Articles from 2017

The recent Brexit referendum and US elections, plus an ongoing debate in many European countries, has brought the potential conflict between nationalism and globalisation into sharp focus. Globalisation clearly has many economic advantages for trade, mobility of labour and the flow of goods and services.  It has also led to a major shift in recent years by UK manufacturers to low cost centres…

A newly installed and commissioned surface mount production line at Guernsey based Offshore Electronics has delivered step changes in terms of precision, speed and capability for this highly successful, privately owned contract electronics manufacturer. The new production line specification includes a Yamaha YCP10 precision screen printer with SPI, a pair of Yamaha YS12 and YS12F (ATS) high speed…

Offshore Electronics, the outsourced contract electronics manufacturing company, has launched a new prototyping service, designed to help OEMs and manufacturers of electronic products drive down production costs, improve quality and reduce time to market. In particular, the New Product Introduction (NPI) service will make it easier for electronic design engineers to enhance the packaging…

When a change in legislation meant that it became a legal requirement for all dogs in England, Scotland and Wales to be microchipped and their details registered on one of the authorised databases from April 6 last year (2016), Pet Technology Store was suddenly “inundated” with orders for its Halo microchip scanner. While this was an exciting time for the company and a considerable business…

Contract Electronic Manufacturing (CEM) or Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) is a unique resource that can help companies save money while continuing to offer certified products that meet the quality standards demanded by the wider market, by them partnering with a specialised, outsourced production partner. One common myth is that CEM or EMS is just for small or medium sized companies…