Farnell Launches New Global Podcast ‘The Innovation Experts’

08/03/2021

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Farnell,an Avnet Company and global distributor of electronic components, products and solutions, has launched a new global podcast series, The Innovation Experts. Exploring the latest innovations in the world of electronics, the first series investigates how test and measurement equipment is key to enabling technological innovation.

Thepodcast series features interviews with experts from the world's leading test and measurement equipment suppliers including Tektronix, Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, Pico Technology, Hioki and Fluke, to understand how they are helping customers drive innovation across a wide variety of real-world applications. The podcasts provide valuable insights for buyers and design, development and systems engineers as well as amateur test enthusiasts wanting to stay up to date with the latest trends, challenges, products, tools and applications.

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, joins Farnell's Global Head of Technical Marketing and electrical engineer Cliff Ortmeyer, to discuss 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.

The Innovation Experts is freely available from all major podcast providers including Spotify, Apple Music, Alexa and more.

The first episode, featuring Pico Technology, is available now on Farnell's new Technical Resources Hub.

With new episodes released every two weeks, The Innovation Expertspodcast will cover topics including how test and measurement equipment enables innovation at tiny start-ups right through to large blue-chip organizations, how cutting-edge test tools support innovative battery design for electric vehicles and much more.

Cliff Ortmeyer, Global Head of Technical Marketing at Farnell and host of The Innovation Experts, said:'With this podcast, we wanted to hear from the experts right on the cutting edge of technological innovation in the test space. Over the course of the series, I speak with leaders from some of the largest test and measurement equipment manufacturers around the globe to find out how they deliver innovative solutions and empower their customers to build an exciting future. I'm delighted to have spoken to influential experts in this industry and we hope the test and measurement community will find their insights helpful and interesting.'

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