New partnerships, new capabilities, new challenges: see what we’ve been up to in our Spring newsletter. Read it here.

Our Communications team had a busy start to this year, showcasing Persistent Systems’ and Steatite’s military certified and rugged mobile communication equipment.

The team headed to London for Future Soldier Technology on 6-8 March, and our partners DataHertz attended SOFINS on 28-30 March in Bordeaux. May will see them exhibiting at AOC Europe in Bonn and supporting our partner MENPRO at FEINDEF in Madrid. Look out for them across Europe!

Our solutions for building scalable and reliable networks in the most challenging environments include the best-in-class MPU5 radio, versatile Embedded Module and our rugged mobile operations hub, the CRiB. Read more about the products and support we offer for rugged communications.

We’ve recently installed an Asterion wire bonder in our Power facility in Crewkerne to add wire bonding to our inhouse capabilities. Compared to traditional methods of interconnecting, wire bonding enables manufacturers to offer custom battery packs with high discharge capabilities and reduced assembly time (in a shorter lead time) which meet even higher levels of reliability and safety. Wire bonding helps to prolong cell life and improve battery performance as a result of lower resistance.

We will now be able to deliver wire bonded battery packs to customers covering a range of applications including medical, industrial, oceanographic, transport and energy.

We know that every cell that leaves our factory having been wire bonded is safe, reliable and robust. This is in addition, of course, to our traditionally bonded battery packs which have been tried and tested over decades. See more about wire bonding.

How did we meet the challenge of providing power for MWD, LWD and Wireline logging equipment? These tools need to operate in the harshest of environments for long periods of time through huge temperature variations and immense vibration.

Read our case study to see how we’re powering GOWell’s range of Pegasus star tools.

Our latest newsletter is out with details of what we’ve been up to including contract wins, community and charity events, new team members and more. Read it here.

We’re proud to confirm our commitment to honour and support the Armed Forces by signing the Armed Forces Covenant.

This means that we will endeavour in our business dealings to uphold the key principles of the Armed Forces Covenant including supporting the employment of veterans, recognising military skills and qualifications in our recruitment and selection process, and working with the Career Transition Partnership (CTP) to support the employment of Service leavers.

Read more to see what it means to us and our partners.