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Enclosures CamdenBoss brings you Hex-Box! The IoT enclosure designed with user-friendly customisation and flexibility in mind. The enclosure is manufactured using 100% recyclable ABS UL94-VO material, with an excellent modern aesthetic which is packed full of features making it a great enclosure for use on the desk or even wall mounting. Shop Enclosures Terminal Blocks Terminal blocks from CamdenBoss, a versatile PCB solution. These PCB terminal blocks come in a variety of sizes and styles including Rising Clamp, Wire Protector, Pluggable, and Screwless. Shop Terminal Blocks With over 25% of the UK PCB Terminal Block market, Gateway Electronic components is proud to represent and distribute the Camden Boss range of components. From 2.54mm-10.16mm pitch, wire protected or rising clamp, 4A-57A rated, PCB mounted and pluggable terminal blocks and other interconnection solutions. ​ There is, however, more to the CamdenBoss range than interconnect, in fact CamdenBoss offer a wide range of electro-mechanical components such as fuses & fuse-holders, LEDs, miniature switches, limit & safety switches and control products. ​ A housing solution can always be found with one of CamdenBoss’ universal housings. Consequently, they have an extensive range of hand-held enclosures, die-cast boxes, potting boxes, desktop cases, instrument cases. They also offer a full customisation service for all our enclosures; with custom colours, surface coating & RFI shielding, engraving & silk-screening, labels & membrane keypads, as well as milling for all types of connectors and control components. ​ Custom enclosures are designed, prototyped and manufactured to specific and exacting requirements. With rapid lead-times using their Tool-Free Flat Sheet Plastic Technology process called Custom Design. This is an innovative solution for unique enclosure requirements that can now be achieved without the expensive tooling costs historically associated with bespoke designs. ​ For medium and high volume enclosure requirement they offer the complete product design and manufacturing solution, which includes 3D modelling, design, tooling, manufacturing, component sourcing, assembly and packaging. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

About Us Gateway Electronic Components was founded in 2000 by a team of industry professionals time-served in the franchised components distributor sector. With unrivalled expertise in finding ways of bringing innovative supply solutions to customers seeking to release substantial costs from the procurement process. ​ Since then, the company now has four specialist pillars that include specialist components, IoT and connectivity, power products and ferrite products all supported by a wealth of technical expertise and resource to assist customers with not only standard solutions but having the capability to design bespoke solutions to meet their requirements. All are also available to order online through the multi-language and multi-currency website with shipping options available around the world. These pillars are supported by the Machine Shop and PCB Design and Manufacturing services. ​ Gateway trades from Nantwich, Cheshire ideally placed close to ports and airports, freight hubs and the road and rail transport infrastructure. Trading with more than 1000 customers in over 50 countries; the company offers significant profile inventories from its base of world-class manufacturers. As well as this, dedicated customer contract buffers and supply solutions are available to assist customers in reducing their vendor base and helping drive down the total cost of ownership. ​ Gateway is privately owned, with owner-stakeholders determined to continue to differentiate its service by offering broad product solutions from high reputation manufacturers to customers seeking partnership engagement from their distributor vendor. ​ Gateway, the distributor with a CanDo spirit! Our History The Gateway Journey Start of the E-commerce Journey 2004 - 2006 Gateway launches its first ecommerce platform www.thecomponentgateway.com to promote its stockholding of products from its franchised linecard of manufacturers. ​ Gateway complies with Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive 2002/95/EC, (RoHS 1) by designing and maintaining a further level of quality audit procedures to its material procurement and inspection programme. ​ ​ New HQ! - 2009 - 2011 The quest for new premises is fulfilled and Gateway relocates to Innovation House, Nantwich, Cheshire, giving a 61% increase in office and warehouse space. For the next 2 years Gateway achieves double digit growth to realise market share gains to further strengthen its position as one of the best-in-class specialist distribution outlets for electronic components in the UK. ​ Gateway continues to develop its operating systems capability and online presence with the launch of its second generation ‘Core-2’ operating system which accommodates multi-currency trading to better manage the currency environment with its suppliers and for its UK and overseas customers. The Very Beginning - 2000 Gateway Electronic Components Limited registered as a trading entity with Companies House. ​ Gateway commissions the design, develop and implement of a bespoke operating system for the company to platform its transactional databases and interface these with the financial management system. ​ Gateway secures the lease for its first premises at Unit 10, Huntsbank Works, Crewe. Accreditation Secured - 2001 - 2003 Gateway receives its first BS EN ISO9000:1994 accreditation from United Registrar of Systems. Since its first award Gateway has upgraded its accreditation status and now complies with ISO9001:2015. ​ ​ Ferroxcube and First Apprentices - 2017 Gateway is appointed as a UK franchised distributor by Ferroxcube, a global leader in high performance ferrite materials. The Ferroxcube range augments the portfolio of products already available from Gateway from manufacturers TDK, Fair-Rite and Magnetics Inc, and strengthens Gateway position as the largest stocking distributor of ferrite core products and accessories in the UK. ​ Gateway employs its first apprentice intake, filling IT and Digital Marketing positions with some highly talented school and college leavers. The initial intake has now progressed to full time positions now making significant contributions to the company’s development. Three further apprentices have been employed in the company in engineering, IT and customer service roles and will all have promising careers with the company. The CanDo Man in a Kanban Van - 2013 Gateway secures a contract to manage the supply of products to its largest customers by implementing Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) solutions on various customer’s premises. The contracts, comprising over 700 lines of electronic components shipped direct-to-line to Kanban stations on the customers production floors, delivered by Gateway staff on a twice weekly replenishments system, was tagged “The Cando man in a Kanban Van”. The solution has realized significant efficiency gains and thereby reduced total cost of ownership for those customers. ​ Gateway appointed by TDK as its specialist magnetic components distributor for the UK. Gateway invests in significant stockholding of Ferrite products, and within 3 months develops and launches its second specialist sibling ecommerce platform www.theferritegateway.com to support the growing base of UK customers. Within the next 18 months Gateway increases TDK distributed ferrite sales revenues by more than 45%. Gold! - 2015 Gateway secures Silver status in the TDK Senten Manten awards in recognition of its achievement on meeting key business performance and customer service standards. The Japanese term Senten Manten means “perfect result”. ​ Gateway is appointed by Siretta Limited as its UK specialist distributor to promote and sell its range of products for use within emerging IoT and industrial M2M applications in the ever growing smart-world, including wired and wireless network connectivity solutions, antenna, modems, routers and network signal strength analysis products. Gateway develops and launches its third specialist sibling ecommerce platform www.theiotgateway.com to promote and sell the product range. ​ For the second year running Gateway receives recognition in the prestigious TDK Senten Manten awards programme, this time achieving a coveted Gold award, in recognition that the company’s specialist, service-led, differentiated and value-adding distribution ethos is of appeal to a broad customer base across the UK and increasingly into Europe. 2017 - The Machine Shop Gateway launches the Ferrite Machine Shop to provide a core gapping and machining service to support its customers that require bespoke dimensional and/or inductance values to meet their specific application requirements. The significant investment in infrastructure and machinery includes a dedicated Machine Shop environment within Gateway’s UK based headquarters, a 3-axis NC flatbed surface grind centre, and an enhanced operating system to provide a production works order solution that provides full batch traceability for all parts used within the machining process. 20th Year! - 2019 Gateway enters is 20th year of trading having developed a unique position in the electronic components supply environment as a specialist, differentiated and value-adding service-led distributor with a CanDo attitude capable of delivering standard and bespoke solutions to customers big and small, and able to facilitate total cost of ownership optimisation with its range of supply solutions and logistics programmes. 2018 - First Mini Mill Further Machine Shop investment is made by Gateway as it installs a new Haas Mini-Mill machining centre to be able to provide its customers with even more geometric and dimensional solutions to bespoke machining requirements. Gateway can now manufacture new core geometries from ferrite plate, block, rod, toroid, or button cores and has also developed an expertise to glue multiple geometries to custom-design assembled parts. The phrase “if you can dream it, we can machine it” is born. We've got the Power - 2018 Gateway launches a new sibling ecommerce brand www.thepowergateway.com to promote products for use in the improvement of power quality solutions and power factor correction, to help drive for efficiency, lower operating costs and faster returns on investment in the power generation, transmission and distribution sector. With a significant new stocking investment in TDK Power Factor Correction (PFC) products, including PFC Capacitors and filters, controllers, and switching devices along with a range of Power Electrolytic Capacitor (PEC) products, Gateway is continuing to develop its specialist and differentiated channels to service key growth market sectors. Specialising in Ferrite and Magnetic components for use within the transformer, power supply and winding house sectors, along with EMC components for interference suppression. This is supported by the latest addition to the company, The Machine Shop. Shop Ferrite Serves customers by providing products dedicated for use within emerging IoT and industrial applications in the ever evolving smart-world. This includes wired and wireless network connectivity solutions, antenna and network signal strength analysis products. Shop IoT Offering products to use in the improvement of power quality solutions and power factor correction. This helps to drive for efficiency, lower operating costs and generate faster returns on investment in the power generation, transmission and distribution. Shop Power Dedicated to specialist parts which can be used across passive, inter connective, electromechanical, switch, relay, rectifier, optoelectronic and cooling products. Shop Component

Ferrite Cores Ferrite cores from Fair-Rite. We stock a range of core shapes, sizes and materials to suit your application. Shop Ferrite Cores Toroids Toroids from Fair-Rite. Toroids are suitable for use in signal transformers and as EMC chokes. Shop Toroids EMC EMC from Fair-Rite. Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) filters are designed to ensure that electronics are not affected by, and do not themselves generate, electromagnetic disturbance. Shop EMC Ferrite Accessories Ferrite accessories from Fair-Rite. These accessories can be used alongside our stocked range of ferrite cores. Shop Ferrite Accessories Ferrite Rods Ferrite rods from Fair-Rite. Ferrite rods are suitable for use in applications such as line filters and RFID tags, as they work by directing the magnetic component of radio waves towards a pick-up coil. Shop Ferrite Rods Fair-rite are a world leading ferrite manufacturer that specialise in two main areas, Suppression and Power & Inductive components. ​ Fair-Rite offer a wide range of suppression products designed to help you solve all of your EMI issues, these include, board based components such as EMI suppression beads, surface mount beads (common mode), Multi aperture cores, chip beads, chip arrays and flexible ferrite sheets. They also offer a wide range of cable suppression products including, round and flat EMI suppression cores, Connector suppression plates and Snap-It cores. ​ Fair-Rite also offer the standard power and inductive ferrite products. The offer a wide range of standard shapes and geometries including Pot, E, EFD, ETD, EER, EP, Planar, PQ, RM and U cores in a range of materials each suited to specific applications. They offer a large range of toroids. By building on their core competencies Fair-Rite are able to offer a range of ferrite rods and bobbins. ​ ​ Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

The last few years have seen the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet-of-Things (IOT) market emerge and expand rapidly progressing into every walk of life. These two new facets of life are and will be responsible for automating just about any part of society. Now that cellular wireless networks are ubiquitous and now with much lower cost of data plans and cost of ownership, the advancement of the internet, M2M and IOT will see an even faster growth. ​ Siretta is a leading supplier of wireless M2M products and overall solutions, specialising in wireless modems, cloud based software and overall M2M application solutions. As a major UK distributor for the Siretta brand, Gateway now stock a broad range of antennas, cable assemblies and RF connectors/adaptors all available online with a next day delivery service. Siretta have chosen the Gateway team to be trained in their high level of technical in all matters wireless and combined with In-house programming and design skills this is now allowing Gateway to support numerous customers in utilising the benefits of the Siretta range. Siretta is at the forefront of wireless M2M and IOT thinking with its design and manufacture of GSM modems and Cloud software and services to empower the user, small or large, and make M2M applications simple and a cost-effective reality. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers Signal Analysers Signal analysers from Siretta. Find optimum antenna placement, best network performance and best choice of network operator for a site. Shop Signal Analysers Antennas Wireless RF solutions require antennas as a fundamental component for end-to-end communications. We stock a wide range of Siretta antennas with different mountings. Shop Antennas Modems We stock a range of industrial cellular modems from Siretta allowing easy connection to remote devices over the internet. All modems include an RS232 and USB serial connection. Shop Modems Routers Industrial cellular routers from Siretta. Dual-SIM cellular connection with multiple ethernet ports combined with RS232, RS485 and USB interfaces. Shop Routers Cables Siretta RF cables that can be used for small interconnections, machine-to-machine interconnections and extension cables. Shop Cables Adapters RF adapters from Siretta are used to connect several different cables together allowing the ability to swap or change the lengths of the RF cable links. Shop Adapters

Resistors Welwyn resistors from TT Electronics. These resistors have overload characteristics which are ideal for circuit protection, with high reliability and stability. They also feature high power dissipation for the small size. Shop Resistors Circuit Protection The WDBR series of ultra low profile power resistors from TT Electronics are suitable for use as circuit protection, with a choice of flying leads, push-on tags and solder terminals. Shop Circuit Protection Welwyn Components is a TT Electronics resistor brand, specialising in the design and manufacture of a full portfolio of resistor technologies. Welwyn are also home to a wide portfolio of hybrid microcircuits and multi-chip modules. ​ Welwyn resistors include: Current Sense Resistors High Power Resistors High Voltage Resistors Pulse / Surge Resistors High Precision Resistors Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

Reprogram the World. ​ Particle is a fully integrated Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), making software, connectivity, and hardware work together seamlessly. Everything is reprogrammable and reconfigurable with Particle, allowing for endless possibilities for developing custom applications. ​ Particle, the industry standard for IoT Solutions including: Light Electric Vehicles Smart Energy HVAC Emissions Monitoring Industrial Equipment Monitoring Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

Established in 2001 and listed in Taiwan Stock Exchange with capital at US$20 million, Brightek LED is part of the VerShine Component Group and has its office at Canary Wharf London. Since 2007 Brightek LED has been selling into Europe utilising Gateway electronic components as a franchised distributor. Brightek is known for its widest range which covers all major applications. There are 4 factories with each focusing on unique product and technology. New Taipei City, Taiwan: Traditional PTH Lamp LED, dot matrix LED, seven segments digit display. Shulin, Taiwan: Side view, SMD and customised LED. SongKang, China: SMD/Chip LED, ceramic, flip chip, SMC LED, automotive grade LED, invisible light LED, IR, UV. Shenzhen, China: LED for lighting, mainly EMC high power LED range. Brightek offers the fullest range in the market, from traditional PTH type to the latest technology such as flip chip LED, ceramic and EMC/SMC LED. Their aim is to cover all LED applications and offer widest choice for their customers. Gateway has an in house specialist team who are able to support all of our customers, this allows us to technically support our customers demands quickly. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

With manufacturing sites in Asia, Switzerland and the UK. E-tec have developed a reputation for rapid response interconnect manufacturing capabilities offering customers fast turnaround on both sample and production build volumes via their distributor Gateway Electronic Components. ​ E-tec offer an extensive range of PCB Connectors and Headers, available via Gateway and considered as competitively priced alternatives to other manufacturers such as Harwin, Samtec, FCI and Molex. E-tec BGA sockets include patented probe pin designs for BGA, LGA and CGA chip socketing down to 0.40mm pitch. Sockets may be fixed to the pcb by surface mounting, thru hole soldering or by solderless compression method. ​ Socket footprints can be created in all shapes and sizes in FR4 or other hi-temp materials using the latest technology high speed CNC drilling machines. A suitable terminal can be selected from their extensive stock of turned pins, and using our array of assembly equipment E-TEC can produce high quality, cost effective parts with industry leading deliveries. ​ E-tec also offer a range of RF/Coax Connectors. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

Microswitches Microswitches from ITW. These switches use ITW's Butterfly Double-Break switching which provides a high standard of reliability for industrial and military products. Shop Microswtiches Pushbuttons Pushbuttons from ITW. These are suitable for a variety of applications, including for HMI panel controls and sensing in equipment controls. Shop Pushbuttons Rotary Switches Rotary switches from ITW. These switches open and close the circuit as the shaft is rotated, making and breaking multiple electrical connections. Shop Rotary Switches Slider Switches Slider switches from ITW. These switches are highly reliable and have broad operating characteristics - providing excellent performance in a wide variety of applications. Shop DIL Switches Within ITW's wide portfolio, they can ensure that if you want to interact with it, sense it, control it, or switch it, they can fulfil each individual customer requirement. Their latest technologies ensure that they take you beyond the traditional, single output and input switching, to the state of the art, software driven, intelligent thinking touch sensors, linked to any system of the customers choice. They have technical in-house design capabilities that harness the overall appreciation of usage acoustic, capacitive and inductive switching ensuring that ITW have the right solution for your individual specification. Switches have created and developed a wide range of products for a wide spectrum of industrial applications. Their comprehensive standard product portfolio includes assemblies, switch panels, push button, micro, slide as well as rocker switches. If ITW Switches doesn’t have the ideal product for you, they will work with customers to design one that is able to suit the specific application. They pride themselves in working closely with their customers providing quick solutions to their problem. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

Ferrite Cores Ferrite cores from TDK (EPCOS). We stock a range of core shapes, sizes and materials to suit your application. Shop Ferrite Cores Toroids Toroids from TDK (EPCOS). Toroids are suitable for use in signal transformers and as EMC chokes. Shop Toroids EMC EMC from TDK (EPCOS). Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) filters are designed to ensure that electronics are not affected by, and do not themselves generate, electromagnetic disturbance. Shop EMC Ferrite Accessories Ferrite accessories from TDK (EPCOS). These accessories can be used alongside our stocked range of ferrite cores. Shop Ferrite Accessories Ferrite Sheets Ferrite sheets from TDK (EPCOS). Ferrite sheets are suitable for use in a range of applications, such as improving the data transfer and overall energy in RFID and NFC, as well as wireless power systems. Shop Ferrite Sheets Capacitors Capacitors from TDK (EPCOS). These power capacitors used to control the power for equipment which is operated at high power. All capacitors are self-healing. Shop Capacitors In 2011 TDK purchased EPCOS who were one of the largest ferrite manufacturers in the world. The EPCOS line of ferrite cores and accessories complements the TDK lines. EPCOS ferrites are now available through the TDK brand. ​ They offer a wide variety of Mn-Zn ferrite materials optimized for their application purposes, and include materials with high magnetic flux, low losses, and for broad temperature ranges. The products are also available in various profiles, including materials with standard core shapes that are compliant with international standards or low-profile materials for planar transformers. In addition, the portfolio features Ni-Zn ferrite materials that are optimized for use in inductors, EMC products, antennas, and various other products. ​ These high-frequency materials offer high magnetic flux, high stress-resistance, and low temperature coefficients. The company excels in the high-precision manufacturing of advanced core geometries, including small and low-profile shapes with a height of 0.6 mm or lower, and offers a comprehensive program of matching accessories. ​ Gateway Electronic Components is TDKs leading ferrite distributor in Europe and as such holds one of the largest stocks of TDK/EPCOS ferrite cores and accessories. ​ Gateway has recently been acknowledged as one of TDKs leading distributors through the Gold Senten Manten European Distributor award which was awarded to Gateway in 2015. This builds upon the Silver award the company received in 2014 and shows how Gateway is committed to providing excellent service to all of its customers. ​ Devised by TDK to set performance standards for its distributor network across Europe, the awards are based on the annual Senten Manten Distributor Performance Evaluation Program. Senten Manten translates from Japanese into perfect result. Gateway was one of only three European distributors to secure the Gold standard, reflecting the companys consistent business and operational achievement against key performance criteria set by TDK for its distributor network. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers PFC Components Power Factor Correction (PFC) components from TDK (EPCOS). PFC components are used in electrical circuits to improve the power factor. Shop PFC Components PFC Trays PFC trays from TDK (EPCOS). These offer easy to install, pre-wired subassemblies which are scalable to suit your reactive power compensation needs. Shop PFC Trays Circuit Protection EMC filters from TDK (EPCOS), including the LeaXield active leakage current filter. These help to prevent internal and external interferences that could affect machines and systems. Shop Circuit Protection Passives Capacitors from TDK (EPCOS). We stock a range of highly reliable capacitors from TDK with a broad range of capacitances and voltages to suit most applications. Shop Passives Modules Modules from TDK, including the uPOL DC-DC converter range. This technology offers a compact integrated solution, including power semiconductor and inductor. Shop Modules

Cirrus The specialist box has been designed to be a complete solution whilst working with the dashboard software Stratus. Working on a cellular network, projects can be monitored remotely all with just one click of a button! Shop Cirrus Stratus Stratus was created to provide an intuitive dashboard for those using hardware. This can be combined with the specialist box that we can create or existing hardware. Be in full control from wherever you need to be! Shop Stratus CloudG8 is an online cloud platform that allows users to display, interact and respond to real world datapoints from anywhere in the world. The system is centred around dashboards and providing easy to read visuals, that help keep the user informed across single devices or a fleet of 1000’s of devices. The intelligent rules engine and reporting features remove the need for mundane tasks and provides a mechanism for preventative maintenance and responsive control to key data points. The system is scalable from a single device up to 100,000’s of devices and is fully mobile compliant. We offer a range of hardware to support the translation from real world data to cloud intelligence, supporting standard off the shelf products to completely bespoke builds incorporating WiFi and Cellular technologies. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers