Engineering News
Smatex Division
With the acquisition of Smatex Ltd in 2007 Merlyn Electronics took on the responsibility of continuing the companies long-standing success in the design and manufacture of high quality, high precision and high reliability analogue systems.
Smatex began life in 1975 as a supplier of specially
designed heating systems for the textile industry, over
the last 38 years the company has developed and
grown significantly. Now trading as a part of Merlyn
Electronics Smatex operates across a 
broad range of
sectors including
Transport
Food and Drink
Textiles
Process Control
Instrumentation
Temperature
Safety Systems
Smatex and Merlyn combined have over 60 years
experience as major manufacturers and suppliers of
electronics for the rail industry. The company is currently
working on developing new products to strengthen it’s
position as a market leader in the rail sector.
Merlyn has designed and produced pcb’s and components
for propulsion systems used in trains and trams in the UK
and abroad for many years. Our highly trained production
team uses the manufacturing technology to produce
individual and high quality products to very short lead
times.
In the future the company plans to grow its business within
the rail sector by building bespoke high quality high
precision electronic systems to customer requirements.
We are particularly excited by the opportunities to apply
our experience with the latest led technology .