Is now the time to consider reshoring your manufacturing needs? The ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the true vulnerabilities of our global supply chain. Although reshoring is not a new concept, there is now a renewed interest for businesses in the UK as a result of the current climate. In recent years,...

We often use circles to describe something whole or never-ending. The circle of life. Running in circles. Spoken like a true Dundonian, you might even refer to a roundabout as a circle. At Albacom, circles have become commonplace in our vocabulary through our growing interest in the circular economy. There are 3.5 million tons of...

We have been assembling solutions for decades. Our electronic backplane assemblies for military aircraft are relied upon in cockpits at home and abroad. Our TWTA assemblies are an integral part of our electronics products and our high voltage power assemblies are designed, tested and built at our HQ in Dundee by our team of assemblers...

For companies operating in the electronics manufacturing industry, component obsolescence has been an ongoing concern for a number of years. In a very competitive arena with a relentless demand for smaller, faster and generally better performance, obsolescence issues often arise from design qualified components becoming quickly transcended by new and improved designs and ‘next generation’...

Risk of harm to personnel increases significantly when working at height and when being lifted by machinery. Increased risk requires greater levels of safety control. When using a lifting basket, especially one that carries people in it, it is vital that the basket is certified as being secure and free from any damage that could...