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Harwin has started production in its new manufacturing facilities at the Portsmouth headquarters in the South of England. Providing an additional 1,200m² of factory floor, the new facility is enabling the company to quickly and significantly scale up production of its high reliability (Hi-Rel) connectors to meet market requirements.

InnoPhase, a fabless semiconductor company specialising in extreme low power wireless IoT solutions, has announced that it has joined STMicroelectronics Partner Program. As an ST Authorised Partner, InnoPhase combines its ultra-low power Talaria TWO WiFi + BLE connectivity with ST’s low-power microcontrollers.

Jaguar Racing has confirmed a long-term partnership renewal with global automotive technology company, GKN Automotive, within the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. As Official eDrive Partner, GKN Automotive will work closely with Jaguar Racing’s Technical Partners to apply its design, manufacturing and software development expertise to the Jaguar I-TYPE 5 – the team’s new all-electric Formula E racecar.

Smiths Interconnect proudly announced the expansion of its Qualification and Test laboratory at its site in Suzhou, China. The investment represents the latest in Smiths Interconnect’s ongoing investments in the new Suzhou facility following its establishment in 2018, as a Centre of Excellence.

Three former Nortel engineers have moved their electronics business to the Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) at White Rock. Mike Badcott, Andrew Addy and John McKinnon each have over 30 years of experience in the electronics sector. They will use EPIC to grow their CAS Antennas business and HEEDRA products.

Two healthcare technology providers have announced the extension of a joint contract, which will continue to make the latest technology available to carers. Ascom and Person Centred Software first announced their partnership in June 2019, signing a £2.67m joint contract to provide 7,800 smartphones to care home staff.

Electrolube has announced that its operation in India, Electrolube India PVT, has won an award for Best Innovative Solutions Provider by Electronics Maker’s 6th Best of Industry Awards 2020. The award will be presentedat an exclusive virtual award ceremony to be held on 15th October 2020.

It has been announced that a joint solution for easy integration of vision technology is now available as SICK has joined Mitsubishi Electric’s e-F@ctory Alliance. Machine builders, systems integrators and end users can now quickly realise inspection, validation, position detection and quality control applications built around SICK cameras and Mitsubishi Electric Devices.

Rohde & Schwarz has announced its R&S ZNA Vector Network Analyzer, a purely touch-display operated analyser, has been recognised in the Electronics Industry Awards. In the third year of ceremony, hosted online for the first time, the Rohde & Schwarz analyser took home an award in the Test, Measurement & Inspection Product of the Year category.

Harwin has recognised the exemplary achievements of five individuals with the announcement of its 5 Star Awards winners for 2020. The series of awards celebrates those whose work within the component supply channel has surpassed expectations and achieved distinction in progressing Harwin’s business around the world.