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The highly experienced Kingfield Electronics team share their insight and knowledge about contract electronics manufacturing.

> Kingfield develops bespoke ERP solution

Friday, 7th June 2013 posted by admin

For most businesses an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution must form the backbone of its operation and provide a stable platform on which a business can operate successfully. After having spent a number of years researching many different products it quickly became clear that our complex business model over-stretched many of the smaller systems, yet [...] >> Read More

> Kingfield acquires new facility to support growth plans

Friday, 22nd March 2013 posted by admin

Kingfield Electronics is pleased to announce the acquisition of new business premises on the Chesterfield Trading Estate, Sheepbridge, Chesterfield. Conveniently located in close proximity to its existing premises, the new facility provides 40,000ft2 of additional space to support the on-going growth, and evolving demands of its existing customer base, and the contract electronics manufacturing marketplace [...] >> Read More

> Environmental Stress Screening (ESS) – Product Reliability Enchancement

Friday, 8th March 2013 posted by admin

Kingfield routinely manufactures pcb assemblies for products which themselves have been designed to operate in very demanding environments. As a result we work with our clients to develop test strategies to serve two main purposes:- to provide evidence for our customers that their designs are robust and manufacturable to ensure the best quality product goes [...] >> Read More

> Kingfield Invest in Selective Soldering as Part of Six Sigma Quality Drive

Tuesday, 11th December 2012 posted by admin

Kingfield recently invested in a high specification selective soldering capability, as a result we now have the same or better capability as many UK based Aerospace and Defence companies. Dave Bailey, Operations Director takes up the story,  “Soldering has come a long way since I first got involved in electronic assembly over 20 years ago. [...] >> Read More

> To Coat or not to Coat that is the Question?

Thursday, 23rd August 2012 posted by admin

When a pcb assembly fails in the field it can have dire consequences. There can of course be a number of root causes for the failure. However if your products are regularly exposed to heat and moisture in particular, it may be worth considering having your assemblies conformally coated to prevent accelerated aging.  The coatings [...] >> Read More

>  Kingfield Electronics forges ahead with SC21 implementation

Thursday, 10th March 2011 posted by Nick Taylor

After successfully implementing of the AS-9100 aerospace quality certification in early 2010, we are now looking to continue our commitment to continuous improvement in 2011 with the implementation of the 21st century supply chain standard, SC21. Whilst primarily aimed at customers operating in the aerospace sector, the implementation of SC21 will have far reaching benefits [...] >> Read More

> Kingfield Electronics Celebrates 25 Years in Contract Manufacturing Services

Tuesday, 12th October 2010 posted by Nick Taylor

Derbyshire based contract electronics manufacturer, Kingfield Electronics, is proud to celebrate its 25th birthday this year. The company has not only grown in years, but also in size, with offerings from Kingfield now positioning the company as a leading provider of ‘Total Manufacturing Solutions’ to a range of businesses and industries. The company, which launched [...] >> Read More

> Kingfield gains AS-9100 aerospace certification

Friday, 9th April 2010 posted by Nick Taylor

Kingfield Electronics is pleased to announce certification of its existing quality management system to the AS-9100 aerospace standard following a recent audit by the British Standards Institution. Kingfield Electronics has continued to increase its services offerings to aerospace customers, and the recent accreditation to AS-9100 significantly improves our standing in this area. We have always [...] >> Read More

> Kingfield achieves ISO-14001 certification

Thursday, 11th March 2010 posted by Nick Taylor

We are pleased to announce that Kingfield Electronics has now achieved ISO-14001 Environmental Management System certification following a recent audit by the British Standards Institution. As a growing business we are acutely aware of the need to control and manage our environmental footprint, and achieving this certification will provide the necessary tools and capabilities to [...] >> Read More

> Aerospace AS9100 for Kingfield Electronics

Monday, 8th December 2008 posted by Nick Taylor

Quality and reliability are critical values for the aerospace industry and Derbyshire based Contract Electronic Manufacturer Kingfield Electronics hold these values of the upmost importance. We have been steadily developing customers within the Aerospace industry for some time now and have an ever increasing presence within this highly demanding and life critical industry. To formalise [...] >> Read More

> Pride of Kingfield Electronics

Tuesday, 23rd September 2008 posted by Nick Taylor

15 Kingfield employees have now completed the level 3 NVQ Electrical and Electronics Engineering qualification whilst also qualifying as certified IPC Specialists in the Acceptability of Electronic Assemblies, they received their certificates along with a huge round of applause from the rest of the Kingfield staff. Following efforts to increase staff training by supporting over [...] >> Read More

> Kingfield Predicts Bright Future

Thursday, 24th April 2008 posted by Nick Taylor

Building on the 22% growth shown in 2007, Chesterfield based CEM, Kingfield Electronics has built on its existing employee development programmes with the completion of both NVQ level 3 and IPC training courses. In addition to developing existing staff, seven new individuals have also joined the company recently bringing a range of new skills to [...] >> Read More

> Kingfield formalises its aerospace credentials

Thursday, 24th April 2008 posted by Nick Taylor

In recognition of our growing presence in the aerospace sector Kingfield has become a corporate member of both the Midland Aerospace Alliance and the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC). SBAC is the UK’s national trade association representing companies supplying civil air transport, defence, homeland security and space products. Alan Oldale, Kingfield’s Continuous Improvement Manager [...] >> Read More

> Growth Target Exceeded

Friday, 11th April 2008 posted by Nick Taylor

The completion of the 2007/2008 financial year has been regarded as a very good year for Kingfield Electronics. A combination of organic growth and the addition of a number of new customers has enabled the business to grow by over 20% over the past 12-months at a time when other electronic manufacturing businesses are contracting [...] >> Read More

> EMS Provider makes UK Centre of Excellence

Monday, 10th March 2008 posted by Nick Taylor

Kingfield Electronics Ltd has made its UK facility in Chesterfield a centre of excellence for mission critical, high reliability electronics. Dave Bailey, Operations Director explains, “Some three years ago we recognised that the globalisation of the EMS market would mean our offering in the UK would need to change. The ability of both Eastern European [...] >> Read More

> Training Academy produces another Talented Individual

Monday, 18th February 2008 posted by Nick Taylor

Kingfield Electronics has developed a succession planning model by promoting staff from within the organisation to more senior positions. Sara Davis has been promoted to Business Development Coordinator after three years at the company which has seen her move up the ranks via a number of account management roles. Sara is a product of the [...] >> Read More

> Full Turnkey Box Build – The Way Forward

Thursday, 29th November 2007 posted by Nick Taylor

Do you need your contract electronics manufacturing partner to be a full turnkey box builder? If yes, then Kingfield may have a solution for you. At Kingfield over 80% of the pcbas we assemble are built into a finished box build assemblies. Kingfield are slightly different and possibly unique within the UK as we target [...] >> Read More

> ‘Fit’ is everything for Aerospace and Defence Customers

Thursday, 29th November 2007 posted by Nick Taylor

Why does Kingfield Electronics have a growing number of clients from the Aerospace and Defence sector? If you ask Peter Edwards, QA Manager at Kingfield he will tell you, “Because we care about each product with a passion and we have the required attention to detail. We take a lot of time out in the [...] >> Read More

> Free China Electronics Manufacturing Services Seminar

Thursday, 29th November 2007 posted by Nick Taylor

Kingfield Electronics has been successfully trading with Chinese electronic manufacturing partners for over two years. During that time they have become integral to our supply chain culminating in us setting up an International Purchasing Office in Hong Kong. As a result of our success we are planning on hosting a FREE one day seminar in [...] >> Read More

> Lean Manufacturing adopted by Kingfield

Friday, 17th August 2007 posted by Nick Taylor

In recent months Kingfield has introduced 5S to its work environment. The results are there for all to see. Both existing customers and prospects have commented on the cleanliness and work flow improvements we have made to our facility. Amanda Madden, Production Manager comments “Most people associate 5S with housekeeping but we have found it [...] >> Read More