50 years of designing, manufacturing & distributing quality Reed Relays
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Pickering Electronics Ltd
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Reed Relays are available in Surface Mount (SMD), Single-in-Line (SIL/SIP), Dual-in-Line (DIL/DIP) and many other popular package styles.
Free relay samples are available on request to aid evaluation R&D without any cost, worldwide tech support from experienced engineers and an unrivalled range of specialist and custom devices, Pickering engineers work alongside customers to deliver problem-solving solutions for complex and challenging applications.
Part of the privately-owned Pickering Group, company operations employ around 600 staff across quality accredited factories in the UK and the Czech Republic, supplying demanding Aerospace, Infrastructure, Semiconductor Testing, Test & Measurement, and ATE applications worldwide.
Other divisions of the Group include Pickering Interfaces, designers and manufacturers of modular signal switching and simulation products, and Pickering Connect which designs and manufactures cables and connectors.
To celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2018 Pickering Electronics published a book about the first 50 years of manufacturing quality Reed Relays. The book features various milestones in Pickering’s history, along with stories, quotes and personal photographs from our founder, directors and employees. To download your free copy, Click here >>.
Pickering Electronics is an ISO 9001 certified company.
Registered office: Pickering, Stephenson Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 4NL. Registered in England no. 857509. VAT no. GB103 5366 04.
John Moore started Pickering Electronics to design and manufacture high-quality Reed Relays for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) in switching systems.
Becomes a major supplier to most UK Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) companies in a growing market.
Moved to a purpose-built factory in Clacton-on-Sea, UK.
Introduction of Single-in-Line (SIL) Reed Relays – the Series 105, including for the first time, changeover and two pole types.
Established SoftCenter™ Technology to protect the sensitive glass/metal seal of the reed switch capsule thereby increasing contact resistance stability and life expectation.
Developed former-less coil construction to maximize magnetic drive and increase packing density.
Introduced the first ever Mini-SIL Reed Relay with a patented Mu-metal screen/can – the Series 107 increased packing density and improved efficiency and reliability.
Due to large success, the manufacturing area is tripled in size.
Pickering Interfaces, Ltd. was formed as a sister company designing and manufacturing modular GPIB switching systems. Pickering Interfaces would later become leaders in switching systems based on many other platforms, including PXI, PCI, and LXI.
Introduced the first ever SIL Reed Relay for high voltage applications – the Series 104.
Introduced the first ever Vertical-SIL Reed Relay for high-density applications – the Series 110.
Introduced the first ever Micro-SIL Reed Relay for high-density applications – the Series 109 requires little more than half the board area of any other SIL Reed Relay on the market at the time, setting a new standard within the industry.
Became ISO 9002 (BS 5750) certified.
Appointed a representative in Scandinavia - Pickering Interfaces A.B.
Appointed a representative in China - Tomtech Mechatronics Co. Ltd.
Committed to RoHS compliance.
Opened a manufacturing facility in the Czech Republic.
Appointed a representative in South Korea – Leitik Co. Inc.
Appointed a representative in Taiwan – Winningway Material Development Ltd.
Published ‘The Reed RelayMate’ – A practical book about how reed relays work, how they are constructed and how to interpret their specifications and make the best use of them in their applications.
Appointed a representative in India – Vigven Tech Mark Pvt Ltd.
Introduced the smallest footprint reed relay for high-density applications - the Series 120 4mm² ™
Published a book about the company's first 50 years – The book features various milestones in Pickering Electronics’ history, along with stories, quotes and personal photographs from their founder, directors and employees.
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