The reed relay was invented in 1936 by Bell Telephone Laboratories. Since that time, it has gradually evolved from very large, relatively crude parts to the small, ultra-reliable parts we have today.

Clacton-on-Sea, UK. Pickering Electronics announced it is celebrating 50 years of manufacturing reed relays. Founded in 1968 by the late John Moore, the business saw sales in 2017 up by 30% over the ...

Electronic relays have evolved a lot since their introduction in the early '30s, but their basic purpose hasn't changed. Transistors and integrated circuits have replaced vacuum tubes and the term ...

Pickering Electronics of Essex has added a change-over version to its Series 67 of high voltage PCB relays. The 67 change-over relay is rated at up to 5kV stand-off and 2.5kV switching at 100W maximum ...

CLACTON-ON-SEA, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pickering Electronics, the global leader in high-performance reed relays, has introduced its most customizable range of high voltage reed relays to date, ...

Manufacturers of switches and relays have faced several big challenges over the past few years. OEMs, particularly in higher-reliability markets, continue to look for greater flexibility and ...

The circuit was aimed to produce an electronic selector for ten alternative sources with the means of showing the result in a 7-segment display being driven by relays. 4511 – a BCD to 7-segment ...

Researchers have come up with a new type of nanoelectromechanical relay to enable reliable high-temperature, non-volatile memory. The work is an important development for all-electric vehicles and ...