Avnet Abacus is teaming up with some of the world's leading manufacturers of power components for a series of free technical seminars in five locations across Europe. The seminars will focus on the challenges that face power system design engineers. In the one-day sessions, Avnet Abacus and its franchises Aimtec, Cymbet, Emerson, Enpiron, Excelsys, Murata Power Solutions, Power Integrations, and Schaffner will provide an overview of environmental and energy efficient directives impacting power supply design. Explains Cor van Dam, Avnet Abacus' European marketing director: "Efficient use of power is a challenge that affects everyone. There are many issues: mandatory regulations will require standby (no-load) energy consumption to approach Zero watts; consumer demands that battery-powered devices have a long life between recharging; and LED lighting systems must be powered correctly or the benefits are wasted. Our seminar series will address these topics and many more." There will be tabletop presentations from leading manufacturers of associated power products including Molex, Pulse and TE Connectivity. The seminars are scheduled for: Paris - October 4, Novotel Charenton; Milan - October 12, Avnet Abacus office; Stuttgart - October 20, Avnet Abacus office; Munich - October 25, Avnet Abacus office; Newbury - November 3, Avnet Abacus office
