Marl Manufacturing, a UK provider of design-to-manufacturing product realization services, has announced a supply partnership with UK component distributor Anglia Components.

 Parent organization Marl International is a long-established LED product manufacturer, as well as being the UK distributor for several LED product suppliers. The company has invested GBP400,000 ($640,000) to double its manufacturing output and speed up the delivery of prototypes at its site in Ulverston, Cumbria.

Adrian Rawlinson, managing director of Marl International, said, "Marl Manufacturing's great strength is the fact that the whole process – from design and prototyping to volume manufacturing and testing – takes place on a single site. This gives our customers a shorter lead-time and the ability to bring their products to market ahead of competitors."

The supply-chain deal will allow Marl Manufacturing's UK operation to offer fast turn-around and competitive pricing on small volumes, says the company, which also claims that it will be able to match offshore manufactured price levels on much higher volumes.

Lighting Scheme Design service

In related news, Marl International has launched a Lighting Scheme Design service that provides specific recommendations on the best options for energy-efficient LED lighting, for indoor and outdoor applications such as buildings, car parks or industrial sites.The company will then use its own standard or custom-built LED products to implement the scheme.

Marl can accept a CAD drawing of the internal or external area to be lit, or a simple dimensional drawing. The company will use 3D-modeling software to choose the most suitable LED lighting products, and place them to achieve the desired effect. In consequence, the right light level is available in each location, but the minimum of light leaks upwards or sideways into areas where it isn't needed.