A HUGE congratulations to our best friends at Sweet Dreamers for winning the coveted ‘Mother & Baby’ GOLD Award, 2020, for Best Baby Toy! This is for the superb Ewan Deluxe with smartCRY, which now includes a new Shush sound, in addition to the previous 5 soothing sounds. https://www.motherandbaby.co.uk/reviews-and-shop/playtime/baby-toys-under-12-months/sweet-dreamers-ewan-deluxe ‘We are delighted to be part of the amazingly successful Ewan story; helping Sweet Dreamers with their fantastic innovations in the nursery for over 10 years now. Well done Lynda and Harry!’; Mark Bullen, Managing Director, GBE.

After GBE aquired Wildtrax Electronics its main supplier of surface mount boards, Managing Director Mark Bullen applied for a grant from Coast to Capital to help improve productivity. Coast to Capital have made a large amount of funding available to local businesses. These ‘growth grants’ can be used to purchase or develop innovative assets which have a clear link to boosting productivity and profit margin – and ultimately growing a business. “Because of Coast to Capital, GBE completed its productivity plan three years ahead of schedule. We’re now set fair for the future, ready to push forward with our Industry 4.0 version – the use of smart devices working together wirelessly to revolutionise production. It’s no exaggeration to say that without Coast to Capital, GBE would not be where it is today”. – Mark Bullen One of the aforementioned ‘smart devices’ that the growth grant has helped towards is the new Iineo + I Pick & Place machine (pictured above) which has immediately increased placement capacity by over 75%. Visit www.coast2capital.org.uk/growth-grant

Utilizing their expertise with power electronics and GBE’s reputation for building robust, high quality and simple-to-use products; it is with great pleasure that GBE announce the launch of the LF series: a range of end-to-end product solutions for the Static Frequency Converter (SFC) market. The LF range includes the LF1-400 1kVA single phase SFC, the LF1-400-3kW single phase SFC and the LF3-400-3kVA three phase output unit. These products are designed and manufactured in house, which also means small volume customisations are possible. In addition, GBE will also be introducing the ME Range of SFCs with the single-phase range starting at 10kVA up to 30kVA. The three-phase ranges from 10kVA to 450kVA. Full support will be offered on the product range from a qualified Service Team who have over 12 years’ experience working with static frequency converters. This includes access to GBE’s modern and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at the Centre of Operations where any required repairs, health checks and calibration can be performed. And full CE compliance and technical documents is also available. For any further information regarding any of GBE’s range of frequency converters, please contact us on 01903 244500 or email frequencyconverters@gbelectronics.com or visit our web-site at https://gbelectronics.uk/products/product-distribution/frequency-converters/.

We are delighted to announce that Wildtrax Electronics have received a grant from Coast to Capital as part of their LEP area ‘Growth Grant Programme’. As Managing Director Mark Bullen stated, “We are incredibly excited about winning this grant as it will enable us to move towards our goal of being Industry 4.0 ready; with significant technological upgrades in machine automation and intelligence. Leading to a step-change in productivity enhancements throughout Wildtrax and GB Electronics group.” To find out how Wildtrax Electronics can help you with your electronics manufacturing needs, please send us an enquiry.

Wildtrax Electronics receives a welcomed image update. The re-brand comes as Wildtrax is absorbed by the GBE group. The cleaner, more fresh perspective for the brand creates visual continuity with the rest of the GBE group. Wildtrax Electronics have worked hard to build a solid reputation for quality and efficiency. The company re-brand aims to be more reflective of that. We would like to welcome all new and existing customers to our new website. To find out more about how Wildtrax and the wider GBE group can help you with you electronics manufacturing needs, please fill out an enquiry form or contact us directly.