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electronielectronicc products products and and technology technology - JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2015 AN EP&T SPECIAL REPORT TECHNOLOGY WEARABLE WEARABLE WEARABLE WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY PAGE 5 INTERCONNECT DEVICES Page 10 HARTING OPTOELECTRONICS Page 14 IBT TECHNOLOGIES TRANSPORTATION AEROSPACE, LAND, MARINE Page 18 FREE E-T-A CIRCUIT BREAKERS SHIPPING ON ORDERS Publications Mail Agreement No. 40069240 Canada Post: Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: OVER $200! Business Information Group, 80 Valleybrook Drive, Toronto, ON M3B 2S9 [email protected] DIGIKEY.CA 020312_FRSH_EP&T_CA_Snipe.indd 1 2/3/12 1:51 PM 00 http://ept.hotims.com/56233-1 141128_COVG_EPT_CA.indd 1 11/24/14 12:16 PM editorial 003 electronicelectroni productsc products andand technology technology Wearable, IoT, robotics, 3D printing – we’ll have it all in 2015 Volume 37 Number 1 January-February 2015 Another exciting year is upon us, ultimately giving birth to a Experts conclude that the near-time winners in IoT will be those litany of fresh electronic designs that will emerge into our daily that supply complete solutions that are in demand. They may be lives. Some of these blueprints are bound to be spawned from snapped up quickly as a result. one of the many new emerging sectors that have leapt onto the Changing the way consumers learn, do business, monitor their stage in Canada and worldwide. health and maintain their households, Robotics are capable of Leading the way is the wearable technology segment, which doing things that humans can’t, or simply don’t want to do. We grabs the front page of this edition of EP&T. With the global anticipate that our readership will want to learn more about this wearable electronics market forecast to reach $25.19-billion with growing sector this year as well. EP&T will provide expanded cov- a corresponding volume of 142.6-million units by 2020, it speaks erage of Robotics in 2015. Its rise in prominence was illustrated Stephen Law to reason why we have chosen to highlight it and have it lead off at this year’s 2015 International CES, whereby robotics exhibits Editor this year’s editorial calendar of coverage. increased 25% over the previous year. 416.510.5208 [email protected] The global wearable electronics product market is dominated Backed by the recent formation of this country’s own Canadian by wrist wears, which contributes to approximately 45% of the Printable Electronics Industry Association (CPEIA), EP&T has Sohail Kamal overall market. Their application use in lifestyle and fitness inserted expanded PE coverage into its editorial lineup. PE lies West Coast Correspondent [email protected] accounts for 38% of the overall pie. Even more interesting is that at the convergence of several industries in which Canada has North America accounts for about 40% of the demand for wear- a strong track record – advanced materials, micro-electronics, able electronics for both consumer and commercial applications. information and communications technologies, printing and Next on our hit-list is the Internet of Things (IoT), which advanced manufacturing. Lastly, we certainly could not overlook is of great excitement to many of the world’s largest consumer the 3D printing industry and its impacts on everything from busi- electronics companies because they seek the ‘next big thing’, ness models to healthcare. with existing markets in smart phones, tablets and computing So there you have it, Fitbits to C-3PO-like robots, EP&T has saturating. taken the necessary steps to provide you with the latest trends IoT promises the highest design and product volumes. in design technology. Peter Loney Joanna Malivoire However, there are some notable differences - whereas consumers Publisher Account Manager Stephen Law, Editor 416.510.5207 Direct: 866.868.7089 are willing to pay top dollar for highly functional smart phones [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] (and wearables, they hope), to pay extra for IoT capability in less @EPTmagazine glamorous objects will need to demonstrate clear added value. 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The announcement was made recently by Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Federal Described as a complete supply chain partner for OEMs across a diversified range of Economic Development Agency of Southern Ontario) at a summit on Advanced Manufacturing industries, EPM is a turnkey EMS player and differentiates itself by providing higher level Summit, co-hosted by McMaster University and CME. Goodyear discussed the importance of manufacturing and integration services for complex products including radio frequency, global advanced manufacturing to Canada’s economy and announced up to $20-million for the CME positioning satellite, medical device and digital video / optical technologies. A significant to deliver a new program called SMART Advanced Technologies for Global Growth. portion of the company’s revenue is derived from products that are fully manufactured, inte- The program provides funding for southern Ontario manufacturers who are exporting, plan- grated and packaged as an end customer ready solution. EPM operates manufacturing facilities ning to export, or selling into a supply chain, to conduct technology assessments and adopt in Markham and Shenzhen, China, as well as a logistics facility in Hong Kong. advanced technologies. These