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At the annual meeting of Swedish Electronics on June 1, Maria Månsson resigned as chairwoman, a position she had held since Swedish Electronics was founded in 2010. Maria was warmly thanked for her solid contributions to the association and the industry. For many years, even before 2010 in the then Swedish Electronics Industry Association, she has been involved with developing the association and its activities with great commitment and enthusiasm […]

The RE Directive replaces the R&TTE Directive (Directive 1999/5/EC). The Directive was transposed into Swedish law by: Radio Equipment Act (SFS 2016:392) Radio Equipment Ordinance (SFS 2016:394) Regulations on requirements etc. for radio equipment (PTSFS 2016:5) Scope: Covers radio and television sets Covers radio equipment that transmits on frequencies below 9 kHz Does not cover fixed terminal equipment (it is covered by the EMC and LVD Directives) Clarifies that radar (radio determination equipment) […]

The award has been presented for 15 years and now you can submit your technical contribution for a chance to win. The competition has three categories: Enterprise, Student and IoT (Internet of Things – new category). This is an excellent opportunity to be seen as all nominated contributions are exposed at Embedded Conference Scandinavia and in media contexts. […]

Everyone who professionally handles electronics needs to see if and how they are affected by this law. The law covers all electronics that are classified according to the so-called CN codes specified in the law, based on the customs nomenclature that was in effect on January 1, 2015. It is therefore important to have the correct CN code classification. The law comes into force on April 1, 2017. The tax is levied on […]

A selection from the agenda: The Swedish Chemicals Agency's Cecilia Westöö explained in detail what REACH, POPs and RoHS mean. Intertek's Mats Forkman told us how we should think about Conflict Minerals. Svensk Elektronik's chairwoman Maria Månsson described what news we need to know about EMC, RED and other directives, and led the afternoon workshop where the participants received answers to many of the […]

We all hear a lot about Digitalization and Industry 4.0, but what does this mean for Swedish companies? What opportunities and challenges are there? The day, which was moderated and led by Svensk Elektronik's chairman Maria Månsson, began with Mats Lindoff, Strategy Consultant and partner in Combain AB and former CTO Sony Ericsson, giving examples under the theme "IoT - From mobile phones to […]

The Swedish Embedded Award is awarded annually to the best designs in embedded technology. This award was established to highlight and demonstrate the endless possibilities of electronics, as well as to stimulate and encourage more and more smart solutions that in turn create stronger competitiveness. This year's Winner: Prevas won the "Company" category, with the contribution AmbuMan Alex Hedberg, Florian Curinga […]

Read more about ECS at Embeddedconference.se Register for free today. A packed program This year's program could be the best ever, with six packed tracks within Embedded Technology and the Internet of Things. The full program is available here. In addition, the program is loaded with no less than four interesting keynotes: Magnus Melander, SMSE Keynote 1: Only great […]

This year's nominees for the Swedish Embedded Award competition span an even wider field than usual. Here you will find everything from an extremely accurate measuring instrument for the research world to a self-driving golf ball picker and an energy-efficient electric longboard with astonishing performance. The award ceremony will take place on the evening of November 22 at Embedded Conference Scandinavia www.embeddedconference.se Read more Swedish Embedded […]

We have a packed conference program with almost 70 speakers over two days, about half of whom are international. ECS will build on the strong trend of the Internet of Things and advanced sensors applied to the automotive industry. The three focus areas are ”Connected systems of embedded systems”, ”Embedded software development and use” and ”Embedded systems in the automotive […]

Intertek Academy offers a wide range of courses to help companies and organizations meet market demands for product safety, quality, health and the environment. The course instructors are experts in regulations and directives and often sit on international committees for standardization. As a member of Svensk Elektronik you get a 15% discount on open courses at Intertek […]

For the fourteenth year in a row, the Swedish Embedded Award is open to both students and companies. Students compete in their own category and can win a scholarship of 50,000 SEK. Companies compete in the Enterprise and Micro/Nano categories. It is an excellent opportunity to be seen, both through the media who are invited to the press conference when the nominees are presented and […]