Collaborative PCB design workflow and tool set to help manage electronics product design data.

SAN MATEO, Calif. (PRWEB)
March 18, 2021

Inventhub, a platform for securely managing and collaborating on electronics design data, is excited to announce a set of tools which provide an improved way for hardware companies to manage their PCB design projects and allow early collaboration on the data of those projects.

2020 has been a challenging year for the whole world. Against this backdrop, Inventhub has seen an acceleration in remote work and with that, processes have evolved to allow for a new wave of change to take place on how we collaborate and work in various industries. With the focus on the hardware industry, especially the electronic design industry the process to go from proof of concept to production needs improvement.

With the new tools and with the emphasis of enabling borderless development in the hardware electronics industry, Inventhub wants to partner, standardize and bring more visibility in the hardware product development process. Inventhub helps in lowering the barrier to entry for early professionals and new companies. The platform helps current companies to optimize processes and accelerate product development by cutting down cost with a centralized solution consisting of all the tools needed to gain insights into the engineering data and allowing less ambiguity and more confidence in production ready products.

Tools and their benefits include:

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  Visualization and Discussions on PCB Documents: The design view of a pcb document on the platform helps in bringing a shared understanding where everyone has access to view, discuss and understand the document and its data. Inventhub supports visualization on formats such as Altium Designer, EagleCad, KiCad (more coming soon)
• Git based version control and tools: Having one database is a single source of truth which allows everyone to work from the same single database that is updated with every change from everyone who has access to it. All data is accessible in a centralized and secure cloud space. The information is visible to everyone instantly with its history.
• Access controls and sharing engineering data: Inventhub wants to help make it easy for the reusability of documents with multiple stakeholders. Organization access controls on the platform enable team based collaboration and sharing the latest version of the document and having access controls on top of it helps in early communication.
• Release management and Manufacturer Space: Easily Create, Manage and share a release by marking a point in history of a version controlled project. A manufacturer space is provided in addition for accessibility of project and design data. This helps to communicate production details easily to external stakeholders.
• Bill of Materials: Smart BOM brings a design-to-cost development approach. Create, edit and keep your bill of materials updated with every change in your project. With smart supply chain integration, find prices, generate cost estimates, get parts availability all in one place. This synchronized integration lets your team use the right parts and enable your procurement team to have up-to-date information at every stage.
• Components Library Manager: Inventhub wants to make it easy to manage components libraries and their life-cycle in centralized cloud storage. This gives teams and organizations easy access to trusted reusable assets and adding supply chain integration on top gives designers and procurement teams to see real-time/up-to-date component life-cycle data, pricing and availability.

“With the change in consumers’ needs the ability to manage complex problems, make decisions and innovate across internal and external boundaries is more important than ever. Hardware industry is a clear example for this, as with the rise of IoT, Robotics and 5G technologies, we need modern tools and accelerated workflows to empower today’s engineering workforce. With collaborative tooling we are looking to help cut down the time wasted on non-design/non-engineering work and let innovation happen at scale,” says Usama Abid, Inventhub’s CEOLearn more about Inventhub at https://inventhub.io or partner with us by reaching out to: hello@inventhub.io

About Inventhub:

Inventhub is a platform for collaborating and managing electronics design data that provides enthusiasts, professionals and businesses of all shapes and sizes the tools and resources to create production ready hardware products in an accelerated fashion. The powerful set of features helps scale from a basic project creation to a fully integrated management and collaboration platform to help in ushering borderless development. Inventhub is a remote first company, led by Usama Abid and Usman Maqsood, with a team of 10+ people consisting of a diverse group of passionate people, with a shared vision for the future of hardware tooling and the unrelenting drive to release that vision. This vision is backed by Fatima Gobi Ventures, Draper University Ventures, Walled City Co. and a couple of angel investors.

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MilesTek Launches New USB 3.0 Cable Assemblies with Die-Cast Metal Backshells

“With our new line of ruggedized USB 3.0 cables with die-cast metal shells, we are able to fill a niche and offer customers a hardier alternative to standard USB 3.0 cables without the excess cost of full mil-spec,” said Dustin Guttadauro, Product Line Manager

IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB)
March 18, 2021

MilesTek, an Infinite Electronics brand and a leading manufacturer and supplier of products designed to address military and avionics applications, has launched a new line of ruggedized USB 3.0 cables that are ideal for military, government, mil-lite and industrial connectivity applications.

MilesTek’s new line of USB 3.0 cable assemblies include nine ruggedized models with die-cast metal backshells. Designed to support harsh environments, these cables feature optional, removable machine vision thumbscrews for secure lockdown connections. Additional features include USB 3.0 compliance with up to 4.8 Gbps speeds,22 AWG power conductors for maximum power transfer and Type-A, B, Micro-B and C connector options in lengths of 1, 2 and 3 meters off-the-shelf.

“With our new line of ruggedized USB 3.0 cables with die-cast metal shells, we are able to fill a niche and offer customers a hardier alternative to standard USB 3.0 cables without the excess cost of full mil-spec. Also, since these cables are in-stock, customers can avoid long lead times typically associated with specialized cables like these,” said Dustin Guttadauro, Product Line Manager.

MilesTek’s new USB 3.0 assemblies with die-cast metal backshells are in-stock and available with same-day shipping and no minimum order quantity.

About MilesTek:

MilesTek designs and manufactures a broad range of MIL-STD-1553B and Ethernet connectivity products to address Military Avionics, Aerospace, Industrial and government applications. In addition to a wide selection of off-the-shelf products, MilesTek can custom manufacture cable assemblies and harnesses. MilesTek is headquartered in Lewisville, Texas and is ISO-9001:2015 certified. MilesTek is an Infinite Electronics brand.

About Infinite Electronics:

Based in Irvine, Calif., Infinite Electronics offers a broad range of components, assemblies and wired/wireless connectivity solutions, serving the aerospace/defense, industrial, government, consumer electronics, instrumentation, medical and telecommunications markets. Infinite’s brands include Pasternack, Fairview Microwave, L-com, MilesTek, ShowMeCables, NavePoint, INC Installs, Integra Optics, PolyPhaser, Transtector, KP Performance Antennas, RadioWaves & Aiconics. Infinite Electronics serves a global engineering customer base with deep technical expertise and support, with one of the broadest inventories of products available for immediate shipment.

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L-com Launches 3.5 GHz Small Cell Sector Antenna with 15 dBi of Gain

“Our new small cell sector antenna is smaller in size than typical sectors yet offers high gain as well as support for MIMO applications. The advantage of this new antenna is that it can reduce wind loading when replacing larger sectors on the tower,” said Justin Pollock, Product Line Manager.

IRVINE, Calif. (PRWEB)
March 18, 2021

L-com, an Infinite Electronics brand and a preferred manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, announced today that it has introduced a new small cell sector antenna that is ideal for WISP, MIMO, CBRS and fixed wireless networking applications.

L-com’s compact small cell sector antenna is a professional quality antenna designed primarily for 4×4 or 2×2 MIMO point-to-point or point-to-multipoint applications in the 3.5 GHz, Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) frequency band. This small-cell sector’s wider elevation beamwidth provides excellent coverage near the tower and can be mechanically tilted to provide optimal coverage over the target coverage zone.

Additionally, this robust small cell sector antenna offers an aesthetically pleasing form factor and features four ±45 slant-polarization ports with integral N-female connectors all in a single enclosure. The antenna’s UV-resistant radome and rugged mounting hardware prove ideal for all-weather operation.

“Our new small cell sector antenna is smaller in size than typical sectors yet offers high gain as well as support for MIMO applications. The advantage of this new antenna is that it can reduce wind loading when replacing larger sectors on the tower,” said Justin Pollock, Product Line Manager.

L-com’s new 3.5 GHz Small Cell Sector Antenna is in-stock and available for same-day shipping.

About L-com:

L-com, a leading manufacturer of wired and wireless connectivity products, offers a wide range of solutions and unrivaled customer service for the electronics and data communications industries. The company’s product portfolio includes cable assemblies, connectors, adapters, antennas, enclosures, surge protectors and more. L-com is headquartered in North Andover, Mass., is ISO 9001: 2015 certified and many of its products are UL® recognized. L-com is an Infinite Electronics brand.

About Infinite Electronics:

Based in Irvine, Calif., Infinite Electronics offers a broad range of components, assemblies and wired/wireless connectivity solutions, serving the aerospace/defense, industrial, government, consumer electronics, instrumentation, medical and telecommunications markets. Infinite’s brands include Pasternack, Fairview Microwave, L-com, MilesTek, ShowMeCables, NavePoint, INC Installs, Integra Optics, PolyPhaser, Transtector, KP Performance Antennas, RadioWaves & Aiconics. Infinite Electronics serves a global engineering customer base with deep technical expertise and support, with one of the broadest inventories of products available for immediate shipment.

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Students and faculty fly drones in unison in the new St. Mary’s University Drone Lab.

“We have this amazing facility where students can not only learn, but also apply the knowledge that they are learning in their classroom,” said Assistant Professor of Computer/Software Engineering Dante Tezza.

SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB)
March 18, 2021

Unmanned Aerial Systems will take flight at 3 p.m. Monday, March 22, marking the Drone Lab Opening Ceremony and Blessing at St. Mary’s University.

At 25 feet tall and 1,734 square feet, the Drone Lab — complete with a flight area, an observation area and workstations — will allow professors to incorporate drones into their curriculum and students to take on more drone-related research for industry partners. 

“The Federal Aviation Administration predicts the U.S. registered commercial drone fleet to climb to between 442,000 and 1.6 million units in the next few years, which will, in turn, create a few hundred thousand jobs,” said Winston Erevelles, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Science, Engineering and Technology, as he highlighted how the new lab will help launch St. Mary’s graduates into a fast-growing industry.

“Drone technology has been around for more than 50 years. However, it was exclusively used by the military and was not available to the private sector until recently,” said Professor of Electrical Engineering Bahman Rezaie, Ph.D., an early proponent of drone research at St. Mary’s. “The more drones become part of everyday business in all aspects of life, the more need for a workforce that is knowledgeable and capable of maintaining and designing a variety of drones.”

The facility will support the new UAS concentration under the B.S. in Engineering Science program, house new summer camps for high school students and also welcome St. Mary’s students of all majors into a Drone Club next fall.

“We have this amazing facility where students can not only learn, but also apply the knowledge that they are learning in their classroom,” said Assistant Professor of Computer/Software Engineering Dante Tezza, adding that lab space has already become a hot commodity among students working on projects, such as redesigning a quadcopter and developing parachutes for drones.

Beginning Wednesday, March 24, St. Mary’s will introduce its largest 24-hour fundraising initiative yet, with the St. Mary’s Giving Day. Giving Day contributions to the Drone Endowment Fund will help provide the newly constructed Drone Lab with still needed sensors, future equipment updates and cutting-edge software to interact with practical classroom instruction.

How to view the Drone Lab Opening Ceremony and Blessing:

A livestream of the program will be available at https://www.stmarytx.edu/about/events/live at 3 p.m. Monday, March 22. There will be a short video about the lab, students and professors premiering on the St. Mary’s YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsSoP3dDAWUs6kveaQ4nc_A) after the livestream.

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IPEVO VZ-X Wireless Document Camera

Offering both wireless and wired capabilities, the VZ-X allows the user to explore possibilities that were previously impossible to achieve.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (PRWEB)
March 18, 2021

The key leader in education technology, IPEVO, has just released the second iteration of their most versatile 8MP document camera, the IPEVO VZ-X Wireless Document Camera.

Offering both wireless and wired capabilities, the VZ-X allows the user to explore possibilities that were previously impossible to achieve. Whether it be in classrooms or conference rooms, users are able to pick the VZ-X up and move about freely thanks to the built-in battery at its base and Wi-Fi. Lasting up to 12 hours, the built-in battery makes consecutive sessions and presentations a breeze without having to worry about the VZ-X running out of power.

Equipped with an 8-megapixel Sony CMOS sensor and an Ambarella chip, the VZ-X delivers detailed images with low noise, fast focus, and excellent color reproduction. The amazing image quality is further complemented by its sturdy but flexible multi-jointed design. This allows users to capture images from different heights and angles whilst taking up minimal space due to its small footprint, ideal for those working with limited space.

Besides the usual connection to computers via USB, users are also able to connect their VZ-X to their smartphones, tablets, and even AppleTV with ease thanks again to its wireless capability. Additionally, VZ-X can connect to a projector or monitor through HDMI, and users can adjust the image accordingly with the buttons conveniently placed on the body, eliminating the need for computer interaction.

The VZ-X’s compatibility with software such as Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, and OBS makes it the ideal companion for remote work. Users may further enhance their experience by taking advantage of IPEVO’s free Visualizer software to access an even wider array of functions such as OCR, split-screen, document scanning and video recording.

The VZ-X is now available for $329 and can be purchased through IPEVO’s Online Store, IPEVO’s Amazon Store or directly by email at sales@ipevo.com.

For more information about the VZ-X, visit: https://www.ipevo.com/products/vz-x

Based in Sunnyvale, CA, IPEVO is a design-driven company dedicated to creating teaching, learning, presentation, and communication tools for the connected world, with a focus on Document Cameras. IPEVO has been leading the communication and visual transmission industry for more than 10 years and is the number one choice for educators across the globe.

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Wave to Play

We are delighted that our interactive touch-less product line, which includes the ability to provide touch-less audio and video solutions, can help our museum clients re-open safely

SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)
March 18, 2021

Videotel Digital, the only manufacturer serving the digital signage industry with the widest variety of innovative touch-less peripherals as well as reliable, affordable, and simple out-of-the-box industrial-grade 4K digital signage interactive media players, looping DVD players and directional sound speakers, has gotten a great response from museum customers who want to re-open safely.

“Because of COVID, we had to act quickly to find a solution that would activate both video and audio. We chose Videotel Digital’s WAVE-to-Play and now use it in both our Discovery Hall where visitors can automatically trigger the welcome orientation, as well as for our Kainai Arbor exhibit so visitors can learn more about the exhibit without having to physically touch a screen.” – Brad Brown, Exhibit Designer & Fabricator, Galt Museum & Archives

“Our exhibits are informative and educational geared toward families with younger kids and offer a lot of hands-on activities. Previously, all electronic kiosk exhibits have been actuated with pushbuttons or touchscreens, but when the pandemic hit it forced us to deal with new safety and disinfection protocols. Videotel Digital’s WAVE-to-Play devices are a perfect solution combined with their VP71XD media players and they are easy to set up. We have two WAVE-to-Play devices on monitors that we formerly used as touchscreens.” – Joel Nielsen, Graphics Specialist, Project Coordinator, University of Nebraska State Museum

Lisa Schneider, Videotel Digital’s EVP of Marketing and Sales said, “We are delighted that our interactive touch-less product line, which includes the ability to provide touch-less audio and video solutions, can help our museum clients re-open safely and continue to engage their visitors while keeping them safe from contamination.”

To learn more about Videotel Digital’s Touch-less Interactive products go Here.

To learn more about Videotel Digital’s HyperSound Directional Speakers go Here.

To see client installations go Here.

For more product information go to https://www.videoteldigital.com. You can also email Lisa Schneider, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing at lisa@videoteldigital.com or call her at (619) 670-4412‬‬‬ x27. You can follow Videotel on twitter (@Videotel) or Facebook (facebook.com/Videotel). For new product updates use #NewatVideotel.

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About Videotel Digital:

Videotel Digital is the only manufacturer serving the digital signage industry with the widest variety of innovative touch-less peripherals as well as reliable, affordable and simple out-of-the-box industrial-grade 4K digital signage interactive media players, looping DVD players, and directional sound speakers. Videotel Digital is a leading supplier to numerous industries, including retail, healthcare, hospitality, restaurants, trade shows and events, banks, places of worship, museums, corporate facilities, education, government agencies and others.

For more information, contact Communications Representative

Geri D. Wolff, Market Works International, Inc. (561) 660-7919

gwolff@market-works.com

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Snap Case for Apple AirTag

The Wairco Snap Case is patent pending, and we have ambitious plans for expansion into many more products following our launch. We hope to inspire both the everyday user and also investors who are excited about the future prospects and applications of smart trackers.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (PRWEB)
March 17, 2021

With the impending release of Apple’s latest product, the AirTag, a Canadian startup based out of Vancouver has created the first accessory allowing users to make the product wearable. While originally intended for tracking possessions, such as keys or luggage, the Snap Case by Wairco Goods Inc will allow the AirTag to be discreetly and securely attached to clothing. Wairco hopes the accessory will bring peace of mind to parents, pet owners or those caring for people with dementia.

Speculation about the release date for AirTags continues to swirl in the tech community with Jon Prosser announcing on Wednesday that the Apple event will be in April, not March 23rd. Apple may skip the month of March and push its bigger product reveal into April instead. Regardless, the date is approaching, and Wairco is preparing like many others in the Apple Accessories space.

“When AirTags do finally hit the market, we will be moving quickly to manufacture and distribute the Snap Case. We can’t wait to bring our invention to the world. The Wairco Snap Case is patent pending, and we have ambitious plans for expansion into many more products following our launch. We hope to inspire both the everyday user and also investors who are excited about the future prospects and applications of smart trackers.”

Lyn Bryan, the founder of Wairco, says her interest in tracking solutions began when her eldest son was preparing to go to Kindergarten. Lyn was seeking a solution that would allow her to track the whereabouts of her child after he boarded the school bus, she experimented with Tile tracking stickers, and was faced with problems. Her son was able to easily remove the sticker and would misplace it. Furthermore, Tile did not have the network support to meet Lyn’s real time tracking needs and was not the reliable solution she had hoped for.

As the the CEO of a celebrated Canadian and US digital agency called Major Tom, Lyn has been a full time working mother since her both her boys were 6 months old. It’s not a new scenario to be away from her kids, but sending them out into the world created stress and anxiety nonetheless.

Lyn’s research extended beyond the application of Tile, and when she learned of the pending release of Apple’s AirTag she got excited. However, the challenge still remained – how would she attach this tag to her son so that she would have confidence that he was wearing it regardless of the activity he was enjoying at school.

“I was inspired and motivated to launch a company that’s mission hit so close to home. There are many people, just like me, who worry throughout the work day about the whereabouts and safely of their children. The issue extends far beyond my household too. I have watched my father in law struggle with dementia for many years, and witnessed the struggle and resilience of my mother in law caring for him… and wondered how or when a solution would become available that could create security for them both. The fear of him leaving the house, and wandering off became an unfortunate reality last summer in the late stages of his disease. I have experimented, and failed with Tile, and with the anticipation of AirTag I was motivated to find a solution with that would afford caregivers just like me, or my mother in law, peace of mind by attaching the technology to clothing in a way that the vulnerable party could not remove it.”

Wairco have been prototyping and working with best in class product developers to find a solution to the problem of attaching tags to clothing. Further to that their exploration has allowed them to develop additional concepts for attaching tracking tags after the release of their first product the Snap Case for Apple AirTag.

To find out more, and follow the journey of Wairco visit Wairco.com and subscribe for updates. Wairco is now crowdfunding through pre-orders at http://www.wairco.com.

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