With the continued growth of electric vehicles on the road, electric vehicles are using more and more components every day. As such, the supply has to meet the demand, and manufacturers are reaping the rewards of using various EV components. Continue reading to discover how flexible interconnects are used in electric vehicle chargers. How do
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A Quick Word About Our Lead Times
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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Improving Efficiencies with Smart Building Automation Solutions
Spare a thought for the modern facilities manager. With evermore complex and diverse properties to manage, both in residential and commercial settings, there are a dizzying number of variables to manage on a daily basis. Thank goodness for building automation technology and the influx of cheaper sensors. Both of which have enabled facilities managers to
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Devising New Loom Assembly Solutions for TE
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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Remote Terminal Unit TALUS T4E for Printing and Machining
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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Schneider Electric MKII
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
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
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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Energy Technology and Control
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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Energy Technology and Control Enclosures
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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Electrica
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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Amelec Instruments
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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Flexible interconnect systems for the automotive industry
Modern vehicles are becoming more and more like computers on wheels. Sophisticated electronics and a vast array of electrical components have significantly increased the wiring requirements of the automotive industry. With an impressive selection of flat flexible cable (FFC) solutions, Hitaltech can provide automotive manufacturers with a reliable, versatile and cost-effective alternative to traditional cable
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What are the differences between Raspberry Pi and Arduino?
If you have any interest in electronics at all, chances are you will have heard of Arduino and Raspberry Pi circuit boards. You could be forgiven for thinking that they are similar in scope and function, when actually they offer really quite different solutions. In this Raspberry Pi vs Arduino comparison article, Hitaltech explains the
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How do I use Raspberry Pi for development of IoT applications?
What do you get when you cross a disruptive, low-cost computing platform with an immensely powerful network of internet-connected devices and sensors? Huge potential, that’s what! We’re talking, of course, about the exciting uses of Raspberry Pi when teamed with the Internet of Things (IoT). Here, Hitaltech explores how to blend these technologies to run
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5 ways to use Raspberry Pi in your business
The Raspberry Pi is a simple, low-cost, but functional range of general-purpose computers beloved worldwide for breaking down the barriers of computing and making it accessible to the masses. The rudimentary performance and affordability of the Pi have inevitably made it an appealing product for business owners. Here, Hitaltech discusses the origins and benefits of
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The fundamentals of electrical control panels
Electrical control panels are metal or plastic enclosures that contain important electrical components for monitoring and controlling the mechanical functions of industrial equipment and machinery. Hitaltech explains how an electrical control panel box works, what components they contain, and why our enclosures are the number one choice. How does an electrical control panel box work?
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An introduction to industrial control
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are critical to the operational success of virtually every industrial sector. Particularly critical infrastructure, such as the manufacturing, transportation, energy and water treatment industries. But what exactly is an Industrial Control System and what role do industrial control panels have within an ICS? Hitaltech explains the fundamentals of industrial control and
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How IoT impacts building automation systems
Today’s modern buildings are a hive of sensors and connected devices that are constantly providing building automation systems, and the facilities managers who oversee them, with a raft of granular, actionable data insights. In this article, Hitaltech explains the impact the Internet of Things (IoT) is having on modern building automation systems and how we
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The difference between rigid and flexible connectors
When it comes to connecting printed circuit boards (PCBs), there are two main types of connectors: rigid connectors and flexible connectors. But what’s the difference and when might you choose one type of connector over the other? Hitaltech explains the functions and benefits of our market-leading Conex-it range of rigid and flexible connectors. Rigid Connectors
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