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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…

Offshore Electronics, a leading Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM), has published a new white paper titled “Reaping the benefits of Contract Manufacturing”. It offers guidance for small and medium sized businesses on how contract manufacturing can help save money and set new quality benchmarks.   The white paper details how contract manufacturing came to life and explains how it can…

Dominic Obrien, 22 year old Electronics Engineering Apprentice at Guernsey based Offshore Electronics, has been awarded the runner-up title of Apprentice of the Year 2017 by the Guernsey College of further education. Dominic, who specialises in test engineering, was put forward for the award by his Manager, Giles Cleal. After being shortlisted in the final nine out of the 25 original nominees…

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…

When Mecmesin started to experience supply and quality issues with the printed circuit boards (PCBs) used for the control panels on its motorised force testers in September 2015 it turned to Offshore Electronics for a more reliable alternative.What the leading testing instruments firm got was a lot more than it expected and it credits its partnership with Offshore with helping it to revolutionise…

The recent Brexit referendum and US elections, plus an ongoing debate in many European countries, has brought the potential conflict between nationalism and globalisation into sharp focus. Globalisation clearly has many economic advantages for trade, mobility of labour and the flow of goods and services.  It has also led to a major shift in recent years by UK manufacturers to low cost centres…

A newly installed and commissioned surface mount production line at Guernsey based Offshore Electronics has delivered step changes in terms of precision, speed and capability for this highly successful, privately owned contract electronics manufacturer. The new production line specification includes a Yamaha YCP10 precision screen printer with SPI, a pair of Yamaha YS12 and YS12F (ATS) high speed…