Yorkshire-based Contract Production Ltd (CPL) has acquired its current head office and production facilities in Pickering North Yorkshire, and expanded into a third adjoining unit almost doubling its work space. The firm produces a range of sub-contract electronic products and PCB assemblies. Its shareholders purchased 9,600 sq ft, spread across the three units on the Thornton Road Industrial estate, investing ...
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is putting £10m into the ‘Future Electrical Machines Manufacturing Hub’, to be led by Professor Geraint Jewell at the University of Sheffield, with connections to Newcastle University and the University of Strathclyde. Industrial partners include Rolls-Royce, Siemens, GKN, Dyson, Protean Electric and Hoganas. “The Hub will address key manufacturing challenges in the ...
At this year’s Hannover Messe (1 – 5 April 2019), Schunk will be echoing the theme of human collaboration with robotics with a gripper that, with a gripping force of 600N, is claimed to exceed any other currently available. The company believes that mechantronic grippers that can handle heavier weights will be used in the automotive industry. At the international ...
Programmable DC power supplies, the TDK Lambda Genesys+ series, can be used in component, aerospace and automotive testing, semiconductor fabrication, water treatment, plating and solar array simulation (B180). Efficiencies are up to 92%. The 20 new high power models can be programmed to operate in constant voltage, constant current or constant power modes. They also simulate an internal resistance for ...
Craft Data (M85) will show examples of its electronic displays, from alpha‑numeric and graphic LCD modules, character and graphic OLEDs to full colour TFT LCD including four‑wire resistive and projected capacitive touch versions, and high brightness sunlight viewing options. It will also be showcasing its ‘stretched’ or ‘bar-type’ TFT LCD, with high brightness LED backlights, a wide operating temperature range ...
Contract manufacturing makes a strong showing. Based in factories in Nottinghamshire and Hertfordshire, Fringe Electronics (C70) offers contract electronic manufacturing (CEM) services which include PCB assembly, full product (box build) assembly, testing, cable assemblies, procurement and metal fabrication. Experienced buyers ensure best pricing from key suppliers and qualified technical sales and engineers ensure that all products are manufactured to customer ...
Enclosures for industrial applications and, in particular, to meet the needs of the IoT and Industry 4.0, will be on display at Hammond Manufacturing’s stand (F125). In addition to the range of standard enclosures the company will also show examples of application-specific plastic and die-cast enclosures that demonstrate its in-house capability. CNC milling, drilling, punching, engraving and printing are available, ...
The move towards the smart factory also means an increase in demand for robust and reliable signal, communication and power connections. Connectors designed for the growing sensors and controls market will be showcased by Binder (C110). The company designs and manufactures circular connectors for a variety of applications – such as automation, industrial data, communications systems and medical equipment – ...
Motor control and user interface development for mission-critical applications will take centre stage at the ByteSnap stand (C90). The company’s SnapUI interface has been rebuilt for the QNX platform. A demonstration shows QNX on an iMX6 platform running the user interface, for its accelerated OpenGL graphics framework. There will be a 3D-printed Alpine cable car which houses a 360° camera, ...
LoRa radio modules feature at the RF Solutions stand (H105). There will be the Lambda 62 RF module, a cost-effective 868/915Mhz LoRa transceiver, featuring the Semtech SX1262 LoRa device, for a range of over 20km. The Lambda 80 will also be available to view. This long range LoRa RF module operates at 2.4GHz, and is believed to be the only ...
