Dedicated area can handle up to 50kV
AWS Electronics Group, one of Europe’s leading specialist electronics manufacturing services providers, has added a new high voltage production capability to its plant in Newcastle Under Lyme. The company has dedicated 1000 ft² of manufacturing space purely for work that requires up to 50kV; high currents of up to 180A can also be accommodated.
The investment, worth at least £30k, has been made in response to demands from customers operating in the defence, medical and scientific instrumentation fields. “Very few other EMS companies can offer such a service”, comments AWS’ Group Operations Director, Jamie Maughan. “We have followed best practice guidelines set down by HSE, and installed isolated rubber flooring and controlled access. So far, the reaction from customers has been very positive.”
Once AWS has built up a thorough hi-voltage expertise in the UK, the company may well replicate the facility at its low cost plant in Námestovo, Slovakia, which in most respects is a mirror image of the UK plant.
About AWS Group
AWS Electronics Group is one of Europe’s leading specialist Electronics Manufacturing Solutions (EMS) providers, offering services for the whole electronic product life cycle from design through manufacture, to whole life service and repair. AWS Group has facilities in the UK and Slovakia in CEE offering product assembly and PCBAs. AWS Group provides complete turnkey solutions from concept design inputs to through life product support and responds to the various technical requirements of its customers in this high technology sector by offering specialist skills including design support; rapid prototyping; complete product assembly and testing; high-end surface mount capability; complex electro-mechanical assembly; cable and harness assembly; and through life repair and maintenance (MRO).
For more information about AWS Group, please visit: www.awselectronicsgroup.com
