In an era defined by rapid environmental changes and escalating food demands, agritech innovators stand at the forefront of a vital revolution.
You are the architects of a sustainable future, harnessing technology to not only meet today’s challenges but to reimagine tomorrow’s landscape. Yet, the journey from concept to market is fraught with hurdles: evolving technologies, intricate design requirements, and the relentless pressure to accelerate your time to market while ensuring cost-efficiency and scalability.
This is where the power of collaboration becomes your catalyst for change. The amalgamation of expertise in electrical control and electronics manufacturing unites to provide a singular point of contact—a nexus of innovation and pragmatism—for agritech pioneers like you.
Our PP X JALTEK partnership is engineered to capture the surging demand for your technology and to streamline the path from blueprint to field. We understand the complexities that you navigate. The balancing act of maximising output and unlocking value-add design and engineering, all while the clock ticks against the backdrop of global imperatives – Your mission is our mission.
Together, we can shorten the distance between today’s ideas and tomorrow’s solutions. This collaboration is not just about assembling parts or circuits; it’s about weaving your vision into the very fabric of agricultural innovation. It’s about providing you with the arsenal to scale up swiftly and sustainably, to meet market demands, and the demands of our time.
The necessity for speed, for smart, scalable solutions, has never been more acute. As the global population climbs, as resources become more precious, and as the land calls out for intelligent stewardship, your innovations offer a beacon of hope. Our partnership is designed to magnify that hope, transforming it into tangible, impactful reality.
Embrace the urgency, join us in this journey, and let us elevate your innovations from concept to critical contributions, propelling our world towards a greener, more bountiful horizon.
Tony Hague
CEO, PP Control & Automation
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The bridge between cutting-edge agricultural innovation and bringing the technology to market.
PP X JALTEK Agritech Collaboration
A single point of contact for Agritech innovators seeking contract manufacturing and electronics solutions to capture demand for their technology and speed up time to market, maximise output, and unlock value-add design and engineering.
Acting as a bridge between cutting-edge agricultural innovation and bringing the technology to market, the collaboration between PP Control & Automation and Jaltek (PP X JALTEK) brings a comprehensive suite of engineering and production capabilities.
Bringing experience in agricultural machinery and equipment manufacture, the PP X JALTEK collaboration understand the unique needs and challenges of the industry. The collaborative approach ensures that you have partners equipped to meet the specific demands of emerging technologies, from precision and vertical farming equipment to IoT-enabled solutions for crop monitoring and management.
PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) was established in 1967 and has evolved into an award-winning provider of strategic outsourcing solutions to over 20 of the world’s most successful machine builders and OEMs, and is one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Its facility in the Midlands comprises over 5,500 m², with over £2million invested in the latest automation for cable preparation and test, dedicated assembly area for static sensitive and complex electronics, and an in-house training school for over 200 employees.
Solutions could be module or assembly based, part or full machine build – whichever provides the optimum benefit. And these solutions are designed around production capabilities in electrical control & automation, electronics assembly & box build, pneumatics, hydraulics & fluid systems, mechanical design and assembly, vacuum & gas management systems, and cable harnesses.
Jaltek is one of the UK’s leading contract electronics manufacturers, specialising in high mix low to medium volume projects. Jaltek works with a broad array of clients, from global industrial OEMs to clean energy, aerospace, and medical equipment manufacturers, as well as those requiring systems for harsh and safety-critical environments.
Jaltek also has a track-record of helping startups and fledgling businesses deliver ideas from concept to final product. As one of the UK’s leading product development and technology consultancy firms, Jaltek work closely with market disruptors and innovators by introducing advanced and cost-effective engineering solutions, design and development expertise.
Jaltek’s services include PCBA layout, fast turnaround NPI, manufacture, test and final product assembly.
Enhancing & Accelerating Agricultural Innovation
Whether you need contract manufacturing for mechanical systems or electronics assembly for sensor systems, PP X JALTEK covers every engineering and production capability for a fully outsourced approach to machine and system build.
Electrical Control & Automation
Design and build of electrical control & automation systems, with over five decades of value add engineering solutions for the manufacture of control panels.
Vacuum Chambers & Gas Systems
Valuable experience and competence in the sourcing and assembling of vacuum chambers and associated gas management systems. Assembly includes installation of vacuum pumps, valves, gas handling systems, and other components that make up the complete system.
Electronics Design
The design and manufacture of diverse technology, high mix, low to medium volume, complex, electronic products. Supporting product development, PCB consultation, PCB design and lay-out, design verification and test, ready for volume production or a complete end-to-end solution.
Mechanical Design & Assembly
Supporting everything from simple fabrication assembly to complex mechanical integration. Often includes the integration of subsystems such as power transmission, actuation, and sensing.
Electronics Assembly & Box Build
Electronics assembly, supporting floor standing suites to small, complex box builds, and the often stringent demands for electro-static discharge with dedicated ESD facilities.
Cabling & Interconnectivity
£millions invested in automated production and test equipment for cable harnesses, utilising a 100% test regime. Over £2m has been invested in state-of-the-art fully automated cable preparation. Single and multicore cable processing, and design and manufacture of complete drag chain solutions.
Pneumatics, Hydraulics & Fluid Systems
Support in the design and assembly of pneumatic, hydraulic, and fluid systems by connecting components such as cylinders, actuators, and valves using tubing and fittings, as well as assembling any other mechanical or electrical components necessary.
Value Design & Engineering
In addition to an end-to-end production and engineering capability for a fully outsourced machine and system build; support in value engineering, VA/VE activities, and DFMA are delivered to drive standardisation, modularity, and total cost. A collaborative service offers consultation on conceptual ideas, undertaking feasibility studies, and developing product specifications, circuits, firmware, and software, before prototyping and volume production.
Flexibility & Scalability
PP X JALTEK can adapt to your evolving needs and scale production seamlessly as your business grows and demand in your technology takes root.
Both partner’s manufacturing facilities contain dedicated and controlled electrostatic discharge (ESD) environments with capacity for complex and delicate builds, encompassing high-end PCB assemblies and box builds, ideally suited for agricultural technology.
Cost Efficiency
By leveraging economies of scale and optimising production processes through value-add design and engineering, PP X JALTEK can help you minimise costs without compromising on quality.
Innovation & Technology Integration
As technology continues to reshape the Agritech landscape, both partners consistently adhere to investment in the latest manufacturing technologies and embracing innovation where it matters. From advanced automation solutions to smart manufacturing techniques, PP X JALTEK production facilities become perfect spaces for agricultural innovation.
By combining contract manufacturing and assembly with electronics manufacturing capabilities, this collaborative approach will offer unparalleled value in the manufacture of your Agritech machinery and systems. Now you can truly optimise your operations and focus on what you do best…
R&D
Outsourcing manufacturing disciplines allows you to focus on accelerating breakthroughs in precision farming, crop monitoring, and sustainable agriculture. By streamlining production processes, you can devote more resources to experimentation, prototyping, and refining cutting-edge technologies to drive innovation forward.
Sales & Marketing
With an outsourcing partnership, you can redirect your focus towards strategic sales and marketing initiatives. Freed from the complexities of production, you can concentrate on building strong customer relationships, expanding market reach, and effectively communicating the value of your innovative solutions to farmers, distributors, and stakeholders.
Networking & Collaboration
Outsourcing services will foster collaboration, enabling you to leverage specialised expertise and resources to drive growth. By partnering with manufacturing experts, you can co-create innovative solutions, share knowledge, and access new markets, accelerating collective progress towards sustainable agricultural transformation.
A Blueprint for Better Collaboration
By engaging with PP X JALTEK, you’re opening up a world of vital support and collaboration, with direct access to the support networks both partners are members of. All are designed to help your innovation take root.
PP Plus is an easy access support network designed to help create a more sustainable and environmentally friendly future by supporting the growth of technological innovations in the UK.
PP Plus offers three pillars of support (Manufacturing, Business, Academia) that give access to hundreds of capabilities, services and methods to help you rise through seed investment, to the flourishing market debut of your groundbreaking green technology.
The PP Plus partner network, founded by PP Control & Automation, is a carefully curated collective, selected with discernment and purpose.
More than 20 organisations are involved in the biggest growth support network currently available in the UK, including the likes of Brandauer, Centre for Advanced Low Carbon Propulsion Systems, Cleveland Scott York, Product Approvals, Protolabs, Jaltek and WMG.
Together, they can take innovators from concept development and prototyping to protecting their IP, contract manufacturing and driving sales through PR and marketing.
The UK Agri-Tech Centre offers a complete life-cycle of support, driving agri-tech innovation and adoption through world-class facilities, expert knowledge and business support, saving you time and accelerating your progress.
The Silverstone Technology Cluster (STC) serves as a not-for-profit support organisation for advanced engineering, electronics, and software businesses.
Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), a department at the University of Warwick, stands as a beacon of successful collaboration between academia and industry, driving innovation in science, technology, and engineering.
The path to revolutionising agriculture through technology requires the convergence of diverse expertise and the melding of vision, in order to collectively navigate from concept to commercial success.
The importance of a collaborative approach has never been more clear. Our partnership allows your innovation to be realised. By choosing a collaborative approach, you’re accessing a suite of services and tapping into a wealth of knowledge, experience, and dedicated support designed to compliment your capabilities and accelerate your journey to market.
The success of your innovation and the efficiency with which it scales are inextricably linked to the quality and synergy of the relationships you cultivate. We invite you to take this step with us towards a shared vision of success and impact.
What lies ahead is a partnership that extends beyond transactions. It is a commitment to shared goals, to the understanding that the challenges we face are best tackled together.
Your decision to join us is more than a strategic move – it is a statement of purpose, an acknowledgement that collaboration is the cornerstone of transformative innovation. We invite you to consider the potential of what we can accomplish together.
Claire Mackay
Business Development Manager, Jaltek
Tony Hague
CEO
tony.hague@ppcanda.com
Matthew Heather
Business Development Manager
matthew.heather@ppcanda.com
Andy Butlin
Business Development Manager
andy.butlin@ppcanda.com
Claire Mackay
Business Development Manager
claire.mackay@jaltek.com
Jack Groom
Business Development Manager
jack.groom@jaltek.com
Stephen Blythe
Director
stephen.blythe@jaltek.com
Solutions Introduction Brochure
Grab your free copy of the PPXJ Agritech brochure.
The bridge between cutting-edge agricultural innovation and bringing the technology to market.
A single point of contact for Agritech innovators seeking contract manufacturing and electronics solutions to capture demand for their technology and speed up time to market, maximise output, and unlock value-add design and engineering.
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A major new partnership has been signed that will give ‘agritech’ innovators a single point of contact for contract manufacturing and electronics.
PP Control & Automation has launched a five-point mandate to explore a potential £multi-million opportunity in the AgriTech sector.
PP C&A has just been announced as Agri-EPI Centre’s newest network member, and will be using the organisation’s networking opportunities to communicate the benefits of strategic outsourcings.
