Electronics Buyers' Guide (EBG) - Directory of the South African Electronics Industry
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News from Barracuda Holdings:
Barracuda commissions new IPC Class 3 aerospace facility
EMP 2026 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, News, Editor's Choice, Barracuda Holdings

The company has commissioned a new dedicated IPC Class 3 facility in Somerset West. and has concluded a new investment partnership that will provide the capital and management capacity required to scale operations.

The same old new normal
EMP 2021 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services, Barracuda Holdings, Jemstech, Production Logix

To find out how local contract electronics manufacturers have coped with the financial and operational fallout from the pandemic, Dataweek conducted a Q&A with three of them.

Things are tough for electronics contract manufacturers in SA
23 October 2019, Manufacturing / Production Technology, Hardware & Services, Barracuda Holdings

The contract manufacturing side of the South African electronics industry has been under enormous pressure for some time now, with some high-profile manufacturers having closed their doors or suffering serious financial trouble in recent years.

Load shedding’s toll on electronics manufacturing
27 March 2019, News, Editor's Choice, Technews Publishing, Barracuda Holdings, Phahama Systems Development, ICAPE TRAX / ICAPE South Africa, Production Logix

Dataweek asked some of the local players how the week or so of load shedding in February this year affected them, as well as their forecasts for the future.

Electronics & communications technology news:
From the editor's desk: Could X-ray lithography disrupt the economics of advanced chip manufacturing?
EMP 2026 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Editor's Choice, Technews Publishing

Advanced semiconductor manufacturing has reached a point where technical progress is increasingly constrained by economic reality, and the proposed use of X-ray lithography represents a bold attempt to reset these economics.

Future Electronics and SnapMagic announce CAD model integration to support faster design cycles
27 November 2025, Design Automation, Future Electronics

Engineers can now download verified symbols, footprints, and 3D models directly from supported product pages, enabling a smoother transition from component selection to PCB layout.

MyKay Tronics from humble beginnings
EMP 2026 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, News, MyKay Tronics

MyKay Tronics prides itself on not only supplying products and equipment in a growing electronic market, but to also supply the best service and support to its client base.

Could the EU’s Cyber Resilience Act affect your electronics manufacturing business?
27 November 2025, Editor's Choice, Altron Arrow

South African companies exporting IoT devices to the European Union face a significant regulatory shift with the Cyber Resilience Act becoming mandatory in December 2027.

The mechanical side of power
27 November 2025, Interconnection, Spectrum Concepts

[Sponsored] Power delivery has always been a key requirement of electronic systems, but the way power is generated, distributed, and consumed is changing rapidly with renewable energy installations and energy storage systems introducing new power sources.

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