Everyone’s facing extremely challenging supply issues at present. Andy Fitzer offers an update on what Hitaltech is doing to alleviate pressures. How Covid has affected Hitaltech Last year the electronics industry faced a worldwide shortage of the resin used to mould the plastic housings that are an essential part of terminal blocks and connectors. Cue
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TE (also known as Tyco) makes multifunction instrumentation that meters power and energy for the industrial market. The company was planning to move its electrical loom assembly, which was proving a “nightmare”. Since Hitaltech already supplied TE with its terminal blocks, Engineering/Project Manager Karen Wilkinson asked Hitaltech’s Andy Fitzer for his ideas. “Originally, we approached
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As design engineers are pushed by marketing to design an aesthetically pleasing product which can be differentiated from the competition, they are increasingly facing a situation where a standard, off the shelf electronic enclosure no longer meets their requirements. The Challenge In large volume products, a custom plastic enclosure will be realised through the design
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Hitaltech enclosures have been part of Schneider Electric’s Mk I telemetry stations for 10 years. What made them choose Hitaltech for Mk II? About Schneider Electric UK and Ireland Schneider Electric manufactures telemetry stations for use in Process Automation, used extensively in the water industry. There can be dozens of units found at water sites,
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Helvar, the low energy lighting solutions provider, had been a Hitaltech customer for many years when Mark Holmes, Helvar’s mechanical and PCB designer, approached Hitaltech MD Andy Fitzer about designing a new customised enclosure for a new relay unit for the lighting industry. “We brought in Hitaltech very early on because it’s important to get
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Essential Control designs, builds and installs innovative and bespoke building energy management systems that drive business efficiencies and reduce energy consumption. The company sells its technology to multinationals, power companies, hospitals, the automotive trade and more – and for the past eight years, Hitaltech has been collaborating with the company on its E-MAGINE product. Making
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Buying and pad printing connectors with Hitaltech has saved combustion engineers ETC hassle, labour, storage and thousands of pounds. The Challenge Energy Technology and Control (ETC Ltd) designs and manufacturers innovative electronic burner controls for industrial applications to cut energy costs and emissions, and to ensure the high pressure steam boilers in breweries, hotels, hospitals,
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How a chance meeting helped ETC reduce hassle, labour and storage, save thousands of pounds in manufacturing costs – and respond to a pandemic. In 2016, Julian Newton-Turner, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Manager with Energy Technology and Control (ETC Ltd) first met Hitaltech. The connecting and enclosing technology specialists were on a stand at the
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When Electrica wanted to streamline and standardise its components range, they chose Hitaltech. “Hitaltech offer an excellent design service that complements our own – there’s nothing they could improve on.” About Electrica Electrica is a designer, developer and manufacturer of electronic systems. The scope of service ranges from micro-controllers and monitoring systems to detection kits,
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When the signal conditioning experts wanted an out of the ordinary enclosure, they discovered that “Hitaltech are always looking to make life easy for us”. The Challenge Amelec’s David Mundye was already familiar with Hitaltech’s connectors and enclosures, so when the company needed an ultra-slim enclosure for its latest process signal splitter, he took a
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Terminal blocks offer a cost-effective and time-saving solution for connecting wires. Not only do they make connecting wires in the field a simple and straightforward process, but they also provide an added layer of safety by grounding, isolating and protecting components in an electrical circuit. Read on for Hitaltech’s guide to terminal blocks. What is
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Terminal blocks are used as a modular, insulated block that secures two or more wires together. They’re extremely popular in a wide variety of applications, but there are many different types of terminal blocks that all vary in performance and use. So, what are terminal blocks used for? Continue reading to find out. What are
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Flexible flat cables (FFC) and flexible printed circuits (FPC) are vital components in many industrial processes and applications. For anybody just getting into electronics and the field of printed circuits, a picture of an FPC and FFC can look very similar. However, they both offer different features and functionality, so continue reading to find out
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Hitaltech offers a complete range of Screw Terminal Blocks and Connectors using the superior rising clamp over the more affordable wire protector terminal blocks. Standard PCB terminal blocks are your typical wire to board connection method, soldered to the board at one end by the pins and the wire entry on a separate face horizontal
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DIN Rail Enclosures are one of the core products available from Hitaltech with a variety of options to suit almost any scenario. As well as regular electronic applications, there is a DIN rail enclosure for whatever your embedded system requires. We can even supply Raspberry Pi enclosures and versions for Arduino and Beaglebone units. Read
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In the world of electrical components, there can often be some confusion surrounding terminal block connector types. For many people, a terminal and a connector may seem so similar that they can be interchangeable. However, there are many clear differences. So, what is the difference between a terminal and a connector? Continue reading our helpful
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Terminal blocks join or terminate electrical wires. This is a simple but effective way of connecting wires. Other names for terminal blocks are connection terminals, terminal connectors and screw terminals. The applications of terminal blocks are wide-ranging, but essentially they’re used wherever you need to connect electrical systems safely. A terminal block has a modular
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