The Latest in Robust Communications Platforms

July 11, 2020
Unless they're built to take abuse, communications platforms can be a great liability in aerospace, automotive, and military applications. Here are some of the latest comms platform products that won't let you down.

Integrated communications systems and their supporting hardware are essential tools for the aerospace, automotive, and military industries. Like any other piece of hardware, these need to be able to handle the environments they are subjected to with maximum reliability and efficiency. The platforms must be specially constructed to withstand extreme conditions such as high or low temperatures, vibration, corrosive conditions, and/or extensive dust and dirt. Below is a handful of the latest in communications hardware designed to handle harsh environments while maintaining efficiency and reliability for industrial applications.

About the Author

Cabe Atwell

Engineer, Machinist, Maker, Writer. A graduate Electrical Engineer actively plying his expertise in the industry and at his company, Gunhead. When not designing/building, he creates a steady torrent of projects and content in the media world. Many of his projects and articles are online at element14 & SolidSmack, industry-focused work at EETimes & EDN, and offbeat articles at Make Magazine. Currently, you can find him hosting webinars and contributing to Penton’s Electronic Design and Machine Design.

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