Southern Manufacturing: It's the business

One of the reasons behind the success of the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Show is its focus on business rather than just products and services

One of the reasons behind the success of the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Show is its focus on business rather than just products and services.

The ever-popular free seminar programmes at Southern Electronics and Southern Manufacturing are testimony to the value that both exhibitors and visitors place on the shows as a place to exchange ideas as well as business cards.

Many trade associations have a presence at this year's event, including the GTMA, the BEMA and the Engineering Industries Association, who are offering a year's free membership to visitors.

The Manufacturing Advisory Service - South East, South East England Development Agency and Business Link will also be available to offer help and advice to SMEs across the region.

From the private sector, companies like Winning Moves and Design Edge are offering free consultations to visitors to the show.

Winning Moves offers a free diagnostic to gauge business competitiveness.

Design Edge offers advice on how working with designers can add value to manufactured products.

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Igus UK are holding an open house for editors on their stand for the duration of the show.

Simply pop along to stand M21 anytime to enjoy a drink while viewing a presentation of the latest Igus products.

Vydas Launch low-Cost DIN mounted PSUs.

Sensing and instrumentation specialist Vydas International has announced a new range of low cost DIN RAIL mount switching power supplies designed especially for the industrial automation markets.

Manufactured by Carlo Gavazzi, this new product line offers a wide range of power and voltages providing DC power for all low power devices commonly used in automated machinery.

Bulgin Add Bluetooth to its Buccaneer Range.

Bluetooth wireless connectivity is the latest addition to the Bulgin USB Buccaneer connector family.

Bluetooth Buccaneer is a robust USB to Bluetooth adapter designed to overcome common limitations with hard-wired USB connections, such as the 5 metre distance restriction and signal isolation problems.

In any wireless application the antenna must be mounted in an external position for optimum range, but often the antenna is lacking in robustness or can defeat the integrity level of the enclosure.

Bluetooth Buccaneer's IP68 rated dust and waterproof connector is designed to withstand the rigorous demands of harsh or industrial environments, and the Bluetooth electronics with built-in antenna are robustly housed in the over-moulded UL94V-0 body.

Find Out How It's Better By Design.

Industrial design and engineering company DesignEdge will be offering free consultations on how to work with designers on stand 218 at Southern Manufacturing.

"Manufacturers, particularly in the industrial sector, often see design as an unnecessary expense, but that's beginning to change," says Alasdair Barnett of DesignEdge.

"More and more companies are now seeing design as another way of standing out from the crowd.

In addition, design is as much about how things perform a function as what they look like.

Good design can make products more effective, add value and even save money".

Winning Moves Launch "Winning Measures" With Free Consultation.

Visitors to the Southern Manufacturing and Electronics Show at Thorpe Park on 8th and 9th February, are being invited to submit their company's profile for a free business diagnostic.

The business performance experts from Winning Moves (Stand C47) will instantly be able to issue a report of exactly where your business stands and how you compete within your industry.

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