Elektor November/December 2025: Prototyping and Production

As the year 2025 comes to close, we are pleased to present you with the Prototyping and Production edition of Elektor. Inside, you’ll find a wealth of inspiration and expertise from our global community of inspiring engineers and makers. From Saad Imtiaz’s essential circuit board design tips to Peter Dalmaris’s deep dive into the latest KiCad features, this edition is packed with practical insights and creative electronics projects. Whether you are a professional engineer designing a new product or a maker working on a creative weekend project, you are sure to find helpful tips and tricks in this edition of your favorite magazine. Enjoy!
 

Inside the Elektor November/December 2025

If you’re looking for insightful engineering tutorials and creative electronics projects, we’ve got you covered. This Prototyping & Production edition touches on a wide range of subjects and topics such as practical soldering tips, circuit prototyping solutions, and circularity in electronics.

• Relio v1.0 — Presence Detection and Remote Control
• Precision Picoammeter With Curve Tracer Functionality
• Designing Better PCBs: A Practical Guide for Professionals and Makers
• KiCad 9: Top New and Updated Features
• 100 mV Continuity Tester

• Soldering in 2025: Practical Soldering Tips Straight from the Workbench
• SimulIDE: An All-in-One Tool for Circuit Prototyping
• Wordy Christmas Tree: A Festive Electronics Project with a Linguistic Twist
• Analog Pipeline Distortion: A Cool Audio Effect for Guitars and Other Instruments
• ESP32 Audio Transceiver Board (Part 3): Stereo Transmission and Dual Radio

• Who’s Pushing the Boundaries of European Electronics?: Companies to Watch
• productronica 2025: What’s New in Electronics Development and Production
• Automation to Tackle Reshoring Manufacturing, Tariffs, and Labor Shortages
• Beyond Future-Proof: Circularity in Electronics
• Passive Components: Low-Loss Inductors Enabling High-Efficiency DC/DC Converters

• How Desktop Manufacturing Machines Are Democratizing PCB Production
• UHD Displays Driven with Ease
• 2025: An AI Odyssey: From Autocomplete to Colleague
• Christmas Star 2025: A Star Is Soldered

More Prototyping and Production

Elektor is an essential resource for prototyping- and production-related content. Elektor Gold and Green Members can immerse themselves in these subjects all year! Our members enjoy full access to Elektor’s online library, as well as a 10% discount on many products in the Elektor Store. We will also post the free Bonus edition associated with this magazine on our Prototyping & Production page.