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Molex Releases Global Survey Results on State of Power, Reinforcing Design Engineering's Role in Addressing Evolving Opportunities & Challenges
LISLE, Ill., May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Molex, a global electronics leader and connectivity innovator, today announced the results of a global survey of design engineers and managers to better understand top power-system design experiences, challenges, opportunities and attitudes that are enabling or inhibiting the development of critical power-system designs. Respondents representing different industries and geographies shared valuable insights into today's power expectations while addressing how best to anticipate and adapt to evolving power demands. Power systems increasingly are becoming smaller, lighter and more streamlined while taking on more vital roles driving state-of-the-art data centers, higher-voltage EV charging infrastructures, major breakthroughs in consumer electronics and more. The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), factory automation and connected healthcare all depend upon efficient, safe and reliable power systems, which creates unique engineering obstacles and major opportunities. "Engineers must grapple with multiple priorities when it comes to designing effective, efficient and sustainable power systems that fuel product innovations of all kinds," said Brian Hauge, SVP and president, Consumer & Commercial Solutions, Molex. "We contiually work with our customers and suppliers across the power ecosystem to clear conductivity and connectivity hurdles, risk-reduce product designs, and ultimately create reliable, durable and capable power interfaces and distribution systems tailored for specific applications and environments." Molex commissioned Dimensional Research to survey 824 qualified design engineers and engineering managers globally to gauge their experiences and expertise working with power systems. According to 94% of those polled, understanding how to work with power is a critical requirement, with 83% asserting power is one of their greatest design challenges. While nearly three-quarters of the participants strive to increase energy efficiency in their power-system designs, more than half report simultaneously addressing efficiency, cost, capacity and performance monitoring requirements. Design Engineering Priorities Innovation in Power-System Designs Additionally, 60% of those polled agree that higher efficiency demands will drive power-design innovations, along with advancements in battery technology (51%), higher-power voltage consumption demands (49%), wireless connectivity (42%) and miniaturization (40%). A wide range of macro trends appear to be forcing innovations among those polled, including a shift to renewables (54%), higher functionality demands (53%) and increasing energy costs (52%). Power Experience and Expertise On a global scale, engineers from China reported a greater need to understand and comply with power-related regulatory requirements while respondents from this region also were most likely to leverage hands-on experience to keep pace with power innovations. Meanwhile, engineers based in the United Kingdom reported the most value from peer mentoring or coaching, whereas design engineers from Germany led the world in being most likely to incorporate power considerations at the initial concept phase of product development. Molex Engineers Transformative Power Solutions About Molex View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/molex-releases-global-survey-results-on-state-of-power-reinforcing-design-engineerings-role-in-addressing-evolving-opportunities--challenges-301834644.html SOURCE Molex Incorporated |