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At this year's Farnborough Airshow, TRW Conekt is offering electronics engineers the opportunity to win a Kindle e-reader. Visitors will be challenged to identify a number of faults on a printed circuit board. The PCB....
On 14th March 2012 the Smart Road Restraint Systems (Smart RRS) project consortium successfully demonstrated a number of new road safety concepts to a gathering of EU officials, engineers, academics and representatives from a number....
Despite the current growth of career opportunities in engineering and technology, women continue to be considerably under-represented in this sector. TRW Automotive has recognised for a long time the significant contribution that women can make....
TRW Conekt has been invited to showcase its advanced vehicle guidance technology that at a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Technology Showcase.
Conekt developed elements of the technology through funding from the Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE). ....
The Olympia Exhibitions & Conference Centre in London will be hosting the Counter Terror Expo over 25th and 26th April 2012. Counter Terror Expo is the leading global event for organisations engaged in the development....
TRW Conekt will be exhibiting at Subsea 2012, Europe's largest conference and exhibition for the subsea industry. Subsea 2012 will take place on the 8 and 9 February 2012 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference....
The second Sensing Technology exhibition begins next week at the NEC, Birmingham on 27-28 September and TRW Conekt is exhibiting its sensing capabilities to the wide range of visitors.
Conekt’s sensing technology specialists offer innovative solutions....
EMC Europe is being hosted by the University of York between 26 - 30 September. The European conference attracts a range of delegates within the electromagnetic compatibility world providing a wealth of information to those....
TRW Conekt is exhibiting at The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s 6th International System Safety conference at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham 21 – 22 September 2011.
A full day of workshops is followed by two....
TRW Conekt is exhibiting its work on the WiTNESSS project at the Aerospace, Aviation & Defence Knowledge Transfer Network (AAD KTN) conference in Rotherham on 20-21 September.
WiTNESSS (WIreless Technologies for Novel Enhancement of Systems and....
ExCel in London will be hosting Defence and Security International between 13 and 16 September 2011. TRW Conekt will exhibit at the event on stand N3-168 highlighting its sensing and actuation capabilities, including vision and....
For the third year running, TRW Conekt will be exhibiting at the Low Carbon Vehicle event LCV2011. Held at Rockingham, this unique event provides Conekt with the platform to demonstrate the innovative work being undertaken....
The 14th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications is being held at the ICC in Birmingham from 30 August to 1 September 2011. TRW Conekt is a sponsor of the conference and will be....
17 May 2011, 10.22
EU research initiative presents new vehicle assistance systems to increase traffic safety
EU research initiative presents new vehicle assistance systems to increase traffic safety
Safe intersections
Wolfsburg, 17 May 2011 – An innovative vehicle and infrastructure technology could reduce accidents at intersections by up to 80 percent. Eleven partners from industry and research have collaborated together to work on the....
The five year CityMobil project hosts its conference for ‘Smart mobility for better cities’ in La Rochelle, France, 12-13 May 2011. Celebrating the completion of this Integrated Project, part of the EU-funded Framework VI programme,....
Tudor Grange Academy in Solihull will be holding its annual Industry Challenge Day on April 28, 2011.
Dr Kevin Richardson, portfolio manager at TRW Conekt, will be attending the challenge day to work with year eight....
The Northern Defence Industries (NDI) annual conference and exhibition was held at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 24 and 25 March 2011. The event, entitled 'Innovate, Diversify, Export - Strategies to aid growth for....
The special international committee on radio interference that sets the EMC standard ’CISPR 25’ has developed a draft appendix to the current third edition. CISPR 25 provides methods and test procedures to control the amount....
15 February 2011, 11.47
Conekt's Roger Hazelden to present at ‘Powering Wireless Sensor Systems’ conference in Munich
Conekt's Roger Hazelden to present at ‘Powering Wireless Sensor Systems’ conference in Munich
Roger Hazelden, technology leader, Sensors and Optoelectronics, TRW Conekt, will present at the ‘Powering Wireless Sensing Systems’ conference in Munich, Germany from 30-31 March 2011.
The presentation entitled ‘Automotive and Aerospace: Challenges for Powering Wireless Sensors’....
A project to develop a fuel cell hybrid taxi has won ‘The Engineer Technology and Innovation Award’ for 2010. Announced in December, the project team was presented with the award for the Energy category. Beating....
TRW Conekt is now accredited to the third edition of the EMC automotive standard, CISPR 25. This EMC standard, set by the special international committee on radio interference (CISPR), forms part of the suite of....
Earliest Start Date: ASAPLatest Acceptable Start Date: 12/09/2011Available to: undergraduates, post-graduates, alumni, etc.Salary: £23 – 26k
Job DescriptionA high calibre Physics or Engineering graduate is sought to join a team of world-class experts in the design....
One of the issues currently facing the permanent magnet industry is the potential shortage of rare earth materials. With production dominated by China, its planned reduction in export has prompted discussion on the future availability....
Photonex 2010 has moved to the International Centre in Telford for this year’s UK showcase of photonics and optical technologies. TRW Conekt will be joining the exhibition to demonstrate some of the diverse range of....
TRW Conekt is exhibiting at The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s 5th International Systems Safety conference in Manchester 19 – 20 October. The IET conference provides an impressive schedule of technical papers from a range....
Zero Emissions Fuel Cell Hybrid Taxi has been shortlisted for the Engineer Technology and Innovation Awards 2010. Beating off the competition to reach the finals, the collaborative project has been shortlisted within the Energy category....
TRW Conekt has been invited to exhibit at the Technology Strategy Board’s innovation event, Innovate 10 on 12 October 2010. Held at the Business Design Centre in London the event promises to foster innovative thinking....
In promoting its expanding portfolio of sensing solutions, TRW Conekt will be exhibiting at the Autonomous Systems Showcase in London, 01 October 2010, hosted by the Aerospace and Defence Knowledge Transfer Network (A&D KTN).
The event,....
The first Sensing Technology exhibition launches at the NEC, Birmingham on 28-29 September and TRW Conekt is exhibiting its sensing capabilities to the wide range of visitors.
Conekt’s sensing technology specialists offer innovative solutions to challenging....
TRW Conekt has achieved accreditation to RTCA/DO-160F and MIL STD 461F demonstrating continued improvement and investment in testing capabilities.
RTCA/DO-160F, the standard for environmental and EMC test requirements for civil aviation equipment and MIL STD 461F,....
Following over 12 hours of cycling, covering 126 miles, Dr Luke Turnbull raised over £500 for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Pakistan Floods Appeal.
The route from Redditch to Preston cross-country and B roads led Luke....
01 September 2010, 09.13
Conekt presenting at UKACC International Conference on Control, September 2010
Conekt presenting at UKACC International Conference on Control, September 2010
Dr Xiao-Dong Sun will be presenting a paper entitled ‘Application of robust two degree-of-freedom control to an Active Steering Wheel System (ASWS)’ at the International Conference on Control, at Coventry University September 7, 2010.
The paper....
For the second year running, TRW Conekt will be exhibiting at the Low Carbon Vehicle event LCV2010 at Millbrook. This unique event provides Conekt with the platform to demonstrate the innovative work being undertaken within....
The ViewNet showcase takes place 21 July 2010 at the University of Bristol. The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded project, ViewNet, will be holding its showcase in....
With funding from the Technology Strategy Board Low Carbon Vehicle Innovation Programme, TRW Conekt along with Intelligent Energy, Lotus Engineering and London Taxis International have unveiled the zero emissions London Taxi in London on June....
Dr Mark Tucker and Dr Kevin Richardson will participating in the ‘Road to Autonomy’ workshop that is due to be held at Coventry University's TechnoCentre on Wednesday 7th July 2010. The workshop has been organised....
Rob Pinnock, principal engineer in Conekt's Sensors and Optoelectronics Group, will give a presentation at the Power Management Technologies conference at the NPL, Teddington, on 27th May. Power management is an active research topic aiming....
TRW Conekt has gained approval for Defence Standard 59-411 - adding to the scope of testing capabilities at the Solihull based facility.
Building on our expertise in testing and validation, this standard allows us to maintain....
