News

Farnell distribution figures reflect increased confidence
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2010
Premier Farnell has reported seeing its business return to year-on-year quarterly growth.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Training - Spring 2010
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2010
York EMC Services is offering the following workshops as part of its Continuing Professional Development Programme.

Closing the Trade Deficit with the EKTN Capability Directory
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2010
The Electronics KTN has developed a unique capability directory that maps UK talent across the electronics value chain.

New integrated WEEE recycling plant at Rotherham
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2010
Universal Recycling has developed a fully integrated plant which recovers copper, aluminium, steel and lead from mixed electronics scrap.

China trade delegations – July 2010
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2010
As part of its Enabling Innovation Initiative, UK Trade and Investment is organising a major programme of business activity in China.

Innovation award goes to Radio Design
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2010
Radio Design Ltd has been recognised in the Yorkshire Forward Innovator 10 awards.

IPC urges EU leaders to incorporate science In RoHS Directive Recast
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2010
The IPC has released a white paper urging members of the EU Council and Parliament to ensure that the revised RoHS Directive be scientifically based.

Advanced manufacturing skills essential for economic recovery
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2010
For economic recovery to continue, UK employees need to hone their skills while employers should invest in more training, says National Strategic Skills Audit.

Profit through efficiency
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2010
BREIG can deliver immediate savings to your bottom line, improve your resource efficiency and reduce your impact on the environment.

Simplification of regulations and directives - survey demands
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2010
A survey of SMEs in the UK electronics sector reveals biggest concerns are the regulatory burden, lack of support for innovation and lack of access to overseas markets.

Postgraduate awards to help business innovation
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2010
Applications are being sought from companies in Yorkshire and Humber who want to take advantage of this year’s Yorkshire Forward and EPSRC Industrial CASE Awards.

60% off the cost of specialist training from nti Leeds
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2010
Have you taken advantage of the Train to Gain funding available for nti Leeds courses? Improve your skills and productivity with nti's range of courses . . .

£200m Boost for Future Technology Sectors
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2010
The Prime Minister has announced that £200m from the UK Innovation Investment Fund (UKIIF) will be used to benefit life sciences, digital and advanced manufacturing businesses.

Electronics Yorkshire leads the way at Southern exhibition
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2010
Leeds-based Electronics Yorkshire’s visit to the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Exhibition at Farnborough, Hampshire held on 10th and 11th February, proved to be a huge success.

Four days EMC consultancy for the price of one!
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2010
For a limited period York EMC Services Ltd can offer Yorkshire Companies, EMC and LV consultancy and measurement services with an 80 percent subsidy.

Research funding for printed electronics
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2010
A Print Yorkshire-led consortium has secured almost £200,000 in funding to research and develop printed electronics.

Electronics ‘one of the strongest performing sectors’
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2010
A survey has shown that there has been better-than-expected improvement in output and orders during the past few months.

Lead-free quality and reliability solutions at European IPC conference
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2010
IPC event will focus on facts, trends and challenges in lead-free manufacturing influencing the quality and reliability of assembled PCBs.

IPC awards contract to update training programmes
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2010
The 610 and J-Std programme updates are being developed concurrently with betas to be conducted between April and June, 2010.

Enhanced EMC test facilities in Lancashire
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2010
Work on installing EMC anechoic test chambers is underway with the first chamber nearing completion.