FEATURE SOUTHERN MANUFACTURING & ELECTRONICS PREVIEW
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Farnborough from the 5th to 7th February. Around 800 companies are expected to take part, alongside a busy technical seminar programme...
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s it enters its third decade, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics remains as strong as ever, boosted by a 20% increase in exhibitors – including some that haven’t been seen at the show for a number of years. The Farnborough International Exhibition
& Conference Centre will once again host a variety of companies, covering anything from component vendors to major global machinery manufacturers, plus the usual range of subcontract service providers specialising in everything from fabrication to electronics assembly. Encouragingly, given the ongoing uncertainties over Brexit, the show also features a substantial number of non-UK firms, the numbers of which have increased around 26% over 2018. With full occupancy predicted for 2019, the event has formalised links with several industry organisations, including Composites UK, the Confederation of British Metalforming, Farnborough Aerospace Consortium, The British Gear Association, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and the Gauge and Toolmakers Association. The show’s free technical seminar
programme is open to all visitors. From large scale 3D printing and advanced manufacturing to discussions of life after Brexit for manufacturers, the 2019 programme offers something for everyone. Sessions are still being added, but the current list of around 35 presentations can be found at
www.industrysouth.co.uk. Around 800 companies are expected to
take part in this year’s show. Regular visitors will recognise many familiar participants. Igus highlights the latest addition to its automation offering, the entry-level drylin delta robot - a cost- effective alternative to similar robots available on the market offering a short ROI. HepcoMotion returns to Southern 2019 with its plethora of motion solutions, from track systems for robot automation to complete production lines performing multi-assembly tasks. Visitors will be able to view a Hepco GFX system with high speed pick and place robots. Also on the stand will be the DTS2 driven track system, suitable for a packaging
38 DECEMBER/JANUARY 2019 | PROCESS & CONTROL TOP LINE UP FOR 2019 SHOW
The free technical seminar programme currently boasts around 35 presentations, with more being added
application that requires high positional accuracy and a demanding duty cycle. Broanmain Plastics will unveil a range of
mass produced electronic, automotive, aerospace, medical device and industrial plastic components, all moulded at the company’s brand new manufacturing facility near Gatwick airport. This location enables Broanmain to fulfill customers short, just-in-time component production and shipment lead times. The purpose-built moulding facility has
As in previous years, Southern 2019 will feature a top line-up of the latest machinery in action, plus a vast array of components, OEM parts and consumables. There’s also an impressive variety of design aids, specialist sensors and process control solutions and numerous Industry 4.0 applications
the capacity to produce in excess of 200,000 components a week, and serves tier 1 to tier 4 suppliers from the automotive sector, aerospace, industry, and medical market, as well customers in the packaging, consumer, and construction space. Hitaltech is returning to the show, and in addition to showcasing the latest connecting technologies and enclosures, the company will also be focusing on the Value Added Services that make production more efficient. The company’s stand will feature Hitaltech's latest components designed for building automation and industrial control products. These components help make managing buildings easier, or are designed to support evolving cloud computing, cyber-physical and Internet-of-Things applications. They include high power terminal blocks to meet the demands of high power interface and energy metering applications; miniature terminal blocks
and board to board connectors that enable manufacturers to pack large volumes of inputs and outputs into small spaces; and modular jacks and USB style connectors for building management data and communications applications. Nexus Industrial Memory will be showcasing two new products from Datakey, the Datakey Read-Only DFX PC Adapter and the Crypto ignition key. The adapter is the latest addition to the
DFX RUGGEDrive Series of Secure Digital (SD) memory devices. The Adapter functions much like an SD card reader, except that it works with Datakey DFX RUGGEDrive memory tokens, which are SD cards moulded into Datakey’s proprietary RUGGEDrive token form-factor. When plugged into a computer’s USB port, the adapter prevents modifications or deletions to the data stored on the inserted memory token. The combination of the memory token and read-only adapter gives embedded designers a removable memory solution that safeguards logged data once the token has been removed from the embedded host. Nexus will also be showcasing the latest addition to the secure memory line, a microchip crypto-authentication IC moulded into a Datakey rugged removable memory token. The security features of this particular token coupled with the physical security provided by the specialised Datakey connectors make this token ideal for applications such as device authentication/ counterfeit protection, secure firmware updates and Crypto Ignition Keys. Marking, identification and traceability
specialist Pryor Marking Technology will be displaying its latest range of identification and traceability solutions at the show. Visitors will be able to view three of the company’s latest marking products as well as discuss marking solutions, traceability and tracking software; be it for integration within
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