualization, and more.

Our Head Geeks engage with technology pros on THWACK#174;, the SolarWinds community forum; on the Orange Matter#8482; and Geek Speak#8482; blogs; in-person at events, including conferences, trade shows, and SolarWinds User Groups#8482;; and in monthly SolarWinds Lab#8482; sessions, where they provide advanced technical training. They also participate regularly on various IT forums, including myITforum#174;, windows-noob.com, Stack Overflow#8482;, and Spiceworks#174;.

Meet the Other Head Geeks

Leon Adato

Adato is a CCNA, Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), and SolarWinds Certified Professional. His 25 years of network and systems management and monitoring experience spans the financial, healthcare, food and beverage, and other industries.

Destiny Bertucci

Bertucci holds a broad array of certifications and degrees, such as CCNA, (ISC)#178; Methodologies, CompTIA#174; IT Operations Specialist (CIOS), CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist (CSIS), INFOSEC, database development degree, BS IT Security, and SolarWinds Certified Professional. In her 16 years as a network manager, she has worked in healthcare, federal, and application engineering, which allowed her to be a successful SolarWinds senior application engineer for over nine years.

Patrick Hubbard

Hubbard boasts over 20 years of hands-on experience, spanning software development, operations, applications, networks, virtualization, cloud, and more. Today, he’s helping enterprise and cloud-native teams move past DevOps hype and rationally integrate real development and operations techniques to keep businesses going forward.

Thomas LaRock

LaRock has over 20 years of IT experience, holding roles such as programmer, developer, analyst, and database administrator. He is a Microsoft Certified Master, VMware#174; vExpert#8482;, Microsoft Certified Trainer, and 10-time Microsoft Data Platform MVP.

Connect with the Head Geeks on THWACK

Adato: Adatole
Bertucci: Dez
Giese: saschag
Hubbard: Patrick: Hubbard
LaRock: SQLRockstar
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Facebook#174;
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About SolarWinds
SolarWinds is a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT infrastructure management software. Our products give organizations worldwide, regardless of type, size or IT infrastructure complexity, the power to monitor and manage the performance of their IT environments, whether on-premise, in the cloud, or in hybrid models. We continuously engage with all types of technology professionals—IT operations professionals, DevOps professionals, and managed service providers (MSPs)—to understand the challenges they face maintaining high-performing and highly available IT infrastructures. The insights we gain from engaging with them, in places like our THWACK online community, allow us to build products that solve well-understood IT management challenges in ways that technology professionals want them solved. This focus on the user and commitment to excellence in end-to-end hybrid IT performance management has established SolarWinds as a worldwide leader in network management software and MSP solutions. Learn more today at www.solarwinds.com.

The SolarWinds, SolarWinds Design, SolarWinds Certified Professional, Orion, THWACK, Orange Matter, Geek Speak, Head Geek and Head Geeks trademarks are the exclusive property of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC or its affiliates, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other SolarWinds trademarks, service marks, and logos may be common law marks or are registered or pending registration. All other trademarks mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks of (and may be registered trademarks of) their respective companies.
#169; 2018 SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Hong Kong, China, July 31, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - Compact, automotive-qualified fuse series offers short-circuit protection up to 1500A, saves space on crowded boards

Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente (Rutronik), a leading global distributor, recently hosted a series of BMS (Battery Management System) workshops and seminars covering all aspects of the BMS engineering design process. Littelfuse, Inc., a participant in these workshops and seminars, has now introduced the NANO2#174; 885 Series of surface-mount fuses with interrupting current ratings up to 1500A. These 885 Series fuses are optimized for use in high-voltage automotive applications up to 350VAC or 450/500VDC.

The NANO2#174; 885 Series Fuse is designed to protect electric vehicles against severe fault and short-circuit currents, ensuring reliability in harsh environments. With a low profile and a footprint of just 10.86mm x 4.78mm, the 885 Series Fuse is the smallest surface-mount fuse on the market for 450/500VDC automotive applications, making it ideal for applications where circuit-board space is limited and legacy through-hole fuses are unsuitable. The 885 Series Fuse is available in current ratings from 1A to 5A.

Typical automotive applications for the 885 Series Fuse include:

#8226; Li-ion battery packs used in electric vehicles
#8226; Battery Management Systems (BMS)
#8226; Sense lines
#8226; On-board chargers
#8226; High-voltage DC/DC converters

“Safety is an absolutely critical factor in the design of electric vehicles,” said Uwe Rahn, Rutronik Director Automotive Business Unit. “Fuses for EV applications must be designed for high voltages and currents, and for high reliability. They need to be compact, for space-constrained vehicle environments, very rugged, to withstand vibration and aggressive chemicals, and standards-compliant. The 885 Series from Littelfuse meets all of these requirements, and we are pleased to add this part to the Rutronik portfolio.”

Littelfuse 885 Series key benefits
The 885 Series Fuse offers the following key benefits:

#8226; High DC voltage ratings up to 500VDC and interrupting current ratings up to 1500A provide reliable protection against severe fault and short-circuit currents for electric vehicles.
#8226; The solderless platform used in the 885 Series Fuse’s robust design minimizes the risk of nuisance openings due to mechanical bonding failure and provides better performance for consistent functionality.
#8226; Compliance with the automotive qualifications developed by Littelfuse, based on the AEC-Q200 test plan, ensures reliability in harsh automotive environments.

“The 885 Series Fuse addresses the space limitations common in automotive applications,” said Daniel Wang, Director, Global Product Management, Electronics Business Unit at Littelfuse. “Its solderless platform minimizes the risk of nuisance openings due to the mechanical bonding failures typically associated with traditional fuse soldering, ensuring consistent overload performance.”

Availability
NANO2#174; 885 Series Fuses are available in quantities of 1,500 in tape-and-reel format. Sample requests may be placed through Rutronik, an authorized Littelfuse distributor.

For More Information
Additional information on the 885 Series Fuse is available at https://rutronik-tec.com.

Rutronik BMS workshops and seminars
Rutronik offers BMS solutions within its RUTRONIK POWER product range, and Littelfuse was one of the participants in a series of one-day workshops and seminars on battery-management systems (BMS), hosted by Rutronik in Greater China and Thailand, from July 30 to August 6. Two workshops were held in mainland China, in Shenzhen and Shanghai, while three seminars, led by specified customers, known as “Rutronik TechDays”, followed in Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Thailand.

Each of the one-day workshop/TechDay events comprised 6 sessions, covering topics that included:

#8226; Battery management systems
#8226; Battery Cell Technology
#8226; Thermal management
#8226; Functional safety with batteries
#8226; Current distribution
#8226; Analysis during loading and unloading
#8226; Hybrid Energy Storage Systems – comprising batteries plus supercaps
#8226; Digital Power
#8226; Advanced battery diagnosis

“A BMS is an absolute ‘must’ for ensuring the safe operation of today’s Li-ion batteries,” said Andreas Mangler, Strategy Marketing Director at Rutronik. “This workshop and seminar series was designed to explain the issues, the engineering options and the state-of-the-art in battery management.”

About Littelfuse (www.littelfuse.com)
Founded in 1927, Littelfuse is the global leader in circuit protection with advancing platforms in power control and sensor technologies. The company serves customers in the electronics, automotive and industrial markets with products that include fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays and sensors. Littelfuse has more than 11,000 employees in more than 50 locations worldwide.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, July 4, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - The BMS or battery-management system is key to safe Li-ion battery use, and Rutronik’s BMS Workshops will explain the issues and design options

Global electronics distributor Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente (Rutronik) is hosting a series of one-day workshops and seminars on battery-management systems (BMS), in Greater China and Thailand, from July 30 to August 6. Two workshops will be held in mainland China, namely Shenzhen and Shanghai; 3 seminars by specified customers, also known as Rutronik TechDays, are followed in Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Thailand.

Today’s demanding power applications, such as energy storage, automotive and e-mobility, typically use Li-ion batteries (LIBs), whose optimal efficiency and safety must be ensured by means of a battery management system (BMS). The successful design of a BMS is, however, a major engineering challenge.

High-energy-density batteries are expected to remain in high demand in China, and in Asia generally, where rapid industrialization is driving innovation in sectors such as transportation and consumer electronics. Currently, Rutronik has three offices in China – in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu – as well as subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand, so the company is well positioned to advise its customers in the region on the BMS solutions they require. That expert advice will be available at the workshop-seminar series, according to the following schedule:

#8226; July 30, 2018: Shenzhen – Marco Polo Hotel
#8226; August 1, 2018: Shanghai – Pudong Holiday Inn
#8226; August 2, 2018: Taipei (TechDay by customer)
#8226; August 3, 2018: Kaohsiung (TechDay by customer)
#8226; August 6, 2018: Thailand (TechDay by customer)

Rutronik offers BMS solutions within its RUTRONIK POWER product range, and this seminar and workshop series is intended to cover all aspects of the BMS engineering design process. This detailed approach will analyze how the stringent monitoring of all relevant LIB parameters can be achieved, under all operating conditions, during both charge and discharge cycles, for the safe operation of LIBs in various applications.

Each of the one-day workshop/TechDay events comprises 6 sessions, covering topics that include:

#8226; Battery management systems
#8226; Battery Cell Technology
#8226; Thermal management
#8226; Functional safety with batteries
#8226; Current distribution
#8226; Analysis during loading and unloading
#8226; Hybrid Energy Storage Systems – comprising batteries plus supercaps
#8226; Digital Power
#8226; Advanced battery diagnosis

“A BMS is an absolute ‘must’ for ensuring the safe operation of today’s lithium-based batteries,” said Andreas Mangler, Strategy Marketing Director at Rutronik. “However, BMS design requires expertise in the latest techniques, such as battery-impedance modeling based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). This workshop series is designed to explain the issues, the engineering options and the state-of-the-art in battery management. Everyone is welcome to attend.”

Although these events are free of charge, the number of participants is limited and prompt registration is recommended. To register for an event please contact:

Anna Chen
Assistant to General Manager and Marketing Director
Phone: +86 755 82409803 Ext 8040
Fax: +86 755 82426697
Mobile: +86 18565710272
Email: anna.chen@rutronik.com

With your acknowledgement of registration, approximately a few days prior to the scheduled start of the event, you will receive details of the venue.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, June 27, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - It’s the culmination of a highly successful partnership – in recognition of generating the highest sales of all of Taiwanese manufacturer Yageo Corporation’s distributors worldwide, the company has presented Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH with its “Global Distributor of the Year 2017” award.

“Rutronik is our solution supplier and provides its customers with comprehensive and professional service from a single source. This is precisely why we have worked with Rutronik for over 30 years in an extremely trusting and successful relationship,” explained Roger Cheng, Sales Director at Yageo. The award was presented during the EDS summit in Las Vegas in mid-May.

A Relationship Built on Trust
Yageo’s product range includes passive components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, and wireless and automotive components. Rutronik’s partnership with the Taiwanese manufacturer dates back to the 1980s and has grown steadily ever since. Markus Krieg, Managing Director Marketing at Rutronik, is equally pleased about receiving this accolade: “This award is a wonderful confirmation of our joint strategy and long-term partnership. We are positive that our work together will continue to be extremely successful in the future.”

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, June 26, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - A total of 40 global companies participated in a June 2018 visit to six supplier sites in China – enhancing understanding, strengthening relationships

As part of an ongoing strategy to deepen and maintain an understanding of its customers, global electronics distributor Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH (Rutronik) led a tour of a number of its key supplier sites in China, in June 2018.

Explains Rutronik’s Director of Global Marketing, Gerhard Weinhardt, “The tour afforded our customers a unique insight into the design, production and operational practices at some of our important suppliers, as well as a better understanding of Asian and Chinese culture.”

Facilitated by a ten-strong Rutronik team from across the globe, Weinhardt led the tour in a visit to facilities at Yageo Corporation, CK, Vishay Intertechnology, Chilisin Electronics, DLC Display and RECOM Power, covering technologies across the spectrum of passive components, capacitors, resistors, inductors, discrete semiconductors and converters.

Says Percy Lau, Marketing Director Asia at Rutronik, “We saw this tour as a great opportunity to get to know our customers even better, and, most importantly, to showcase some of the leading technologies and systems in place at facilities in Dongguan, Huizhou, and Xiamen here in China. We hosted 40 key customers on this tour.”

With three offices in China, currently – in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chengdu – as well as subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand, Rutronik is well positioned to advise its global customers about challenges and opportunities in Greater China and Asia as a whole, as well as highlighting the high level of local technological know-how, products and solutions on tap.

A case in point, the huge popularity of ultra-mobile devices in Asia, coupled with their growing complexity, requires innovative designs that are more power-efficient rather than simply more powerful. Momentum in the consumer market will then drive high levels of demand for DC/DC converters across the Asia-Pacific region, while China’s push for electric vehicles will drive demand even higher.

Already, as Rutronik’s business continues to grow and its workforce continues to expand, the existing office space has become too cramped for the company’s needs. Taking into account Rutronik’s recruitment plan for 2020 and the pace of business growth, the decision was made to expand the Shenzhen office. The new office area comprises three additional meeting rooms and four separate offices, accommodating an additional 44 staff. This new office space is well-lit, with large floor-to-ceiling windows, and the layout is more convenient. At this time, the first phase of renovation is complete.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, June 25, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - Rutronik24 is in World Cup fever – since the beginning of the competition in Russia, visitors to the e-commerce platform can shoot at a virtual goal wall once a day at www.rutronik24.com/gameand win tickets entitling them to take part in the prize draw on July 15, the day of the final match.

In the sweepstakes, participants can win attractive prizes including a sound system, a dash cam, an iPad, watches, backpacks, and gift baskets. For the grand prizes, Rutronik24 is giving away a cruise, a city break, and a spa weekend. The prizes are being offered in cooperation with select manufacturers from the Rutronik24 portfolio.

The sweepstakes is open to employees of companies that have registered on the Rutronik24 e-commerce platform; private individuals are not eligible to participate in the sweepstakes. With each goal on the goal wall, players can win up to three tickets for the drawing, increasing their chances of winning a prize on July 15.

“We are deliberately marketing our e-commerce platform via interactive campaigns such as the goal wall sweepstakes,” explains Andrea Bissinger, Sales Manager at Rutronik24 Germany. The company also looks outside the box with other measures, like the R24 newsletter, and offers customers a combination of expert information and an interactive experience, says Bissinger.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

The rutronik24.com e-commerce platform gives users access to the online catalog, the Procurement Area and the Product Change Notifications (PCNs) with just a single login. The online catalog provides an overview of all products including detailed data sheets, and intelligent search functions make selection easier. The #8218;mass quotation‘ link allows customers to use their parts list for convenient purchasing. In the Procurement Area, customers can obtain a quick overview of their current and past orders, tenders, article lists, safety stock level, contracts, consignment stock and traceability. The current catalogs, procurement information, PCNs and also a wide range of media are available for downloading.

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Hong Kong, China, June 21, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - More than a shipper of parts in parcels, Rutronik’s services include consulting and logistics expertise

Shorter innovation cycles, greater design complexity, and dynamic market growth – particularly in Asia – now characterize the global electronics industry. Clearly, it is a time of changes and challenges. This is where distributor Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH (Rutronik) plays a key supporting role by offering a variety of value-added services to its clients worldwide, meeting the needs of its customers in Asia, for example, through its established presence in Greater China and Thailand, in the cities of Shanghai, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hong Kong, Taipei and Bangkok.

Rutronik a key consultancy partner
As markets and components become ever more complex, Rutronik’s customers need an increasing amount of advice – the proportion of ‘design-in’ products in stock at Rutronik has now risen to 70%. Fortunately, in addition to its ‘classic’ broadline distribution business, Rutronik is well qualified to be a consultancy partner, and in this role the company works within a complete ecosystem of proven development partners and assemblers – all available close to the customer.

At the heart of this value-added consultancy service is a large team of application engineers (FAEs), and line and product managers who stay alert to high-tech trends and developments. In close cooperation with the manufacturers, they gain early-stage information about new products, product changes and discontinuations. On this basis, they provide sound advice to customers and alert them promptly whenever a design re-spin appears inevitable. Together the Rutronik team provides consulting for the complete product portfolio, at every technical level.

Distribution 4.0
The concept of Industry 4.0 seeks to automate and accelerate as many processes as possible, using computer-based technology and data analytics to drive major increases in productive efficiency. This is the context in which Rutronik rounds out its value-added services with all the convenience and efficiency of the e-commerce platform Rutronik24.com. Its innovative features help developers choose and purchase parts, and these features include intelligent search capabilities, the ability of the customer to place an order by uploading the BOM, a comprehensive PCN database, detailed product information along with product-manager contact details, plus an overview of all orders, quotes, and contracts, with the purchasing process tracked in real time.

C-parts no problem!
Customers also discover that Rutronik is one of very few distributors who, despite the high handling costs, is able to provide very low-margin C-parts. The distribution of these C-parts, plus the related consultancy services provided by Rutronik, can be regarded as purely value-added services.

The provision of these C-parts is also an example of Rutronik’s expertise as an advisor on logistics for the global electronics industry. Rutronik helps suppliers and customers alike reach informed decisions on communications and networking, logistics fulfilment and procurement.

Adding value through documentation
As well, distributors have to meet ever-increasing requirements for documentation, including documentation of compliance with safety and environmental regulations such as RoHS and Reach. A case in point are the requirements of the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), which came into force at the end of May. Here, Rutronik has formed its own GDPR-Compliance team, whose members include experts in electronics.

One-stop value-added services
With Rutronik, customers benefit from a comprehensive range of one-stop value-added services. As a result, they benefit from reduced development time and costs, and therefore a shorter time-to-market in which to deliver faster innovation.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, May 10, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - With social media proving hugely popular in China, Rutronik utilized these interactive channels to communicate with the widest possible audience at CITE 2018 in Shenzhen

Global electronics distributor Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH (Rutronik), an established player in Asia’s electronics supply chain, participated for the first time in the China Information Technology Expo (CITE), in Shenzhen in April, when the company focused on its four core areas of applied high-tech electronics, along with the industry-headline issue of security.

Rutronik’s four core segments, RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE, were all represented at the dynamic booth, offering visitors an opportunity to access data on the extremely wide portfolio of chip, module and board-level solutions for storage, displays, wireless, power management and automotive, often optimized for communications over TCP/IP and for high integration in industrial and IoT applications. Many engineers and potential customers pored over the informational materials on display at the Rutronik booth to learn more of Rutronik’s expertise as a global distributor in these four key categories, and of Rutronik’s services in consultancy and customer convenience including the company’s e-commerce website, Rutronik24.com.

Rutronik product presentation at CEM Awards ceremony
Rutronik was privileged to receive a 15-minute speaking opportunity at the 2017 China Electronic Market (CEM) Editor’s Choice Awards ceremony, scheduled for Day 2 of the show. Rutronik took the opportunity to promote its breakthrough CEM award-winning HESS (Hybrid Energy Storage System) and broadcast live coverage of the product presentation on Weibo.

Rutronik’s spokesperson was Job Lau, Head of FAE, who explained how the groundbreaking HESS combines a battery and ultracapacitor to improve the peak-current characteristics of the energy-storage system, to achieve extremely high levels of reliability and safety.

Lau commented, “We are very honored to receive this prestigious award. Our customers require absolute efficiency in power storage and delivery, and the HESS enables precisely that. In China, we think there will be a range of applications in e-mobility, for example, with EVs in rapid development.”

Social media an opportunity for dynamic communication
Taking the opportunity to boost regional awareness of Rutronik and its services by attracting more followers on China’s hugely popular social-media platforms, Rutronik undertook several communications outreach activities during the show.

Show visitors could, for example, participate in a lucky draw via a WeChat “Large Screen Wall” installed at the Rutronik booth. Visitors could follow Rutronik’s WeChat account by simply scanning the QR code on the screen. This very popular lucky draw, which saw large crowds gathered around the Rutronik booth, was held three times a day, for the three days of the show.

The social-media activities garnered the interest of numerous new WeChat followers, with the three days of the show driving a 126% increase in the follower base!

These crowd-pulling social-media activities ensured that Rutronik’s first showing at CITE was a huge success and instrumental in building relationships, winning mindshare, and displaying Rutronik’s absolute commitment to the China market.

The Rutronik style in action
Experienced product managers and FAEs from all specialist areas were available at the booth to provide support and advice – on the company’s e-commerce website, Rutronik24.com, for example – talking face-to-face with the region’s engineers, exchanging opinions and figuring out unique solutions. Security, an urgent issue currently in the world of electronics, was a major discussion topic.

This was the Rutronik style in action – out on the show floor, meeting and greeting customers, communicating openly, to everyone’s advantage. This is the same style that has seen Rutronik enter cars and drivers in the Macau Grand Prix, putting automotive electronics into action in the most spectacular and exacting way possible, right in the heart of Asia.

Learn more about products and services from Rutronik at www.rutronik.com.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, May 9, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - The e-commerce platform Rutronik24 of the Rutronik Eleketronische Bauelemente GmbH has taken first place in Fujitsu’s website ranking competition. “This website undoubtedly deserves the gold medal” commented the Japanese company.

Praised were the clear structure of the site, which allows products to be found quickly and easily, the most comprehensive portfolio of Fujitsu boards amongst all competitors as well as the extensive article description and of the Fujitsu brand itself. The prize-giving took place at the end of February, during the embedded world in Nuremberg.

“We are very proud of this award. It is a fantastic acknowledgement of our work and effort, to always provide our customers with the latest and most comprehensive product range. It is very gratifying for a big-name producer like Fujitsu to honour our dedication.” says Mario Klug, Senior Marketing Manager Boards Systems at Rutronik. Klug accepted the award at the Fujitsu booth of the embedded world.

Rutronik obtained 390 out of 550 possible points. Nine different aspects were assessed, some of which for example were the quality of the description of the D3433-S, the completeness of the board and accessory portfolios and also the precision of the texts for individual products. In total, 18 distributors were evaluated.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, May 3, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - The Kyocera Z series consists of three new surface mount type clock oscillators. They offer high stability combined with low current consumption. The oscillators are available with a very short lead-time at www.rutronik24.comas of now.

The central concept of the Z series is easy to use, easy to get. Accordingly, with three models (Z series 1-3) in five sizes each, the Z series offers easy to use clock oscillators. To ensure high productivity and a short leadtime, the Z series adopts a new platform structure: Every model shares the same common head unit, just the bottom bases vary in size. As crystal, package and IC each consist of common material, the Z series is available at a very competitive price.

Z series 1 covers a frequency range from 1.5MHz to 160MHz by a custom IC with PLL function. Within the regular operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C, it grants a frequency stability of +/- 20ppm. At higher temperatures up to 125°C, the stability is still at +/-30ppm. The lead-time for series 1 is just one day.

Z series 2 offers the same specifications as Series 1, but comes with an improved frequency stability of +/- 2ppm. Samples are available fully programmed to required frequency and stability within one week. By combining the very tight frequency tolerance of series 2 with tailor made crystals to bypass PLL for a low jitter performance, Z series 3 marks the flagship of Kyocera’s new oscillators. It features a frequency range from 24MHz to 60MHz. Samples of this series are available within a lead-time of seven weeks.

Each series works with a supply range from 1.71V to 3.63V and has a current consumption of 2.85mA. Further features are a CMOS Output and an enable/disable function. They are available with automotive grade AECQ100/200 as well. Target applications include Consumer, Networking, Industrial and Amuse.

You will find more information on the Kyocera Z-Series on the e-commerce platform Rutronik24.com (where you can also place orders directly):
https://www.rutronik24.com/pgm/avx/quartz%2C-oscillators%2C-rtc/quarz/2.html

Rutronik24 online shop
The Rutronik24 modular online shop sells around one million articles across the full spectrum of electronic components and functions as a distributor for SMEs and large businesses with mid-range component requirements. Rutronik’s China-based suppliers include film-capacitor specialist BM and LRC (Leshan Radio Company Limited). Leading features of Rutronik24 include the Mass Quotation Tool, which enables customers to upload and obtain a quote for a complete parts list, as well as an extensive PCN database.

About Rutronik (www.rutronik.com)
Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH is the third largest distributor in Europe (European Distribution Report 2016) and the number ten worldwide (SourceToday, May 2017). The broadline distributor supplies semiconductors, passive and electromechanical components as well as boards, storage, displays wireless products. The company’s primary target markets are the automotive, medical, industrial, home appliance, energy and lighting industries. The ranges RUTRONIK EMBEDDED, RUTRONIK SMART, RUTRONIK POWER and RUTRONIK AUTOMOTIVE provide customers with specific products and services in groups tailored to the respective applications. Expert technical support for product development and design-in, individual logistics and supply chain management solutions as well as comprehensive services complete its scope of performance.

The company, founded by Helmut Rudel in 1973 in Ispringen, Germany, now has over 70 subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Rutronik employs more than 1,600 staff worldwide and achieved Group sales of 950 million euros in the fiscal year 2017.

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Hong Kong, China, April 20, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - Two third of all consumers in Hong Kong and Germany consider independent certification marks when buying any toys. This was the outcome of a representative survey conducted in January 2018 for TUV Rheinland by the polling institute Civey in Germany and a Facebook questionnaire conducted in Hong Kong.

TUV Rheinland’s experts believe that these surveys not only confirm the importance of the GS (Tested Safety) mark in particular, but also the safety for toys in general. TUV Rheinland’s toy testing expert in Hong Kong, William To, had this to say: “Babies and toddlers like to put toys in their mouths. Therefore, the conscious purchase of suitable toys is very important, such as the production quality, for example.” Certification marks can be a valuable guide in this respect.

Safety is equally important for recent toy trends, such as smart toys and remote controlled model cars. “They differ from stuffed teddy bears, puzzles and dolls. But they have one thing in common: they are intended to provide fun without risks,” said William. As one of the leading testing institutes worldwide, TUV Rheinland tests toys in its own test laboratories in Asia, America and Europe, and checks for toxic chemicals in addition to electrical and mechanical safety in toys. These tests also include flammability tests for stuffed toys and acoustic measurements for toys that produce sounds.

Observing important rules when buying toys

When consumers buy toys, they consider not only the price but also the quality, production techniques and play value. Over 75% of the survey respondents identified safety as the main selection criteria when purchasing toys in Hong Kong. Two thirds said they paid attention to the label and instructions while around 50% considered any sharp points or edges.

In the experience of the safety experts, buying only from known sources and checking for any defects are particularly important. Extremely strict regulations are applied for children under three years old, and toys that are not suitable for this age group must be marked with a special warning notice. This is very important if, for example, toys have swallowable parts. William also stated that “If toys have a strange smell, you should think twice before purchasing it. Children dislike bad smells just as much as adults. In addition, such toys may contain harmful substances.”

Use all your senses when buying toys. William: “Sharp points and edges or loose parts are not only a nuisance but a potential hazard.” For toys that produce sounds or music, always check the volume, as loud toys may damage hearing in babies and toddlers. A warning must be printed on the packaging: if this information is missing, then hands off.

Additional certification marks offer guidance

Only about 10% of the Hong Kong respondents could not recognise any test marks when choosing products. Most knew at least one of the international test marks, such as CE, GS or CCC.

Certification marks of independent testing organisations offer additional guidance when purchasing toys. These include the GS mark for “tested safety”, TUV Rheinland’s specific marks for harmful substance tests and the LGA-tested Quality mark (safety, usability). These certification marks are awarded only after the products have passed inspection in the laboratory. In addition, the manufacturing plants are subjected to strict quality control by the inspectors. Toy expert William said, “Certification marks represent an additional, voluntary testing of the products and the manufacturing process, which go beyond the quality control carried out by the manufacturer.” They therefore make a positive contribution to product safety.

The representative survey of market researchers, conducted by the Civey Institute in Berlin on behalf of TUV Rheinland, also found marked differences between the attitudes of men and women regarding the role of certification marks: almost 72% of all women (but only 58% of men) check toys for certification marks. However, around 75% of both men and women in Hong Kong check certification marks when purchasing a toy.
Over 9,700 German consumers were surveyed by Civey from 11-15 January 2018, and 220 Hong Kong respondents completed the questionnaire online from 6 to 19 February 2018.

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Hong Kong, China, April 18, 2018 /Xinwengao.com/ - Molex and TTTech announced a collaboration based on their shared vision of open, flexible and interoperable systems in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The first results of this collaboration will be demonstrated at Hannover Messe, April 23-27, 2018 in Hannover Germany.

Today, the industrial automation market is experiencing a tectonic shift towards more openness and tighter integration. Existing inflexible infrastructures are struggling to keep up with the changing demands of this increasingly digitized business environment. Molex and TTTech have agreed to address these demands for greater interoperability, information transparency and connectivity by leveraging their combined OT (Operational Technology) and IT expertise. A demonstration that integrates innovative technologies such as OPC UA (Unified Architecture), TSN (Time Sensitive Networking) and edge/fog computing will be shown at the fair and serves as an indication of the two companies’ plans.

“TTTech’s IIoT platform complements Molex OT solutions and together we can deliver an open, end-to-end solution operating from the sensor to the cloud and anything in between” says Riky Comini, director, industrial automation, Molex. “By matching the extensive expertise Molex has in industrial automation and industrial communication protocols, along with TTTech’s undisputed leadership in deterministic networking and open IT platforms, we can bridge the gap between OT and IT to build solutions that bring the full benefits of technology to our customers.”

“TTTech is very pleased to collaborate with Molex. We recognize that the combined OT and IT expertise of Molex and TTTech will result in better solutions that create more value for customers,” says Markus Plankensteiner, vice president sales industrial North America and strategic accounts, TTTech. “Molex has both deep industry knowledge and long-standing customer relationships that will accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies such as OPC UA TSN and edge/fog computing in the broader industrial automation market.”

Please visit Molex booth # F76 in hall 9 to see the demonstration or www.molex.com to explore next generation industrial solutions. To learn more about TTTech’s solutions, please visit hall 8 stand A32 or www.tttech.com.

About TTTech
TTTech is a global leader in the field of robust networking and safety controls. TTTech solutions improve the safety and reliability of electronic systems in the industrial and transportation sectors, with a portfolio of products that are helping to make the Industrial Internet of Things and autonomous driving a reality. Thanks to the proven platform-based architecture, TTTech products enable simple system integration with shorter time-to-market and significant cost reductions for customers. Beyond this, TTTech solutions support highly scalable and modular open real-time architectures based on Deterministic Ethernet, including IEEE TSN standards and the established SAE Time-Triggered Ethernet standard. More information about TTTech is available at www.tttech.com.

About Molex, LLC
Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical. For more information, please visit www.molex.com.

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