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Cambion Electronics Limited have a long and established pedigree as manufacturers of high performance products. These include, electro-mechanical and inductive components serving the Military, Aerospace, Petrochemical, Instrumentation, Transport and Industrial Markets. ​ Catalogue Products include Miniature Single Pole Sockets, PCB Pins & Interconnects, Connector Pins, RF Connectors, Solder Terminals, Spacers, Inductors and Coils. Above all, it is in custom product manufacture that the skills and product investment of the company come into their own. ​ Cambion brings together extensive experience and knowledge to offer a full design and prototype service. They have UK based engineers working along-side the Gateway distribution team. This provides solutions to customers individual requirement where standard components may not be suitable. ​ Cambion is fully ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 accredited. In addition, they have been awarded several service and system distinctions from its blue chip customer base. They continue to obtain the highest supplier feedback gradings from Gateway. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

Ferrite Cores Ferrite cores from Magnetics. We stock a range of core shapes, sizes and materials to suit your application. Shop Ferrite Cores Toroids Toroids from Magnetics. Toroids are suitable for use in signal transformers and as EMC chokes. Shop Toroids Ferrite Accessories Ferrite accessories from Magnetics. These accessories can be used alongside our stocked range of ferrite cores. Shop Ferrite Accessories Powder Cores Powder cores from Magnetics. We stock a range of core shapes, sizes and materials to suit your application. Powder Cores Strip Wound Cores Strip wound cores from Magnetics. We stock a range of core shapes, sizes and materials to suit your application. Strip Wound Cores Magnetics® is a leading world supplier of precision soft magnetic components and materials to the electronics industry. We specialise in research, design and production of high-quality powder cores, ferrite cores and tape wound cores for applications such as chokes, inductors, filters, transformers and power supply components for use in alternative energy, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), telecommunications, aerospace, military, medical and other electronics systems. ​ Magnetics is the only global supplier with development, design and manufacturing operations for powder cores, ferrite cores and strip wound cores. Magnetics’ products are manufactured to conform to international standards for electrical, dimensional and visual requirements. Manufacturer's Website Back to Manufacturers

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iot/pcb solutions An All-in-One Solution You Provide For us to be able to help you with your project we need to know the application! Every project and concept is then thoroughly researched and planned with you being involved every step of the way. We have a number of technical specialists on hand to tailor the full solution. We Solve Our team of experts would love to help you with your next project. From prototyping to full-scale production runs, our team is here to support you at every step of the way. The IoT Gateway has partnered up with industry leaders to provide a seamless solution to a wide range of IoT specific needs. Pairing hardware and software designed by a designated team, The IoT Gateway is here to showcase a vast range of capabilities using modular platform connectivity at your fingertips. We are your all-in-one IoT solution that integrates customer equipment into the cloud utilising cutting edge technologies driven by hardware and software integration offering both PaaS and SaaS models. Hardware Bespoke CloudG8 A team of industry professionals joined forces to create a vision on joining and creating hardware that can be controlled from the cloud using an intelligent rules engine using the PaaS and SaaS models. ​ CloudG8 is home to the cellular "Cirrus" box, allowing projects to be monitored remotely from the click of a button. Combined with the "Stratus" dashboard, you can be in complete control from wherever you need to be. View CloudG8 Products Particle Particle IoT Platform-as-a-Service. Helping future forward businesses to solve issues in the industry powering market-leading IoT products with their integrated Platform-as-a-Service solutions. ​ Gateway can use Particle chips to reinvent your application and ensure that it will operate more efficiently as physical assets become new sources of data and insight. Particle products can be fully bespoke and integrated into your solution for a seamless edge-to-cloud solution. View Particle Products Blues With Blues technologies, customers are building secure, connected products and bringing them to market in months instead of years. Utilizing our secure, ‘just works’ solutions, our customers can focus on the business impact of their transformation to services instead of the underlying technologies required to cloud-connect their products. More than 800 customers worldwide have embedded Blues’ integrated hardware and cloud services into their products to improve operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and create new revenue streams, while positively impacting the communities they serve. View Blues Products Bespoke In-House Solutions Concept It all starts with an idea! Whether you have a problem that needs solving and require a solution to be designed, or an idea that you want to put into production, our team are here at every step of the process. We will first sit down with you to discuss your requirements and brainstorm ways to achieve a suitable solution. Design Once we know what you want to achieve, our team will produce a proposal which provides you with different options for the direction you want to take your project in. These ideas can then be further refined to produce your proof of concept for hardware, with options for both your circuit board(s) and custom enclosures. Prototype After you have approved your design, we will produce a one-off prototype of your product. This will allow you to see your board completely assembled and in your custom enclosure, just as the finished product would be. At this stage, your prototype will undergo rigorous testing to ensure that it operates fully as intended and when you are happy with the design we will explore options for scaled production of your product. Scaled Production Our in-house facilities allow us to scale production to suit your needs. We know that your needs vary, which is why we can adapt to production requirements from 10-1000s of products. Not only is all of our equipment on site, but we have decades of experience within electronic component distribution. This means that we can keep control of the entire process to ensure that you can get the products that you need, when you need them. CatM CAT-M1 also known as LTE-M is designed for Low power applications requiring medium data throughput. It has a tighter bandwidth of 1.4Mhz (compared to the 20 MHz of regular LTE), this provides longer range but less throughput. It utilises the same cell handover features of regular LTE allowing for mobility support. LTE LTE cellular technology or more commonly known as 4G was an advancement on 2G (GSM) and 3G (UMTS). LTE stands for Long-Term-Evolution and its goal was to increase speed and capacity of cellular networks, it achieved this by utilising DSP (digital signal processing) techniques and modulations. LTE technology operates on a wide variety of frequency bands that differ depending on the country ranging from 450 MHZ to 3700 MHZ. WiFi Wi-Fi is something we are all more than familiar with in our day to day lives. It is commonly used to provide local area networking of devices and internet access, allowing for nearby devices to exchange data via radio waves. Most commonly used for computer networks Wi-Fi is ever present in the modern day home, office space and public areas. LoRa 2G A Complete Modular Platform For IoT Connectivity 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. Explore CloudG8 Device Dashboard Dashboards feature throughout CloudG8 and can be created against individual devices or against a fleet of devices. The fleet dashboards can be created across multiple tabs to provide the user with key data points at the click of a button. The dashboards are designed to provide a visual representation of the live data stream, we utilise a widget-based system that allows users to quickly add new visuals for data points which interact with the data that is being received. The dashboard provides two-way communication and allows users to manually intervene and trigger downlinks through the dashboard system. All dashboards are mobile compliant! ​Widgets include: Boolean – Display a Boolean value with conditional formatting based on the state Charts – Show data as a line chart, supports multi data points Headings – Display a Heading to help keep the layout clean Histogram – Show data as a histogram Map – Shows location data on a map-based widget – See location Tracking Text – Display hard coded text values to keep the layout clean Value – Display the latest received value, also supports Gauges to provide visual feedback Switch – Create a switch to trigger downlinks as a toggle switch Slider – Create a slider to write to fields Downlinks – Create a button to trigger downlinks as a momentary switch Image – Displays static images Image Map – Displays interactive diagrams to help with floor plans iFrame – Display an iframe within the dashboard The dashboard can overlay location data on a map. This provides real time data and can also show historical data to provide a timeline of location points. The map provides a scrollable date feature which allow you to cycle through each day to see the location points that have been received for that day. On fleet management dashboard, the map also allows you to select an individual device based on it’s location and show the device dashboard within the map widget. Location Tracking Reporting To support the live data visuals within the dashboard we also provide a reports module. This allows users to generate periodic reports of the data from your devices. The extensive reporting module allows you to produce reports per device or across a fleet of devices, using groups, day or name, these reports can be combined into one file or reported on separate files. Reports are then automatically generated within a set timeframe (hourly, daily, weekly) to allow the user to download them, alternatively they can be automatically emailed. Downlinks Downlinks form a key part of the Bi-directional communication and allows the users to interact with hardware via the dashboard platform. Downlinks can be triggered manually via a button in the dashboard system or automatically using the Intelligent rules engine. Downlinks can be integrated to override scheduled data publishes to the dashboard and gain live data, provide an instruction back to the device and trigger key functionality remotely. When combined with the intelligent rules engine the downlink functionality can create an automated response to quickly act on key data points. Intelligent Rules Engine The intelligent rules engine provides users with an intelligent assistant to react to key datapoints at device or fleet level. Users can create rule sets that define how to handle fault or high-risk scenarios, these will automatically trigger based on the values of key datapoints. Send notifications and alerts via SMS or email Call external services via a webhook Call a downlink to trigger a hardware response A SIM Service Tailor Made Just For You! SIM-G8 is a scalable SIM solution which allows for easy fleet management, monitoring as well as complete flexibility in its data bundles. It is aimed towards industrial applications that need the flexibility to connect to any network operator thus ensuring their product/project remains operational and able to communicate at all times. Explore SIM-G8 Explore SIM-G8 Features Control From the portal you can see an overview of all your activated SIMs any current data sessions, top data users and much more ! as well as this you can monitor each individual SIM and see when its last active date was and what network the SIM connected to last. And should an IoT device go offline you can communicate with the SIMs directly via the portal allowing you to run a diagnostics and should the SIM be experiencing connection issues run some basic solutions to get the SIM connected again. Report Once you’ve deployed your IoT solution you need to keep on top of data usage to ensure that costs don’t begin to mount, the portals reports screen is the perfect tool for the job. It provides real time session usage updates, this allows you to capture any spikes in data usage before they begin to exceed data inclusions. Reports will provide you data such as data usage on specific dates, amount of data used by individual SIMs in the time frame specified (this is especially useful as it allows you to spot any potential faults where a device is sending data packets to frequently due to a bug in programming etc). It will also show you the data usage of specific packages and this helps you monitor you overall usage and adjust your package data limits to be more cost effective! Manage When deploying remote cellular IoT solutions you need to be able to ensure that devices are working as intended without physically being able to test them, and should an error occur you need to have a method of fault finding with some level of recovery to get the device back operating as intended. View An Example Dashboard View An Example Dashboard Secure Multi-Network Connectivity Capabilities More

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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. We are dedicated to enhancing our customers' experience through exceptional service, innovative solutions, and a seamless eCommerce platform to provide for the Electronics industry globally. Our Mission To become a successful multifaceted business by increasing both mobile and eCommerce sales of electronic components and growing the machine shop to create bespoke custom ferrite cores on a larger scale. Our Vision 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

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bespoke ferrite machining facility Tolerances AL and Inductance Values Down To +/-1% Dimensional Values Down To +/-0.005mm General Machining To +/-0.05mm Wireless Probing System 3D Printer Lapping Machine Laser Tool Setting System Laser Cutting System Next Prev Equipment CanDo Solutions Gateway works with customer partners nationally and internationally to fulfill our customers demands both with supply and design support. If required we can offer our customers extended services with UK based professional experts to offer a complete design and manufacturing solution. Bespoke coil former: - Moulded in pin - Machine - 3D printed Winding service Transformer redesign Transformer manufacturer Assembly Moulded and machined parts Take A Look At Our Work One of the Largest Ferrite Stockists in Europe Offering over 700 cores from our UK warehouse, Gateway is one of the largest ferrite stockists in Europe. Our stock profile is built to ensure we cover all customer applications including power, signal and EMI for both low and high frequency applications. Stocking material from Ferroxcube, TDK (EPCOS), Fair-Rite and Mag Inc ensures quality is never an issue for our customers. Gateway also stocks an exclusive range of blocks from TDK (EPCOS), Ferroxcube, Fair-Rite and Mag Inc. The range of stock comprises of the latest materials from the leading ferrite manufacturers. The Machine Shop has close links factories, allowing us to work with the technical departments to create new materials that are designed specifically for our customers application, these can then be pressed into blocks and machined. Tooling Gateway works exclusively with UK tooling manufacturers to produce the specialist tooling required for machining ferrite. All machine tools are produced to Gateways exact specification, a specification built on years of knowledge, experience and most of all Research & Development. This allows The Machine Shop to offer a dynamic and flexible response to our customers requirements and provides a solid foundation to meet the most demanding of designs allowing us to machine the most challenging geometries whilst maintaining lead times as short as one week for custom geometry cores. Workholding Gateway uses the latest technology to continuously refine its work holding techniques. In turn this allows us to push our machining capabilities and meet the most demanding of requirements. The nature of ferrite dictates that standard mechanical work holdings cannot be used. The Machine Shop uses magnetic workholdings as the foundation of all jobs. These magnetic work holdings are customized and supplemented through additive and subtractive machining techniques to ensure we keep costs and delivery times down to an absolute minimum for our customers. Tools & Workholdings Ferrite Block Materials Centre limb gaps - AL, inductance and physical gaps Adding a centre limb gap allows us to tune the core’s inductance value to the customer’s requirement. The larger the gap the smaller the inductance value of the core. Gaps are applied to the centre limb to control leakage and offers a vast improvement on mechanical gapping (adding material between all 3 limbs). The higher inductance values can be influenced by very small imperfections or changes in dimensional gap; therefore, it is crucial to have high precision machinery to allow us to hit tight tolerances down to +/-1% on inductance and +/-0.005mm on dimensional gaps. Gapping a core can also influence the Bsat figure by pushing this higher. Profile and contour machining - chamfers and fillets Chamfers and fillets reduce the number of sharp edges on a core – they are often found on square parts that may need to fit inside of a round bobbin. These processes are also useful for reducing the degradation of the insulator around the wire that may be wound straight onto the core, as they reduce the chance of the wire being damaged, or even broken, upon installation. Hole cutting - small drill holes, large bores With the use of our 3-axis machines and specialist tooling, we are able to drill holes into ferrite blocks. These holes can be bored out to the desired size, allowing tighter tolerances to be achieved. Holes can be useful for EMC applications where the distance between the ferrite and the conductor can have a direct impact on the attenuation levels available. Holes are also used for mounting and can be used to insert temperature sensors into the centre of the core to allow the user to record the core temperature. Full 3/5-axis CNC machining CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining allows us to generate a program which our machines can follow to create the desired part. 3-axis machines operate on the x-y-z planes which allow unique designs to be produced, however 5-axis machines have the additional benefit of an a-b axis – this allows for more intricate parts to be created from a single program. The added a-b axis allows for the stock to be moved, as well as the tooling. We have refined our machining techniques to ensure we produce the highest quality parts. Custom core geometries from blocks Custom core geometries can be machined from blocks with help from our 3-axis machines and close partnerships with suppliers of raw material – we work with some of the biggest names in ferrite, including TDK, Ferroxcube, Fair-Rite and Magnetics Inc. Stocking a wide range of block sizes allows us to choose the most appropriate material to machine each custom geometry. Our motto is “If you can dream it, we can machine it” and we always aim to exceed customer expectations. This is a cost-effective alternative to paying for a mould tool and pressing/sintering the custom geometries which can cost £1000’s per tool, we also offer rapid turnaround. Toroid splitting A toroid can be split into two pieces, which allows the part to be used in places which already have high-voltage wires installed and can’t be removed easily. Splitting the toroid enables each half to be placed on either side of the wire to be joined together. Our custom-made jigs mean the parts can be held in place whilst machining in order to reduce any chipping or fracturing. Custom cutting discs also enable the toroids to be cut using our 3-axis milling machines. Toroid air gaps We can add small air gaps into toroids using our dedicated tooling, gaps as small as 0.8mm up to large gaps, this is useful for changing the inductance value of the toroid and is popular in sensor applications. Rod machining - cutting, length reduction We can machine rods to the length required by a customer – to do this, we use a specific cutting wheel which cuts through the excess rod and leaves a tidy finish on the machined rod. With the aid of custom jigs, we are able to machine rods to any length required. This enables the final part to fit a variety of applications – small or large, achieving the desired effect. Slot cutting Cutting slots in parts are useful for allowing an access point for a cable to enter the centre of the part. They are most useful for pot cores that don’t have an opening in the outer limbs for cables to exit. Our custom tooling is used when machining which allows for a precise slot to be achieved. Ferrite gluing Ferrite gluing is a useful method of achieving parts that can’t be made from just one block of material. This increases the scale of parts that can be created and enables customers to create truly bespoke pieces. We also use two different types of glue, with one being able to withstand higher temperatures, which again increases the types of projects that we are able to undertake. Lapping and mirror finish Lapping is a process that allows us to create a perfectly flat face. This is done through removing material from the surface of the ferrite to reduce the residual air gap. This technique allows us to increase the Inductance value of the core, we can further increase this by creating a mirror finish on the mating faces. Our Capabilities If You Can Dream It, We Can Machine It! The Ferrite Gateway Machine Shop offers customers a complementary service to provide custom gapped and machined ferrite cores from our specialist UK facility. Gateway already stocks a vast range of ‘standard’ gapped cores as well as a comprehensive portfolio of ungapped ferrite cores. The machine shop facility now gives customers across Europe and USA the opportunity to have cores gapped to bespoke inductance, AL or dimensional specification without the hassle of high minimum order quantities or extended factory lead times. The Machine Shop specialises in machining custom geometry ferrites utilising our exclusive channel for ferrite blocks from some of the biggest names in ferrite. Get In Touch Services We Provide CAD Every job that passes through The Machine Shop will have a dedicated CAD drawing, drafted by one of our team of trained engineers, to meet the specification requirements of the customer. After customer approval of the drawing, and any agreement on First Article Inspection samples, the job will be committed to The Machine Shop’s schedule. Planning The Machine Shop schedule planning is maintained with the Production Works Order system embedded in our operating system. After drawing approval is received, and the works order is raised, the customer will receive an indication of job completion dates based on machine loading. The Gateway operating system has live updates for Sales staff so that they can monitor the progress of Machine Shop jobs, and report any changes to schedules where appropriate. In some cases, capacity adjustments may be possible to expedite urgent customer requirements. Measurement Substantial investment has been made in a wireless probing system that allows measurements to be taken in three dimensions with up to 0.001mm repeatability. The probing system is driven by our CNC system and provides customers with absolute measurements that they can rely on. ​ We are able to machine to the following tolerances: AL and inductance values down to +/-1% Dimensional values down to +/-0.005mm General Machining to +/- 0.05mm Testing The Machine Shop has developed exacting standards and test procedures to ensure everything that is shipped meets the specification outlined in the drawing. We stock a large range of standard test coils which are all wound to ensure the full winding area is filled with 100 turns of wire; ensuring the winding is evenly distributed over the gap which increases test accuracy. As well as standard test coils, The Machine Shop can use customers test coils and test to their exact specification. ​ The Machine Shops standard test procedure is to sample batch test the finished cores to ensure the specification is met. The test results are electronically stored against the works order job and can be recalled at any stage. The Machine Shop can offer 100% testing and can also offer a First Article Inspections service, based on our own standard template or adjusted to match the customers test requirements. Ultrasonic Cleaning and Packaging During the machining process coolant is used to control temperature effects, reduce tool wear and control airborne particulates. After machining, the ferrite is often left with a deposit of ferrite sediment that needs to be removed. The ultrasonic cleaning bath is used to remove the ferrite sediment using environmentally friendly cleaning agents, and then the cores are air treated at room temperature prior to packaging. All ferrite cores are securely packaged in polystyrene shipping containers and/or secure vacuum packaging to avoid damage when in transit. Standard or customer bespoke labelling will then be affixed to the packaging and relevant test documentation will accompany each batch of material supplied. Custom Packaging Although often forgotten about, packaging is an important element of the process as this is what keeps your newly machined parts safe in transit. Parts are typically packed back into their original packaging, but this sometimes isn't possible with bespoke geometries. This is where custom packaging comes in! Our team are able to design packaging around your parts which are then precision cut using our laser cutter, creating a snug fit to help prevent breakages. 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