Finding expert resources for niche optoelectronic design and assembly is challenging, as there are very few companies in the UK with the right skills and experience to tackle such demanding requirements. UK-based Pacer International is well positioned to offer OEMs a cost-effective outsourcing option for projects involving photonics, optics, sensing or displays.
Further expansion of their state-of-the-art design and production engineering facility in Dorset now enables Pacer to offer even better engineering services. With a proven track record in providing the quality and reliability needed for military, medical and scientific applications, Pacer’s team can address the design and pre-production of modules, assemblies or complete systems.
Pacer’s design and production capabilities were key to the recent acquisition of the company by Solid State plc – a leading value added group of companies providing specialist distribution, design-in and manufacturing services to those acquiring computing, power and communications products, and electronic and optoelectronic components, for use in harsh environments.
As a well-established specialist distributor of optoelectronic components, lasers and displays, Pacer’s business complements and enhances that of the Solid State group. Pacer focuses on value added component distribution and custom design, and the acquisition will enable the enlarged group to further design and manufacture own brand products for distribution utilising Pacer’s newly expanded Dorset facility.
Both companies feel very positively about the acquisition. Gary Marsh, Chief Executive of Solid State, said:
“Pacer is a company that we have known and admired for many years. Their expertise and product set are complementary to the existing Solid State Group, with the added benefit of enhancing the value added operations and increasing exposure to high growth markets such as the medical sector. In addition, Pacer has an established US business which provides the Group with an opportunity to further develop its US activities.
“The two businesses share many cultural similarities, including the specialist sales force approach, which means that client design teams are talking to like-minded engineers. We look forward to welcoming the Pacer team to Solid State where we believe they will further grow as part of the enlarged Group.”
Pacer’s team benefits from over 40 years of die attach and wire bond experience, and the new addition of this technology at the company’s Weymouth site greatly enhances their manufacturing capability. The skills and experience of Pacer staff add real value to projects – working closely with customers, Pacer’s engineers frequently advise on product and manufacturing enhancements which result in better yields, higher performance and increased reliability. In many cases, Pacer’s recommendations also result in reduced project costs.
Extensive expertise in production engineering and Design For Manufacture (DFM) enables the smooth transfer of products from research and development prototypes into real life production. The multi-disciplinary team in Weymouth offers electronic, optical and mechanical design capability, and can address a wide variety of projects – from assembly and test of a simple optical switch, the alignment of boresight optics over long distances, touchscreen calibration or display alignment, through to full design and production of complex analysers and illuminators.
The recent expansion of Pacer’s ISO14644-1 class 7 cleanroom enables the manufacture of complex optoelectronic assemblies involving extremely precise alignment of optical components and lenses to very tight tolerances. To add further scope, Pacer has developed a world-wide network of strategic manufacturing partners, offering high quality, competitive manufacturing solutions with ISO 9001-2000, QS9000, ISO/TS16949 and ISO 13485 approval.
Pacer was established in 1989 to specialise in the distribution and custom design of optoelectronic components, lasers and displays to the OEM market in the medical, military, commercial, industrial and security sectors. Serving an international client base, Pacer has a reputation for supplying high quality components in a customer-centric manner, often involving custom design and manufacturing to address individual needs.
Pacer operates in two areas, Components and Displays. Products include industrial LEDs and light sources, lasers and laser range finders, photon detection and counting equipment, and industrial and commercial grade displays.
Serving niche markets in oil and gas production, medical, construction, security, military and field maintenance, Solid State acts as both a component supplier to OEMs and bespoke manufacturer of specialist units to clients with complex requirements.
Headquartered in Redditch, Solid State employs over 200 staff across the UK with a sales office in the USA. Solid State operates through two main divisions: Manufacturing and value added Distribution.
Solid State was established in 1971 and admitted to AIM in June 1996.
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