Weald has expanded UK access to rugged connectors through Rayfast. The agreement covers interconnect products for defence, medical, energy, and industry.
European building rules are accelerating connected lighting controls across properties. Larger non residential buildings face staged requirements for occupancy based automation.
Schurter’s EKO fuse family strengthens protection across high voltage systems. The range targets storage, charging, conversion, UPS, and industrial equipment.
Infineon’s new isolators combine compact switching, protection, and galvanic isolation. The ISSI20B family targets dense automation, test, power, and building control hardware.
Astemo is preparing two Bolton inverter lines for automotive production. The £100 million programme includes power-electronics PCB assembly and final inverter manufacturing.
LITILIT is expanding femtosecond-laser production for PFAS-free surface processing applications. Micro- and nanoscale texturing can replace selected fluorinated coatings and chemical treatments.
Hitachi Energy will build Elmed’s two international HVDC converter stations. The €770 million contract covers valves, transformers, switchgear, digital control, and commissioning.
Navitas and Magnachip will jointly manufacture higher-voltage silicon carbide devices. Ratings from 1,200V beyond 3,300V will address grid, storage, transport, and industrial conversion systems.