Posted to News on 28th Feb 2008, 17:07
NDE invests in programmable coil winding machinery
North Devon Electronics (NDE) has recently made a substantial investment of EUR120,000 in machinery including two single- and one four-spindle programmable winding machines, plus new test equipment that offers increased accuracy of measurement across an expanded range of frequencies.
In addition, the company has commenced production of components for new customers in defence and secure communications, high-voltage power supplies, aerospace, hearing loops, vending machines and others.
NDE is one of the UK's most successful bespoke coil winders and electro-mechanical assemblers, offering a quality, automated manufacturing service.
Using automation guarantees high quality, consistent throughput and competitive pricing. In house engineering skills enable NDE to design and build bespoke automation for production cells. Where volumes are sufficient, operations such as coil winding, wire stripping, soldering, application of epoxy glue, vision checking, testing, printing and packing of coils are incorporated into an automated production cell. Typically this means that a coil former or bobbin is fed into the start of the automated system by a bowl feeder and processed sequentially until the coil winding and assembly is complete. The component is then automatically placed on a packing tray with space for multiple items. This tray is then be consolidated into a larger packing box with other components.
NDE supplies both high- and low-volume components for many markets, including automotive, aerospace, instrumentation, industrial controls and power supplies.
