Sondrel believes that the electronics industry will be changed significantly by the UK’s new IR35 payroll tax change, coming into effect on 6 April 2020. As of that date, it becomes the ... more

Increased agility opens up manufacturing opportunities - Offshore Electronics comments
	A rising need for electronics devices offers huge opportunity to those manufacturers that can deal with an increasing number of complex issues. Managing director at Offshore Electronics, Steve ... more

PP Control & Automation argues for outsourcing to ease concerns for the economy

An increasing number of manufacturers are looking to mitigate risks by choosing to use strategic outsourcing according to one industry boss.

Tony Hauge, CEO of PP Control & Automation, believes ... more

Renesas Electronics and Mineba Mitsumi collaborate on sensor and motor solutions
	Renesas Electronics Corporation and Mineba Mitsumi have announced the joint development of resolver-based (angle sensor) stepping motor and motor control solutions, for installation in office and ... more

Cadence to acquire AWR to enter the 5G communication conversation
	Cadence Design Systems and National Instruments (NI) today have entered into a definitive agreement, as Cadence makes a move on acquiring AWR Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of NI. The ... more

Bottoms up, sales up - Absolut collaborates with Siemens Digital Industries Software	Solving the equity dilemma and funding the intangible economy - Caple helps chip design and supply house EnSilica
Siemens' Digital Industries Software branch has announced a collaboration with The Absolut Company: Absolut intends to conduct a pilot with Siemens' Opcenter Execution software in one of their three ... more	Alternative SME credit specialist Caple has supported EnSilica, a chip design and supply firm, with a £3.7m fully unsecured loan. This will enable EnSilica to continue its expansion into high-growth ... more

The importance of XY data in PCB assembly
	PCB assembly is a precise and complex job. Over the years, boards have gotten smaller. meaning that where they could once be assembled by hand, now they require the help of machinery to position and ... more

Megger visits Wilson Process Systems as part of new development initiative

Global OEM Megger, based in Dover, has recently been looking to expand on its portfolio of products by increasing its manufacturing capabilities to support even more medium volume/high mix PCBAs.

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Circular economies - ensuring an efficient use of material
	Manufacturers of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) are increasingly moving away from the ‘linear economy’, in response to the demands of authorities and consumers. The old progression of ‘... more

The evolution of manufacturing, version 4.0
	In light of recent emphases on Industry 4.0, digitisation and increased connectivity, Jonathan Plummer has written this article, in the hopes of spreading the word on how important Industry 4.0 could ... more

Taking an Independent Path: Strategies for Low Risk Sourcing of Components in a Constrained Market

Industry looks to independent distributors to address chronic shortages in the availability of electronic components.

Direct sourcing of electronic components used to be pretty simple. An OEM or ... more

ABB expands robot family with ceiling-mounted design aimed at fast and accurate small parts assembly

ABB has expanded its SCARA robot family with the launch of a compact invert-mounted model for small parts assembly applications.

By mounting the IRB 910INV on the ceiling, manufacturers can ... more

Why is there a component shortage?
	Since the launch of the Model 3, Elon Musk has been under significant pressure to scale up Tesla’s manufacturing capacity and overcome its current struggle with meeting demand. Currently, the ... more