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The maxim: “If something is worth doing, it's worth doing well,” has been around for years, but it is as true today as it ever was.  Here at Offshore Electronics, this ethos runs through the company’s entire operation, from the design of an initial printed circuit board (PCB), to its creation, testing and installation. Reliability of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) is key to a…

The IMF (International Monetary Fund) is among a number of leading economic forecasters to predict that the global economy will continue to grow steadily in coming years. The organisation anticipates growth of 3.9% in 2018, continuing at the same rate in 2019. Although this is great news for businesses, it also creates fresh challenges, as manufacturers of electronics components in particular…

Our Yamaha line will give you the confidence that your production needs will be met for each and every order. With over 50.000 placements per hour, the new line enables the placement of much smaller devices that are only now coming on to the market in incredible speed. This new surface mount production line is not only incredibly efficient, the process is also incredibly mesmerizing, have a look…

Resource management is the efficient and effective organisation of a company’s assets when they are needed. Those assets can refer to financial resources, inventory, IT, human resources and finally manufacturing resources. Through the practice of resource management, other important factors can come more into focus. Development and implementation of key aspects of new business operation can be…

Intellectual Property, otherwise known as IP, is a concept or product that has been uniquely created by you or your company and has the potential to add value to your brand and product range by creating more revenue or brand awareness. Many hours of reseach and development will have gone into the development of your IP and it is therefore crucial to protect it from any theft,  especially as IP…

Brexit is creating an uncertain and potentially unstable future.  Whatever – and whenever – the final outcome, its likely that we will have to deal with significant changes to infrastructure, funding and trading arrangements between the UK and the rest of Europe. These changes will have implications for our current and future customers based on the UK mainland.  In particular, the…

What is RoHS 2 and how does it affect my business? RoHS 2 stands for the Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). It came into effect in 2011 and prevents all EEE from containing: mercury lead hexavalent chromium cadmium poly-brominated biphenyls (PBB) polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) The exemptions are certain applications where products can’t…

In a recent report Gartner, the research and management advisory firm, predicted that there will be 21 billion Internet connected devices by 2020, while the number of devices that are designed specifically for use in vertical segments – retail, manufacturing, transport etc – will triple, from 1 billion to more than 2.9 billion. This explosion in the Internet of Things (IoT) will create huge…

New product Introduction (NPI) services are designed to help OEMs and manufacturers of electronic products drive down production costs, improve quality and reduce time to market. Here is how to make NPI a success:  1. Be realistic It takes time to move from initial design through the printed circuit board layout, sourcing of individual components, prototype build, setting up the supply chain and…

There is a growing trend among product manufacturers to outsource the production of electronic assemblies to specialised contract electronics manufacturing (CEM) companies, to free up time and resources. When it comes to choosing a CEM partner, product manufacturers are faced with the choice of outsourcing to a domestic (i.e. British based) company or what might at first appear to be a lower cost…