Hioki talks battery design in Episode 3 of Farnell’s ‘The Innovation Experts’ podcast
Leading test manufacturer Hioki joins Farnell to discuss the design of innovative tools and equipment for battery design and testing in the third episode of The Innovation Experts podcast.
Farnell, an Avnet Company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, has today released the third episode in its new global podcast series, The Innovation Experts, featuring leading test manufacturer Hioki. The podcast series investigates how test and measurement equipment supports innovation and new product development across a wide variety of real-world applications. Each episode in the series will provide valuable insights for buyers, engineers, and other industry professionals wanting to stay up to date with the latest trends, challenges, products, tools and applications.
This brand-new podcast episode takes an exclusive look into how Hioki designs innovative tools and equipment for battery design. Kai Scharrmann, Engineer and Business Development Manager at Hioki joins Farnell’s Cliff Ortmeyer, Global Head of Technology Product Marketing and Solutions, to discuss this cutting-edge technology and explain how it is used to measure the efficiency of electric cars and other critical applications. The Experts also address trends and challenges in battery technology and testing along with insights on how Hioki’s other high-technology products enable innovation across a variety of industries.
James McGregor, Global Head of Test & Tools at Farnell, said: “Our third podcast episode featuring Hioki will be of great interest to designers of clean energy systems such as electric vehicles, green energy storage and other battery powered systems.
With new episodes released every few weeks, The Innovation Experts podcast will cover how test and measurement equipment enables innovation at tiny start-ups right through to large blue-chip organisations. All previous podcast episodes are available now on Farnell’s new Technical Resources Hub including:
- Episode 1: Test equipment drives hybrid working and remote learning – The debut episode of the series focuses on how Pico Technology’s PC-based oscilloscopes and RF testing products have enabled hybrid working and new ways of remote learning throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Mike Purday, Business Development Manager from Pico Technology, discusses the capabilities and impact of using low-cost PC-based scopes through to high-performance products for a range of innovative – and unexpected – applications, from tattoo removal to monitoring the temperature of penguin eggs.
- Episode 2: Fast-tracking innovation: Emerging trends and techniques – As Tektronix and Keithley celebrate their 75th anniversary, the second episode of The Innovation Experts podcast provides a brief historical perspective about how both companies have helped drive innovation in some of the world’s leading industries. Brad Odhner, Technical Marketing Manager for Tektronix and Keithley talks about how test and measurement equipment is accelerating innovation by helping engineers overcome present and future challenges.
Hioki is a manufacturer of electrical measuring instruments supporting applications ranging from R&D to maintenance and service with four product groups: automatic test equipment, data recording equipment, electronic measuring instruments, and field measuring instruments. These products are used in an extensive range of industries and fields.
Farnell offers a full range of market-leading test, tools and production supplies from stock to support electronic design and test, with no minimum order value and an educational discount programme. Customers have free access to online resources, data sheets, applications notes, videos and webinars with excellent customer and technical support available 24/5 in local language.
The Innovation Experts podcast is freely available from major podcast providers including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
This third podcast episode, featuring Hioki, is available now on Farnell’s new Technical Resources Hub.
Farnell Global is a fast and reliable distributor of products and technology for electronic and industrial system design, maintenance and repair. From research and design through prototype to production, Farnell helps its customers access the products and services they need 24/7. With more than 80 years of experience, 47 localised websites, and a dedicated team of over 3,500 employees, Farnell provides every component its customers need to build the technology of tomorrow.
Farnell Global trades as Farnell in Europe, Newark in North America, and element14 in Asia Pacific. It also sells direct to consumers through its CPC business in the UK.
Farnell Global has been part of the established global technology distributor, Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT), since 2016. Today, this relationship allows the company to support its customers at every stage of the product life cycle, offering a truly unique distribution model, as well as expertise in end-to-end delivery and product design.
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