news HORIBA wIns AwARd fOR excellence In electROnIc systems mAnufActuRIng
made by all of its 180 employees at its Northampton-based site, where it manufactures analytical and measurement instruments for multiple markets. Employee driven continuous improvements have enabled the Company to adapt and grow to better meet both its customer and employee needs, even during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The annual TechWorks Awards mark excellence in the technology
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industry that is driving the ‘Deep Tech’ economy of engineering and innovation, a strategic part of the UK’s future. HORIBA UK is contributing to this from its Northampton site, which is a centre for electronics system design and manufacture where customised solutions are developed and delivered. HORIBA’s Northampton site also provides an extensive array of instruments and systems for numerous applications ranging from automotive R&D, process and environmental monitoring, medical diagnostics, semiconductor manufacturing, to scientific R&D and QC measurements. It is this diversity in technology and customer support that make HORIBA UK a true solutions provider and enable its customers to improve their processes and push the boundaries in scientific research. Through its internal employee driven ‘BlackJack’ Continuous Improvement
Programme and extensive training programmes, HORIBA has been able to excel in an ever-changing business environment. The BlackJack Programme has
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Welcome to the January issue of Instrumentation Monthly. The improvement
of processing power over the past 20 years has fundamentally changed pharmaceutical manufacturing. Automated machinery has also allowed production to expand at an unprecedented scale giving more people greater access to the medicines they need. However, running in parallel to this progress has been a growing threat to data integrity. On page 18, the experts at Yokogawa consider the emerging challenges for data integrity in the pharmaceutical sector.
Victoria White, Editor
ORIBA UK has won the TechWorks 2021 Award for ‘Manufacturing Site of the Year’. This is in recognition of significant business improvements achieved thanks to the contributions
generated significant improvements in operations resulting in reductions in waste and improved process efficiencies, while also boosting employee involvement throughout the Company. Central to the success of the
programme is the collaborative working of employees across HORIBA’s industry sectors, where all are encouraged to propose ideas for improvement projects, whether large or small scale, through a simple ‘Ideas Collector’ online portal. Nearly 70 per cent of employees are now actively engaged in this process. One such project was initiated by the idea of a design engineering
employee who identified an opportunity to improve the material creation process in order to reduce internal costs and prevent delays for customers. By creating a team for this project from across the company, a six Sigma methodology plan was developed to collaboratively map, understand and solve the problem. This ultimately resulted in significant cost reduction and enhanced customer relations.
www.horiba.com
AutOmOtIve quAlIfIcAtIOn fOR AxIOm fAmIly Of tOucHscReen cOntROlleR Ics
ouchNetix, a manufacturer of high- performance touchscreen controller ICs, has announced that its aXiom AX112 user interface chip has gained qualification to the Automotive Electronics Council’s AEC-Q100-6 standard, validating the device’s use in applications such as the central information display in passenger cars and other types of vehicles. The aXiom AX112, which integrates
T Automotive manufacturers are using the
touchscreen sensing, hover sensing, force sensing and the control of haptic responses in a single chip, is available today in production volumes. The aXiom family of UX controllers draws
on fundamental innovations in both analogue and digital technology to provide more than 100 times the sensitivity of traditional touchscreen controllers, and to offer industry- leading EMC performance.
unique capabilities of the aXiom AX112 touchscreen controller IC to develop radically improved display-based UXs for the next generation of vehicles. Touchscreens based on the AX112 can support innovative features such as pre-select, zoom-on-approach, dial-on- display, and integrated haptic feedback without the need for additional hardware.
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