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    Design tomorrow today with the latest products and tools

    As design engineers, you’re playing an active and important part in shaping our future. To help and support you during your design projects we want to make sure that we’re bringing together the most relevant tools, technologies and information all in one place, providing you with everything that you need.

    Looking for new products on the market? We hear you. We launch over 10,000 new products every year to make sure that you have access to the latest technology on the market so that you can stay ahead of the competition. Want technical data? Consider it done. We have downloadable datasheets on all our product pages to help give you the technical information you need and we also have a dedicated team to support you over the phone if you need it, plus you can join our active online community of like-minded designers on our DesignSpark platform. Need to buy different quantities? No problem. We have no minimum order quantity when you purchase from our range of products ,so whether it’s small quantities for prototypes and research, or large reels for production, we can support you.

    Find out how you can benefit from all of this, and more, below.

    Ideas and advice to help your next design

    Having the right products is key to any job, but having somewhere that can offer you industry knowledge, expertise and additional support is where we can add additional value. Below we have brought together a recorded session from Nordic Semiconductor discussing Bluetooth Low Energy Technology, an article that discusses how Cypress / Infineon Technologies approaches the design of Industrial HMI and a digital brochure which further outlines our range and related services.

    Everyday Electronics

    Everyday Electronics

    Get an even clearer idea of how our range can help you with your next design, with our latest brochure overview of our offer and related services.

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    Keep up to date with our application and product guides

    When you're solving the design challenges you face today and tomorrow, it makes sense that you have the latest parts and information on hand. Our 500,000 products are constantly being innovated to make sure you have exactly what you need to maximise efficiencies. Below, we've brought together some key technologies to support you with your projects making it easier and quicker to browse and select the right product for the job. Many of these products have accompanying 3D model downloads, helping you add them straight to your schematics to help make things easier for you.

    Key technologies for Design Engineers

    Sensing ICs

    Sensing ICs

    Whatever physical property your design needs to monitor, our wide range has it covered. Plus the associated dev' kits for prototyping too.

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    Test and Measurement

    Test and Measurement

    We've got your bench covered with power supplies, signal generators, scopes, meters, spectrum analysers and e-loads from leading brands.

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    Connectors

    Connectors

    Power, signalling and data connectors for board, panel and machine level applications, from the brands you can rely on.

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    Cable and Wire

    Cable and Wire

    Standard and high performance equipment wire, plus multi-core cables and accessories to mark, protect and route cabling as required.

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    Electromechanical

    Electromechanical

    The switches, knobs, relays, fans and thermal management you need to complete your design. Our extensive range has everything you need.

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    Passive Components

    Passive Components

    Essential building blocks for any electronics design, explore our huge range of passive components from the brands you trust today.

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    Automation

    Automation

    Logic, process control, and datacommunication are core to industrial automation and form the heart of many machine control designs.

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    Tools, Soldering and ESD

    Tools, Soldering and ESD

    From VDE screwdrivers to tweezers, we have a vast range of tools, soldering and desoldering stations and ESD products to help you.

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    Design Support

    We believe that your goals are ultimately our goals, that's why we're on hand with our support for our customers. From Technical Support to downloadable datasheets & instructions to a wide range of delivery options to suit your needs, we aim to offer you more.

    Product Support

    Product Support

    Access product support through our technical specialists, online resources, by phone or through your RS Local branch.

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    3D Models

    3D Models

    Save time designing, with our huge resource of over 130,000 accurate 3D models from across our diverse range.

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    Packaging Options

    Packaging Options

    To suit your design or production needs, we stock both small packs and manufacturer pack quantities of many components.

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    DesignSpark

    Achieve your design goals with DesignSpark. With free software solutions as well as being an online community of like-minded engineers, you can get access to technology articles, projects, peer-to-peer support and a library of 3D CAD resources.

    DesignSpark PCB Software

    DesignSpark PCB Software

    You want to innovate with your PCB board designs. With DesignSpark PCB, there is no limit to your schematic size or the number of sheets.

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    Going Beyond Limits

    Technology is enabling us to work in some of Earth's most extreme environments. Based in Norway, one of our customers, KYSTDESIGN, talks to us about the challenges of designing an ROV (remotely operated vehicle) capable of operating 6,000 metres underwater.

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