Plextek

Plextek Services Limited
Limited Company
Industry Electronic design and development, Consulting
Founded 1989
Headquarters Great Chesterford, Cambridge, UK
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people

Nicholas Hill (CEO) Dr. Colin Smithers (Chairman & Co-Founder)

Ian Murphy (Deputy Chairman & Co-Founder)
Website www.plextek.com/ Edit this on Wikidata

Plextek Services Limited, trading as Plextek, is a consultancy specialising in technology, electronic design, product design, new product development and innovation. It has clients in both the private and public sector, including local and international Governments and the defence sector. The company is located on the outskirts of Cambridge, UK and operates across four market sectors, defence, security, healthcare and IoT.

Founded in 1989, the company has a strong focus on creating solutions to overcome complex engineering challenges. In 2016, Nicholas Hill, Director of Defence & Security at the time, was appointed as CEO to re-organise and re-focus the company's technical capabilities. This effort led to dedicated special interest groups of engineers working across areas such as signal processing, communications systems, sensor systems and data exploitation.[1][2]

Areas of Technical Expertise

  • Antennas & Propagation
  • Data Exploitation
  • Embedded Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Product Design
  • Sensor Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Signal Processing
  • Strategic Consulting
  • Technical Services

Technology and innovation

Innovations developed at Plextek over the past 20 years include: a immersive virtual reality training simulation for military and air force,[3][4] delivering adaptive FPGA-based System on a chip (SoC) Imaging,[5] a tinnitus and hearing loss early warning detection system[6][7] and a millimetre wave micro-radar system to enable autonomous emergency resupply by unmanned air systems.[8][9]

Tinnitus Detection System

In April 2017, Plextek announced a concept technology that can detect and alert users to the early warning signs of hearing loss and conditions such as Tinnitus.[10] The system has been designed to be integrated into consumer headphones. The solution works by monitoring subtle changes to auditory evoked potentials (AEP), a signal sent from the brain by an acoustical stimulus that measures an individual’s auditory ability level.

Partnerships and accreditation

Plextek works with a number of government and defence agencies, including Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Ministry of Defence and Centre for Defence Enterprise. In 2014, Plextek partnered with the healthcare IT and cybersecurity consultancy, AbedGraham Healthcare Strategies[11] to provide clinical and technical expertise to customers looking to introduce innovative products into the medical technology space.[12] In March 2017, Plextek received Cyber Essentials Plus Accreditation from IASME - an industry recognised and audited cyber security certification.[13][14] In October 2017, Plextek joined TCCA, the global representative organisation for critical communications, to work towards a standards-based approach to developing mission critical push-to-talk solutions.[15][16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Refocusing Plextek's design capabilities and services". www.newelectronics.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  2. ↑ "Core Skills | Plextek". Plextek. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  3. ↑ "Plextek device to train pilots and tank drivers could save MoD millions | Business Weekly | Technology News | Business news | Cambridge and the East of England". www.businessweekly.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  4. ↑ "Immersive VR training solution for military and air force". Plextek. 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  5. ↑ "MoD contracts Plextek, RFEL and 4Sight to deliver adaptive FPGA-based SoC imaging". Electronics Weekly. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Video: Headphones Listen for Tinnitus Symptoms | Electronics360". electronics360.globalspec.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  7. ↑ "Tinnitus Detection System - A breakthrough technology for hearing healthcare | Plextek". Plextek. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  8. ↑ "Breakthrough in radar technology for military environments - MOD-DCO". MOD-DCO. 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  9. ↑ "Plextek's micro radar system to enable autonomous resupply of emergency equipment on the front line by UAS | News | Plextek". Plextek. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  10. ↑ "New innovation turns regular consumer headphones into tinnitus early warning system | News | Plextek". Plextek. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  11. ↑ "AbedGraham | HealthIT | Cybersecurity". AbedGraham | HealthIT | Cybersecurity. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  12. ↑ "Plextek Consulting and AbedGraham look to drive innovation in the medtech sector - CIE". CIE. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  13. ↑ "Computer Security Technology Ltd – IASME". www.iasme.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  14. ↑ "Plextek receives Cyber Essentials Plus Accreditation from IASME". Plextek. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  15. ↑ "Plextek joins TCCA to work towards standards-based approach to solution development – TCCA". tcca.info. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  16. ↑ "Plextek joins the TCCA - TETRA Today". www.tetratoday.com. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  17. ↑ "Plextek joins TCCA to work towards standards-based approach to solution development". Plextek. 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
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