September 17, 2026
Sfera Labs has begun shipping Iono Pi v3, a compact DIN-rail industrial PLC that supports the Raspberry Pi 5. For engineers who need the Pi 5’s higher processing performance in a ready-to-deploy solution with many analog and digital input/output lines,...
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider EC Electronics has announced the acquisition of Fastlink Data Cables Ltd, further strengthening its UK manufacturing capability and supporting the company’s long-term growth strategy through strategic acquisitions. Completed on 15 July 2026, the acquisition brings...
While the industry argues over mining’s carbon footprint, a network of UK farms has quietly started earning Bittensor rewards on electricity made from pig muck – with power costs the big mining operations can’t touch and green credentials no offset...
From the power modules in electric vehicles (EVs) to the neural processing units driving generative AI, microchips are the defining technology of this era. Integral to the production of semiconductors are wafer thin support frames moulded from a special compound....
In 2023, manufacturers declared nearly 474,000 electronic components obsolete. This number continues to rise and increasingly shapes long-term risk across industrial, aerospace and automotive programmes. Here, Ross Turnbull, Director of Business Development at ASIC design and supply company Swindon Silicon Systems, explains...
The semiconductor industry is one of the most dynamic global growth markets, opening up an attractive field of opportunity for contract manufacturers. At the same time, demand for precision components and quality to cleanroom standards is becoming ever more stringent....
Modern optoelectronic applications place ever-increasing demands on precision, reproducibility, and reliability. Whether in sensor technology, medical technology, industrial measurement technology, or research — even minimal deviations in wavelength, light output, or electrical characteristics can affect a system’s performance. This is...
LITILIT is developing one of the highest-capacity femtosecond laser production facilities in the world, designed to reach an annual production capacity of up to 3,000 lasers within a few years of launch. The company aims to address one of the...
As digital infrastructure expands to support AI, cloud computing and continuous connectivity, sustainability is becoming a defining challenge for data centre operators. While significant attention is paid to power-hungry processors and large-scale cooling systems, a quieter source of energy consumption...
W&S, an established distributor and service partner of capital equipment, automation solutions and lifecycle services for the electronics manufacturing industry in the Benelux, has announced a new strategic partnership and strengthened shareholder structure to support the next phase of its...
