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REVIEW DESIGN SOLUTIONS 1971-2026


55thanniverSary CELEBRATING 55 YEARS


From it’s launch in 1971 as OEM Design, we take a look at Design Solutions through the years


In the 1970s, power transmission components


featured alongside the latest in electrical and electronic


solutions. Back then, however, adverts were rather different from those we feature today...


The 1990s saw the


widespread adoption of digital design, with


Computer Aided Design (CAD) transforming the


process; and automated production lines and advanced sensing


technologies helping to improve reliability and


precision in manufacturing


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