Recab UK

In the space of 12 months, industry has changed completely. The way that manufacturers operate has fundamentally changed, bringing in a renewed need for embedded systems that support remote operations and contactless authentication and validation of the workforce. Here, Martin Frederiksen, Managing Director of Recab UK, explores how 2020 brought new technologies to manufacturing plants.

In the past, data centres were big and had to accommodate isolated, single-purpose hardware for every IT function. As a result, organisations had to invest vast sums in multiple hardware units, many of which sat idling the majority of the time, creating an environment of high cost and low efficiency. Here, Annelie Invansoon, Marketing Manager at Recab AB, and Martin Frederiksen, Managing Director of Recab UK, explains how HyperConverged Infrastructures (HCIs) have been transforming data centres.

Access to, and availability of, clean water is vital to society and the economy. The United Nations (UN) has included access to water and sanitation as one of its sustainable development goals for several years, but the importance has become obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether water is being supplied for domestic usage or circulated in treatment systems, connectivity is important to ensure availability and effective network management. Here, Magnus Unosson, Senior Account Manager at Recab, explains the key steps in building effective, connected water operations.

The offshore energy industry, whether it is oil and gas or offshore wind, is one underpinned by remote and distributed assets, critical operations and harsh environments. As such, it’s one of the prime sectors to benefit from digitisation and embedded technologies to support improved maintenance and monitoring.

Developer and supplier of embedded computer systems, Recab UK has shared a free whitepaper called 'Designing embedded computers for rugged applications'. Published in the US by Recab UK’s partner Diamond Systems, the whitepaper is available on the Recab UK website. Some manufacturers claim that their boards can serve extreme applications by labelling them as rugged when, actually, that is not the case. It’s therefore vital that engineers properly understand ruggedised electronic components.