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SolderKing celebrates eight years of growth


Established in Yorkshire in 2018, the company has grown into a King’s Award winning supplier to OEMs, EMS providers and industrial customers across Europe, with a product range covering every stage of the soldering process. Those eight years have included Brexit, the pandemic and the component shortages that followed, and Chris Ward, chief operating officer at SolderKing, says the disruption has had a lasting


effect on what customers expect from a consumables supplier. “Before 2020, most of the conversations we had were about price and specification. Since then, customers want to know where a product is made, what stock we hold and how quickly we can respond if something changes on their line. Manufacturing in the UK means we can answer those questions directly. But none of that matters if the product is not consistent. Quality is what customers come to us for in the first place and it is what keeps them with us.” All SolderKing products are manufactured and tested in-house under an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality management system. Full compliance documentation for RoHS, REACH and J-STD flux classification is provided as standard, a requirement that has become increasingly important for suppliers to automotive, defence and aerospace programmes. The company is a member of Made in Britain and holds a Bronze EcoVadis sustainability rating, reflecting its commitment to responsible manufacturing.


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Welcome back to September Electronics for Engineers


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elcome back to another issue of Electronics for Engineers. Once again September has come round and summer is coming to an end. Luckily we had quite a good one weather wise and now the time to snuggle by the fire with a cup of tea and a blanket is approaching. Also approaching is a great range of exhibitions, we’ll have members of our team at Microelectronics UK and we’ll also be flying out to Munich in November for Elektronica.


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In the next issue we’ll be previewing the event, so make sure to get in touch with Jordan on the email below if you are exhibiting. Autumn also means we start seeing some beautiful colours amongst the trees and if you also want to see beautiful colours in your displays check out this month’s feature (Page 36 onwards). In this issue we’re also looking at sustainability and power, with the constant evolution and innovation of EV’s and solar continuing to enjoy their time in the sun (pardon the pun).


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Although we are now enjoying less sun ourselves with the shortening days and cooler weather, I hope these articles can create a feeling of warmth for you to feel nostalgic about the fleeting summer. I hope you enjoy the read.


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NEURA Robotics and SECO join forces to scale physical AI from Europe As part of the


collaboration, SECO will work with NEURA on the design, engineering and manufacturing of electronic


compute modules for NEURA’s cognitive robots, including the humanoid 4NE1. The collaboration


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brings together three complementary capabilities: NEURA’s Physical AI and robotics architecture, which leverage Qualcomm Technologies’ advanced edge computing platforms and SECO’s embedded engineering and industrial manufacturing expertise. NEURA believes Physical AI will be shaped by three fundamental technology layers: sensing, compute and cloud infrastructure. Inside the machine, NEURA follows a Brain + Nervous System architecture. Through its Smart Limb concept, sensing and compute are distributed throughout the robot, bringing intelligence closer to the joints, sensors and physical interactions where real-time decisions are required. This real-time responsiveness at the edge is what allows robots to work safely and reliably alongside people. Beyond this initial engagement, NEURA and SECO are working on the next steps of the partnership. These include a NEURA Gym in Italy, which will mark NEURA’s first training hub in Southern Europe, and the joint collection of real-world production data as NEURA robots are going to be deployed in industrial settings.


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