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If you’re going to EDS ’18 – it opens on Wednesday – do come and look at our new stand, pictured here in our supplier’s works.  Click on the picture for a larger image. EDS is the Electronics Design Show, running over two days (17th and 18th October) at Ricoh Arena, Coventry. It’s a small, […]

Derek Williams (below) has been promoted to the role of General Manager of OSI Electronics UK with immediate effect. Derek joined the company last December as Head of Operations. He replaces Mark Fox, who retired a few weeks ago. Mark was a founding director of Union Four Electronics – along with Briton EMS, it formed […]

Six key employees cut the ribbon on 24th August to open OSI Electronics UK’s new production facility at St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Together with the main unit a few yards away, production space has increased from 35,000 to 55,000 ft² (3,250 to 5,100 m²). “The new unit will be used for series production where smooth workflow […]

Tony Heywood (below) joined us in July as Production Manager at our St Neots HQ. He came directly from Eaton’s UK electrical division after almost six years in key production roles and a 25 year career within manufacturing working for multi-national, globally renowned businesses. “During my career I’ve refined and honed my continuous improvement skill […]

If you’re going to IFSEC International do come and look at our brand new stand, pictured here in our supplier’s works.  Click on the picture for a larger image. IFSEC is the International Fire and Security show, running from 19-21 June at ExCel London. Stopping on our stand will also give you the opportunity to […]

We’ve just installed this Nordson Dage Quadra 5 x-ray system inspection unit in our St Neots factory. It’s in addition to our Dage unit, which has served us well for over 10 years. The new Quadra* allows us to inspect obscured areas inside PCBs and components non-destructively – its high performance x-ray tube and detector […]

Marco Di Mambro (below) joined OSI Electronics UK in April as our Engineering and Facilities Manager. His initial task is to improve and enhance manufacturing processes and procedures for new orders, particularly where it is part of a customer’s new product introduction (NPI) programme. “It’s an obvious ‘must’ to get customers’ new products to market […]

By acquiring a new building (above left) virtually next door to our Marlborough Road, St Neots, HQ, we have significantly increased our production space from 35,000 to 55,000 ft² (3,250 to 5,100 m²). Fitting out is now well underway, with the installation of a mezzanine floor (right) and new electrics throughout the entire building. “This […]

If you weren’t able to make it to PCB Design and Manufacturing Live at the National Motorcycle Museum not to worry. It was a one day show on 10th May about PCB manufacture and sourcing electronic components and design services for printed circuit boards. “We were there because we manufacture complete PCBs,” said John Harley, […]

Iain Taylor (below) has joined OSI Electronics UK as its new Purchasing Manager. “These are challenging times for component buyers in the UK,” said Iain.  “Current demand for a range of components is presenting us with challenges never seen before on this scale with manufacturers unable to keep pace with demand in the market. “Fortunately, […]