UK electronics manufacturing is undergoing a revival, driven by government investment, regional innovation hubs, and a focus on domestic supply chains. From PCBs to power electronics and IoT modules, UK firms are enhancing capabilities in prototyping and low-to-mid volume production. The sector benefits from collaboration with academia and initiatives like Made Smarter. Electronics Weekly showcases UK-based success stories, emerging manufacturers, and policy updates that impact design and production for engineers and decision-makers.
Novocomms of Birmingham, UK, has £1.5m of Innovate UK funding to develop 28GHz in-antenna switches. “The components we are developing are based on addressable low-loss semiconductors which can be used to switch signals to the elements of an antenna array across a wide range of frequencies,” said Novocomms chairman Colin Tucker. “This addressability reduces the complexity of the PCB on ...
Stewart Lane is to be president of UK trade body the Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA). “Stewart brings to the role an exceptional breadth of experience across the technology spectrum,” said MTA CEO James Selka. “Having served on our board since 2016, his understanding of both the technical and strategic dimensions of manufacturing, positions him well to guide the association forward.” ...
US government agency NOAA has deployed five ocean-going autonomous sailing robots from UK-based Oshen. Final test at St Thomas The boats, just over a meter long and called C-Stars, will gather meteorological and oceanographic data for hurricane research and forecasting. “Understanding weather conditions where the ocean surface meets the lower atmosphere is key to predicting hurricane intensity,” said NOAA oceanographer ...
Oxford Ionics has delivered its quantum computer, ‘Quartet’, to the UK National Quantum Computer Centre in Oxfordshire – a centre that has ordered a number of quantum computers. Quartet is a trapped-ion quantum computer which shuns laser control in favour of electronic control for its qubits. “This approach has yielded the highest performing quantum platform in the world, with Oxford ...
The UK’s Digital Catapult has invested £510,000 into Sheffield start-up Productive Machines which has “developed the world’s first autonomous milling optimisation software”, according to the Catapult. Its product, SenseNC, is intended to simulate and optimise machine settings before operations are sent to CNC machine tools. It is available for Siemens NX and Mastercam users, and the SenseNC Feeds version is ...
Teledyne Space Imaging has had its second CCD launch within a week, this time in part of the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-4 space-based air-quality monitoring mission. In the other one, a pair of Teledyne CIS120 sensors launched on GOSAT-GW, Japan’s global observing satellite for greenhouse gases and water cycle satellite Sentinel-4 will be spread across multiple satellites, with this Sentinel-4 ...
Hampshire-based Barnbrook Systems secured a “six-figure” contract for refurbishing over 100 of its brake controllers, which will be used on Class 15x engines operating across the UK. “Our first order for the brake controller was more than a decade ago when we re-engineered an original model which was out of service and no longer commercially available,” said Barnbrook MD Andrew ...
SolderKing Assembly Materials met the King at a reception at Windsor Castle, following the company’s King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade. “Meeting His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle was an honour that reflects the dedication of our entire team,” said COO Chris Ward. “This recognition validates our commitment to delivering British-manufactured soldering solutions to the international electronics industry.” ...
SpacePath Communications has announced a 1.5kW C-band solid-state power amplifier, intended to displace travelling wave tubes in satellite up-links. “The outdoor SSPA is suited for replacing aging indoor TWTAs, enabling service providers to eliminate long waveguide runs by installing high-power amplifiers closer to the antenna,” according to the company. “An indoor rack mount version is also available that is only ...
Professor Keith Jackson is to be chairman of UK technology transfer organisation Digital Catapult, taking over from Juergen Maier CBE from May 2025. “A successful entrepreneur and engineering leader, Jackson brings wide ranging experience from industry and academia to Digital Catapult,” according to the Catapult. “He co-founded the successful start-up business Pi Technology, which grew to provide engine control systems ...
