A new look for Plextek
Cambridge technology consultancy, Plextek, has today launched a new-look brand and accompanying new website to better reflect its vibrant and growing business.
ATLAS Telecom and Plextek prepare next-generation UAE coastal protection solution
ATLAS Telecom and Plextek today announced a strategic partnership on the next generation E-Passport programme to deliver a highly innovative marine tracker solution serving the evolving needs of the Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA). ATLAS Telecom has recently awarded Plextek an initial £4.4M contract for the programme’s first phase.
Plextek wins DASA contract to prevent offshore windfarms interfering with military communications
Plextek-DTS has been named as one of the competition winners under the recent Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition: “Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence” .
Supporting the next generation of engineers through COVID
Nick Hill, CEO at Plextek, reflects on a tough time for school and university students and explains why he was determined to keep his commitment to engineering internships...
How Virtual Reality (VR) could shape the post-virus recovery
Dr Nigel Whittle, head of medical and healthcare at design and engineering consultancy Plextek, looks at the devastating effects of lockdown on mental health and considers the varying uses of VR technology in combatting the rise in anxiety, depression and feelings of hopelessness.
Plextek wins DASA contracts to fast track autonomous vehicles in challenging environments
Plextek DTS has been awarded two contracts under the latest Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) challenge to boost how autonomous vehicles and systems operate in challenging environments.
Innovation in scarcity: New tool from Plextek’s Innovation Unit
Supply chains are disrupted and finance is as uncertain as it has ever been. So, if you’re trying to innovate in the face of scarcity, what can you do? Ignite Exponential, Plextek’s Innovation Unit, has developed a new version of the innovation tool, the 4 As, which is free to download at the bottom of this article, to help in these unprecedented times.
Plextek and Design Momentum enter into a strategic partnership
Plextek Services Ltd and Design Momentum Ltd are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership to develop scientific instruments and laboratory equipment for life sciences. The partnership brings together Plextek’s expertise in electronic engineering design & development at its ISO13485-certified premises with Design Momentum’s 25 years of experience in innovative…
Plextek Group sells Plextek RFI to CML
Cambridge-based Plextek Group has sold one of its spin-outs, the boutique microwave chip design business Plextek RFI Ltd, to Langford, Essex based CML Microsystems Ltd for an undisclosed sum, thus following the well-trodden Cambridge tech house model.
Plextek and CNIguard develop new IoT system to prevent manhole cover explosions and fires on city streets
UK engineering and design consultancy, Plextek ,has been working with US-based CNIguard to develop a new IoT-based system to prevent manhole explosions, primarily caused by bad weather and flooding interacting with aging underground power infrastructures. For example, a mixture of melting snow and road salt can wash into manholes, leading to the electricity cables arcing. The first city…
Plextek launches new defence business unit
UK-based engineering and design consultancy, Plextek, is launching a new defence business unit called Plextek DTS (Defence Technology Solutions), to help government agencies, defence suppliers and military stakeholders find new exploitation paths to support UK forces.
Plextek launches new innovation business unit – Ignite Exponential
Engineering and design consultancy Plextek is launching a new innovation business unit called Ignite Exponential, to help established companies compete with agile and fast moving start-ups that are driving new disruptive technologies.
Plextek Group celebrates 30 years of creating the future
Plextek, the youthful Cambridge tech-mafia start-up is, incredibly, 30 today. The renegade upstarts Tim Jackson and Colin Smithers broke out from PA technology in late 1988 and in the secret move were contacted by customer Ian Murphy, claiming “I’ve heard you are leaving – you need me!” Today Plextek continues to operate as a highly regarded technology consultancy but has also spawned multiple…
EW BrightSpark, James Henderson, one year on…
EW BrightSpark, James Henderson features in Electronics Weekly showing his progression over the past year of his career.
Plextek receives CIR accreditation
Electronics and technology consultancy, Plextek, joins a select list of private research organisations to receive CIR accreditation after approval from the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
Technology specialists for safe cities
Plextek features as the “Company Focus” in Counter Terror Business magazine to discuss how cutting-edge technology is being applied to create safer cities.
Drone warfare: the autonomous debate
Drones are increasingly becoming tools of war – but would these machines be widely accepted without control from a human operator?
Plextek and Wave Tech partner to revolutionise airport runway safety
Nick Koiza, Head of Security Business features in ‘Counter Terror Business’ magazine this week. He discusses Plextek’s recent collaboration with RF signal technology company, Wave Tech, on a foreign object debris detection radar that has the potential to save lives.
Plextek joins TCCA to work towards standards-based approach to solution development
Design and innovation company, Plextek is pleased to announce that they are joining TCCA, the global representative organisation for critical communications.
Plextek has Dubai on its radar
This week Plextek showcased its mm-Wave Radar on the Government of Dubai stand at GITEX 2018. The other technology firms that were invited to join the stand were Esharah Etisalat Security Solutions, Airbus and Nokia.
Department for Transport awards Plextek funding for smart vehicle tagging solution
Design and innovation consultancy, Plextek has been awarded funding by the Department for Transport (DfT) for development of a novel vehicle tagging solution for intelligent and autonomous vehicle systems.
The Digital Age of Healthcare
Dr Nigel Whittle, Head of Medical & Healthcare here at Plextek featured in ‘Tomorrow’s Care’ magazine this week. He discusses how different technologies are being adapted in many different aspects of care, and how this is reshaping the delivery of care.
Successful trials of Plextek’s micro radar shows game-changing capability for UAS
Innovation consultancy, Plextek have achieved groundbreaking results after successful air trials of a millimetre wave micro-radar designed for autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS).
Plextek consultant wins 'BrightSparks, Design Engineers of Tomorrow' Award
James Henderson, consultant at electronic design consultancy Plextek, has been named as a winner of Electronics Weekly’s “BrightSparks, Design Engineers of Tomorrow” Award. The electronics magazine’s award, in partnership with RS Components, honors an elite class of 30 engineers for their development initiatives and accomplishments within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics…
Could the connected home be the heart health clinic of the future?
In the area of heart health, small behavioral changes can have a significant impact in the long-term. Data received from 24/7 monitoring in the home could allow healthcare professionals to interrogate subtle data changes that may lead to prevention and early intervention. So what would one day in this home health clinic feel like and what kind of insight could be gained?