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UK electronics manufacturers and PCB assemblers based in Bedfordshire.

PCM Electron Ltd

PCM Electron Ltd is a contract electronics manufacturer based in Luton, Bedfordshire, trading since 1995. The company began as a subcontractor supplying light-level control systems to the lighting industry before expanding into broader electronics manufacturing and assembly services, including BGA (ball grid array) work.

Ampthill EMS Ltd

Ampthill EMS is a small, prototype-focused electronics manufacturing services provider based in Ampthill, Bedfordshire. The company specialises in low-volume assembly, test and box build, working closely with electronic design consultants to take products from prototype into small-batch production.

First SMT Ltd

First SMT provides printed circuit board assembly from Stotfold, near Hitchin, with a focus on fast-turnaround prototype, pre-production and low-volume batch runs. Established in 1992, the company takes on modification work, board rework and one-off assemblies that larger contract manufacturers may decline, handling BGA packages with functional and visual inspection testing, with customers dealing directly with founder John Nye. The business is built around flexibility and quick response rather than high-volume production.

Sedgewall Ltd

Sedgewall is an electronics manufacturing services provider in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, producing electronic and electro-mechanical equipment for the defence, aerospace, maritime, emergency-services and automotive sectors. The company offers turnkey PCB and cable assembly with component procurement, box build and full system integration, taking projects from prototype development through to production runs of several thousand units. It also provides product repair and maintenance, with its quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015.

Jaltek Systems Ltd

Jaltek Systems Ltd is a contract electronics manufacturer in Luton, Bedfordshire, certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 13485, AS9100, ATEX, JOSCAR, IPC A-600, IPC A-610 and IPC J-STD-001. The company provides end-to-end services from hardware and software development and PCB layout through mechanical engineering, turnkey supply-chain management, manufacture, test, box build and system integration to aftercare. Production uses surface-mount, mixed-technology and press-fit assembly with reflow and selective soldering, BGA and micro-BGA handling, automated optical and X-ray inspection, conformal coating and discrete cable assembly. Jaltek specialises in low- and medium-volume projects for aerospace and defence, marine, space, medical, automotive and energy customers, employs between 51 and 200 people, and has traded since 1988.

Protronix EMS Ltd

Protronix EMS specialises in PCB prototyping and assembly for products intended for harsh operating environments and safety-critical applications, working from its site in Luton. Mixed surface-mount and through-hole assembly uses hand, wave, reflow and lead-free soldering across flexible, rigid, hybrid, HDI and rigid-flex boards, handling an extensive package range from CSP, DFN and chip-on-board to flip-chip, LGA and FPGA. Testing covers automated optical and solder paste inspection, functional test, burn-in, soak, high-voltage and hi-pot testing, with design-for-testability support. Certified to ISO 9001, IPC-A-610 and IPC/WHMA-A-620, the company also offers cable and harness assembly and box build with potting, serving aerospace and defence, automotive, energy, industrial, lighting, marine, medical and telecom customers.

MEDL

MEDL (Minster Electronic Designs Ltd) is a product design house in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, covering hardware, firmware and front-end software development alongside PCB design and 3D printing for prototyping. Working with industry-standard design tools, the team takes projects from initial concept through to a complete, working solution. Its manufacturing services include surface-mount PCB assembly on rigid boards with reflow and hand soldering, box build, fabrication, stencil, conformal coating and PCB testing for low- and medium-volume orders, with lighting-sector clients among its customer base.

Axis Electronics Ltd

Axis Electronics is an AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified electronics manufacturer in Bedford, Bedfordshire, and part of the international Cicor Group. The company runs surface-mount and through-hole assembly to IPC A-610 and J-STD-001 Class 3 standards on boards handling BGA packages down to 0.25mm pitch, with a high-reliability test regime covering AOI, X-ray, functional, flying probe, high-voltage, boundary scan and environmental testing alongside design-for-test support. Design, turnkey assembly, system integration, conformal coating, repair/rework and supply chain/materials management are also offered, backed by ISO 14001 environmental management and JOSCAR registration. It serves aerospace and defence, automotive, space, telecom, energy and computing customers at low and medium production volumes.

Asteelflash

Asteelflash's Bedford site provides surface-mount, through-hole and mixed-technology PCB assembly, with reflow, wave and selective soldering in leaded and lead-free processes and a test and inspection regime covering solder paste inspection, AOI, X-ray, in-circuit, functional, flying probe and hi-pot testing. The facility holds ISO 9001, AS/EN 9100, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 certification and offers in-house conformal coating, potting and box build through to full system integration and final test, on a turnkey or consigned basis. Part of the international Asteelflash/USI electronics manufacturing network, the operation supports work from prototype and NPI through to volume production for aerospace, consumer electronics, telecom, IoT and industrial customers, with the wider group also serving automotive, medical and clean-energy markets.

Bedfordshire has 9 companies listed on EMS Directory UK. Services on file include PCB Assembly (8), Design & Engineering (7), Box Build Assembly (6) and Repair & Rework (6). Customers span Aerospace and Defence (5), Automotive (5) and Energy (4). The most common certifications are ISO 9001 (5), AS9100 (3) and IPC A-610 (3). Test and inspection methods listed include AOI (4), functional testing (4) and X-ray inspection (3). Of the 9, 6 take prototype orders and 3 list high-volume production. Company founding dates range from 1987 (Asteelflash) to 2013 (Sedgewall Ltd). Use the filters on this page to narrow by certification, testing, industries and order volume, then shortlist companies and send one enquiry to all of them. Our certification and capability checklist sets out what to ask before you commit. See also England.

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