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Schneider Electric to invest £42 million in new manufacturing site in North Yorkshire
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chneider Electric, a specialist in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is investing £42 million in a new manufacturing facility in Scarborough, North Yorkshire.
More than 200 jobs will be created to meet the increased demand for electrical equipment to drive the UK’s move to cleaner energy including renewable energy sources, electric vehicles, and intelligent, energy- efficient buildings.
The site, which is almost triple the size of Schneider Electric’s existing Scarborough facility, is a blueprint for sustainable design and operations in the manufacturing industry. It is poised to become a net-zero plant and will use modern technology to reduce energy
waste and maximise the use of renewable energy. It is expected to be net-zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions when it opens in early 2025. Scarborough is a long-established manufacturing base for Schneider Electric, currently employing 450 people. It specialises in the manufacture of low-voltage switchgears which protect and distribute electricity and are crucial to the rollout of sustainable and energy-efficient operations such as EV charging infrastructure and net-zero buildings. Kelly Becker, president at Schneider Electric, UK & Ireland, Belgium & Netherlands, said: “Sustainability is at the core of our purpose, culture and business. We’re proud to be investing in and developing innovative solutions which will deliver immediate and lasting decarbonisation in the UK, while
NXP launches on-chip processing solution for UWB and secure-ranging
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XP has launched the latest product in its Trimension portfolio of ultra-wideband (UWB) solutions. The Trimension SR250 is described by the company as “the industry’s first single-chip solution that integrates on-chip processing capabilities with both short-range UWB radar and secure ranging”.
The Trimension SR250 aims to significantly enhance the functionality of autonomous homes and Industrial IoT, providing advanced automation based on location, presence, or motion detection. By 2025, ABI Research anticipates over 1 billion annual device shipments of UWB technology.
Key product highlights include: • Integrated UWB technologies: combines UWB radar and secure ranging, enabling new use cases based on UWB mapping, human or object detection and secure positioning. • Power efficiency and processing: features on-chip radar processing to reduce power consumption and enhance efficiency, crucial for energy-sensitive applications. • Diverse applications: supports a range of use cases from energy-saving activation of devices based on presence to safety features like secure home access and health monitoring.
bolstering the creation of local, green jobs in Yorkshire.”
The investment in Scarborough is in addition to a £7.2 million facility upgrade to Schneider Electric’s site in Leeds, announced
in October 2023, meaning the company will create more than 300 jobs in Yorkshire over the next ten years.
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• Development support: supported by firmware, middleware, and sample applications to simplify development and deployment.
The Trimension SR250 is currently sampling
and is expected to be generally available in Q4 2024, including through NXP’s broad ecosystem of module partners.
NXP.com/Trimension
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