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Holistic approach to IoT

 

PRESS RELEASE: 8 June 2016

 

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APC Smartwave launched to provide holistic approach to IoT

Much has been written about the Internet of Things' (IoT) potential to deliver process and operational efficiencies into a variety of engineering applications. But those seeking to design, integrate and apply new IoT solutions are often restricted or challenged by the requirement to source essential components from a variety of suppliers, risking lengthy testing periods to ensure compatibility.

APC Technology Group plc has launched APC Smartwave to solve this problem, reducing the time needed to research and build effective IoT solutions.

APC Smartwave provides a comprehensive range of IoT and Cleantech products from a single source. It is not restricted to a single product range or brand.

In fact, APC Smartwave is continually testing and introducing new-to-market products from established and emerging components suppliers worldwide. This ensures IoT systems designers and integrators have the widest choice of compatible components available with which to build their systems to meet their specific objectives.

To help IoT and Cleantech systems engineers select the right product and optimise performance, APC Smartwave doesn't just supply components. The team works closely with OEMs and system designers and integrators to develop smart engineering solutions that are tailored to a customer's needs and goals. 

Working collaboratively, APC Smartwave technical specialists will work with customer teams to identify the best component combinations, technologies and processes, providing engineer-to-engineer technical expertise and design-in support.

Product range
The APC Smartwave product range, listed below, is split into seven core categories, each encompassing a range of tested and approved supplier brands.

  1. Sensors:temperature, humidity, environmental, positioning sensors from IST- AG, All Sensors, ESS, Gas Sensing, TT electronics-Optek and MSR Electronics

  2. Computing solutions:embedded computers, gateways, radio transmitters from Advantech, Libelium, ISL and RF Adeunis

  3. Wireless:Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Sigfox, LoRaWAn, Wireless-M-Bus and Cellular from RF Adeunis, Locosys, Zentri, Wiznet, Neoway and Telecom Design

  4. LED components:COBs and emitters from ProLight Opto

  5. Display products and solutions

  6. Energy harvesting and storage:Ultracapacitors from Ioxus, harvesting by Farsens

  7. Cloud Platform:applications and integration

Commenting on the launch of APC Smartwave, Martin Kingston, General Manager, said:

"Advanced Power Components is an established supplier of innovative electronic components with more than three decades' experience of sourcing, supplying and working with large blue chip organisations to design in dynamic electronic solutions.

"More than that, the Group has developed a broad product supply-base and an unsurpassed technical expertise in component integration.

"We're bringing all of this expertise to the fast evolving IoT sector, which makes us an ideal partner for those organisations developing and instigating innovative IoT-based programmes," he said.

"Unlike many other IoT product providers, we're not restricted to a single solution. Instead our focus is on providing engineering support to identify and build in the best component solution.

"Our engineers have a full understanding of how IoT systems work, what they can achieve today and what is possible tomorrow. The service they provide is based on design and system development, not purely product supply," he said.

APC Technology Group plc is one of the UK's leading providers of both sustainable products and services and of specialist electronic components, with a proven track record in the successful delivery of large scale projects for national and international clients.

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Image:The graphic pictured above can be downloaded via this link: APC Smartwave solution

Contact details
For more information, visitwww.apc-smartwave.co.ukor contact Adrienne Robins at Green Tiger Communications on 07855 643094 or emailAdrienne@greentigercommunications.co.uk.

Notes to editors
Advanced Power Components (APC) distributes specialist and high-reliability electronic components and connectivity solutions to some of the UK's leading organisations across sectors that include aerospace, automotive, defence, space and healthcare. APC is part of APC Technology Group plc.www.apc-plc.co.uk