Survey finds manufacturing industry optimistic for recovery from COVID-19 despite supply chain concerns

Survey finds manufacturing industry optimistic for recovery from COVID-19 despite supply chain concerns

A new survey from SteelScout has found that more than 60% of professionals in the manufacturing industry expect the sector to recover from COVID-19 and return to business as usual by mid-2021. However, they highlighted issues in the wider supply chain which might impact the recovery,

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Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 21 confirms return with new dates

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 21 confirms return with new dates

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics has confirmed that it will be returning to Farnborough International next year on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of April 2021. The show has been rescheduled from its regular dates in February to avoid conflicting with other events postponed from 2020,

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URGENT REQUEST – Ventilator Parts Needed

THIS IS AN URGENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON BEHALF OF KTN – MANUFACTURING Can you, or a company you know, help with this urgent requirement to support ventilator manufacture next week. Rotary Pot – Contelec or Megatron We are struggling to find 5,000 units for next week of

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XYZ Machine Tools supporting manufacturers of medical equipment

XYZ Machine Tools supporting manufacturers of medical equipment

XYZ Machine Tools has announced an initiative to offer direct assistance to all companies involved in the manufacture of emergency medical equipment. The firm is offering to loan new XYZ machine tools, FREE OF CHARGE,  to firms needing extra capacity in the fight against the

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Investments increase PCBA capacity at ASK Technology

Investments increase PCBA capacity at ASK Technology

At the forefront of high-tech and fast-turn PCB assembly (PCBA) for over 15 years, ASK Technology highlighted recent investments to increase its PCBA capacity. The company has added to its production and inspection equipment and increased staff and skill sets to ensure that ideas become

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Pillarhouse International offers global support for its soldering technology

Pillarhouse International offers global support for its soldering technology

Selective soldering has been offered to the electronics industry for over 30 years by Pillarhouse International. Options range from low cost, standalone systems through to high-speed, inline production cells. Systems are used by many of the world’s leading electronics manufacturers, confirms the company, which claims

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Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020 smashes previous attendance record

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020 smashes previous attendance record

Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2020 witnessed a 9% increase in attendance to set an all-time record. A total of 9,256 visitors attended the three-day show, which is the UK’s longest-running and largest annual industrial technology exhibition. Companies from all over the UK, continental Europe and

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Righton Fasteners offers bespoke kitting service

Righton Fasteners offers bespoke kitting service

Supplying fasteners and fixings to the OEM, catalogue and end-user market, Righton Fasteners, a division of Hexstone, offers a bespoke packing/kitting, either by hand or by using automated packing machines. This enables the company to kit items into compartment boxes, boxes or sealed bags which

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Conductive foam from Kemtron shows its colours

Conductive foam from Kemtron shows its colours

Conductive foam, comprised of low-density PET and polyurethane foam, which is copper and nickel coated throughout, give x, y and z axis low resistance electrical conductivity for excellent EMI shielding performance when used as an EMI gasket, says Kemtron. The low compression sheet gasket material

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Fringe Electronics combines engineering and procurement

Fringe Electronics combines engineering and procurement

A wide range of electronic assembly services is provided from two sites in the UK by Fringe Electronics. It offers PCB assembly, box build, full product assembly and test and many other services associated with electronic assembly. The procurement team provides competitive pricing on materials

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