16th February 2016 Manufacturing1
Robot maker ABB has launched a small portable easy ‘to ‘programme robot for smaller manufacturing companies. Called YuMi, it is the firm s first collaborative robot, designed to be safe, useful and accepted around humans. The idea is that a YuMi can be set up to accurately perform repetitive manipulation operations on a production line or for batch manufacture, interacting with people where …
12th February 2016 Distribution, Manufacturing, News234
Presto Engineering is opening of two new manufacturing hubs and a logistics centre in Asia to support its semiconductor engineering and supply chain business. The new facilities Bangkok, Taohsiung, Taiwan and Hong-Kong will implement secure production practices to address the growing need for IC security in IoT applications. This will allow the company to offer product engineering and production management for ICs, …
12th February 2016 Manufacturing, Research56
Airbus Group Innovations (AGI), the organisations R&D wing, has launched a robotics research programme with Japan s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and France s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Humanoid manufacturing robots are the aim of the programme. Introducing humanoid technology into aeronautical assembly lines is expected to support human operators in performing the most tedious and …
11th February 2016 Career Advice, Manufacturing, News789
TDK-Lambda UK joined 20 Devon-based firms in a STEM skills exhibition attended by 600 pupils from local schools. The exhibition at Great Torrington School was the first of its kind in North Devon. This allowed us to engage with children and young adults, start conversations about our products and ultimately get them thinking about a career in electronics, commented Anne …
8th February 2016 Distribution, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, News10111213
Graham Maggs, marketing director at Mouser Electronics, believes sensors and other IoT devices will be the main attraction for design engineers from SMEs and big names companies attending the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics in Farnborough, UK exhibition this week. Whilst most market predictions across Europe are for flat or slightly positive growth this year, in January Mouser has already seen better-than-anticipated …
8th February 2016 Distribution, Manufacturing, News141516
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2016 starts tomorrow at FIVE, Farnborough. It is the UK market s largest regional manufacturing technology, electronics and subcontracting exhibition, and Electronics Weekly will be there on stand F8. The exhibition runs 9-11 February 2016, starting at 9.30am each day. Areas addressed include autosport/automotive specialists, electronic components & contract electronics manufacturers, aerospace and defence contractors, packaging & labelling solutions, …
4th February 2016 Manufacturing, News1718
The UK is back in the game for manufacturing, says Rod Piwowarski, CEO of Fordingbridge-based Corintech It has been easy to write the UK off as an economic choice for manufacturing if you base that opinion on a few choice labour overhead comparisons. In the industrial electronics industry, in which we operate, it s also easy to imagine we simply can t achieve the …
4th February 2016 Manufacturing19
An award for improving semiconductor manufacturing processes has been established by X-FAB Silicon Foundries. The prizes, of course, are ICs made to the winners designs. Wittily dubbed X-Cite, the award will allow engineering teams to experiment with more imaginative design concepts using the semiconductor processes provided by X-FAB as a foundation. Fabless semiconductor companies as well as research establishments experienced …
15th January 2016 Manufacturing, News2021
Corintech has invested 300,000 in a surface mount production line at its manufacturing facility in Fordingbridge, Hampshire. The Europlacer pick-and-place machine and ancillary services will be located in Fordingbridge, Hampshire and will start production in March. The new machine will give the company a capability in intricate PCB assembly for products used in high reliability medical and aerospace applications. Tim Waterman, …
15th January 2016 Industrial Electronics, Manufacturing, News222324
Harting Integrated Solutions has extended its design and manufacturing capabilities in the UK for PCBs capable of transmitting high-power using a range of solutions designed to connect high currents directly onto the PCB. In addition to their normal use for carrying data and signals, backplanes and passive PCBs are used to link the power supply to connected devices.
The Harting …
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