Engineering Apprenticeships and Work Experience
Meet Oliver, doing a day a week pre-apprentice work experience. Find out more about Oliver and electronic & mechanical design opportunities at EMP Designs.
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Women in Science
On the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Zoe our senior design engineer explains how her career unfolded and how she’s supporting the next generation of girls.
Electronic Engineering Equipment: The Jetter Machine
Our jetter machine has significantly improved the speed of our response – we can create higher quality PCB boards within half an hour allowing rapid turnaround of our bespoke electronic designs.
Electronic & Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeships at EMP Designs
EMP Designs greatly value having and developing young apprentices and are involved with local colleges. Find out more about the experience of current apprentice Lewis and what he’s been up to…
Project X – the remote control line follower
What happens if you give a sixth form design student a brief and 1 week’s access to EMP’s facilities? The project was a line follower with remote control. The process included: Understanding the brief 3D design and modelling 3D printing of custom parts CNC of custom chassis Component identifying and purchasing Schematic design PCB design […]
Film and TV Lighting, Motion & Animatronics
We’ve been working continuously with film and TV companies and supporting companies since our inception. He’s an overview of the type of work we do.
Micro Radio DMX pixel controller – created for use on film sets
Working regularly with film makers, we created a micro radio DMX pixel controller for use on set. At only 12mm wide, it is exactly the same width as LED strip, allowing the controller to be completely hidden away, ideal for use on lead active props. It receives the full DMX universe, enabling control of every […]
Electronic Product Designer Required
The Job As our business grows, we are looking for an Electronic Product Designer to join our friendly, small and busy team. Our projects are diverse and we offer a dynamic environment where no two days will be the same – from industrial mechanics, to retail projects, to working with leading film production companies on […]
LV8 Pro arrives
The LV8 is now available in LV8 Pro version. The LV8 is a popular product from our market-leading LV range of radio embedded LED controllers. It is one of our larger products offering 8 channels. The LV8 Pro is a streamlined, more powerful version, with 8 amps of power per channel. As with all our […]
SkyNode now with RDM
SkyNode RDM – The SkyNode micro-radio DMX receiver now comes in a Remote Device Management version. At 26 x 50 x 10 mm, it is the same depth as the standard SkyNode, but just slightly longer allowing for the addition of RDM technology. Still the smallest unit on the market, it docks to the back […]