Production

Sensing and measurement specialist Mantracourt has invested £500k to upgrade its Exeter-based facility with a new SMT pick and place line, which will see the factory increase efficiency and cut waste thanks to improved quality control capabilities.

OKdo, part of the RS Group, has been selected as one of Micro:bit Educational Foundation’s global manufacturers and distributors.

OCXO and SC-cut quartz crystal specialist RFX Group has appointed Marbach Elektronik GmbH as a distributor for its full range of precision quartz crystals, clock oscillators, VCXOs, TCXOs, OCXOs and PLL oscillators.

Dan Kephart, Senior Product Manager, Laird Connectivity discusses how product engineers can sidestep some of the supply chain challenges that they are facing for the components of wireless products.

PEAK-System's long-standing sales partner Gopalam Embedded Systems from Singapore now also ships the products of the German manufacturer in the states of the ASEAN association.

Paige West talks industrial automation with Eleanor Young, Director of Industrial Automation & Control, Farnell.

The rework of electronic assemblies is becoming more and more important in the global electronics industry.

Emil Otto has developed various products that can be used in electronics manufacturing for both the manual cleaning of work surfaces and the manual and mechanical cleaning of floors.

Successful assembly tasks rely on several key aspects: the equipment, automation expertise the knowledge about adhesives and their application as well as on available professional support.

Heavy loads, high forces, long travel distances and lower requirements for precision and dynamics are characteristic for end-of-line packaging.