News

Radiated Immunity Testing now available at RadioCAD
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2010
Radiated immunity testing @ 3 V/m and 10 V/m, up to 1 GHz is now possible at RadioCAD . . .

IPC revises surface mount design and land pattern standard
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010
IPC-7351B provides designers and printed board fabricators with updated guidance on requirements of land pattern geometries used for the surface attachment of electronic components.

Oxley Supply NAV Lights for EADS Atlante UAV
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2010
Oxley Developments has been awarded a prestigious contract to supply aircraft navigation LED lights to the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) . . .

Industry boost from silicon consortia
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010
Consortia focusing on silicon photonics to coordinate efforts to strengthen the European electronics industry’s ability to compete globally.

Sound Leisure acquires Dawson’s Pattern Works
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010
Leeds-based Sound Leisure has acquired Dawson’s Pattern Works by for an undisclosed sum and transferred the business to its Crossgates factory.

Redundancy led to start of Radio Design
Date Posted: 20 Jul 2010
Radio Design now has a staff of 85 in Saltaire and at its subsidiary in India with turnover in the region of £9m.

Long-life replacement tips from Solder Connection
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Replacement tips transmit heat to the work more quickly than other brands of soldering tips, enabling more joints to be soldered per minute.

Brandon Medical success in European awards heat
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Leeds-based member Brandon Medical is amongst 25 companies to have been selected to represent the UK at the European Business Awards 2010.

IPC Electronics Assembly Conference in Hungary seeks presentations
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2010
To support the event, IPC is seeking supplier partners for table top exhibits and non-commercial technical presentations on electronics assembly quality and reliability.

Manufacturers claim getting hold of the components is a ‘nightmare’
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2010
Intellect’s EMSA meeting sees recovery in the electronics manufacturing sector being jeopardised by component shortages.

MM Live 2010 Visitor Registration Now Open
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2010
The 2010 show is the leading event for micro manufacturers looking to stay ahead of the competition, reduce component size, control cost and improve efficiency in their manufacturing processes.

ESD Control DVD training programme released by IPC
Date Posted: 13 Jul 2010
Initial and yearly ESD awareness and prevention training is required for all personnel in the supply chain who handle or otherwise come into contact with any electrostatic discharge-sensitive items.

Awards ceremony recognises talents in region’s health technology sector
Date Posted: 12 Jul 2010
Medilink Yorkshire and Humber Healthcare Business Awards 2010 saw six awards handed out at the Royal Armouries in Leeds on 8th July.

Join Electronics Yorkshire at Southern Electronics 2011
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2010
Southern Electronics 2011, at Farnborough FIVE, 16-17 February, will showcase a highly comprehensive, yet diverse range of exhibiting companies all under one roof this coming February.

International Business News - July 2010
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2010
In the UKTI newsletter you will find information about forthcoming events and seminars as well as business news from around the Yorkshire and Humber Region.

Plastic electronics gets £8.4m investment
Date Posted: 05 Jul 2010
Thirteen projects will benefit from the funding allocated as a result of two competitions run by the Technology Strategy Board.

Chinese production falters
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010
Disruption in Chinese factories has halted production of parts for Honda and Foxconn is closing its mainland Chinese factories . . .

Ten ‘Emerging Technologies’ selected for 2010 nomination
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2010
Technology Review selects what it believes are the ten most important emerging technologies.

JTAG testing on the increase as costs reduce
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2010
Boundary-scan tools have traditionally been seen as costly, but Agilent’s interest in the production test environment comes from its increased popularity due to falling costs,

Inkjet printable conductive ink for printing circuits on to polyester
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Methode Development Company, a business unit of Methode Electronics, Inc, with a UK centre in Burnley, has revealed that its conductive inkjet printable ink can print circuits directly onto treated polyesters.