Vero Technologies Ltd
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Vero Technologies Ltd was a British electronics
company founded in England
by Mr Verdon Roe in 1961. The company manufactured various parts for electronic equipment, such as plastic
boxes and wire
. The company was best known for its 'VERO board' prototyping boards
. Vero was acquired by BICC
in 1979, and since then has undergone many more acquisitions. When its parent company (APW at the time) finally closed its doors in 2007 the company's intellectual property was sold off to various other companies around the world. In particular, the power supplies business to EPLAX GmbH, the prototype and plastic enclosures business to Vero Technologies (trading as verodirect.com) and the 19inch subrack business to Verotec.
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
company founded in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
by Mr Verdon Roe in 1961. The company manufactured various parts for electronic equipment, such as plastic
Plastic
A plastic material is any of a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids used in the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular mass, and may contain other substances to improve performance and/or reduce production costs...
boxes and wire
Wire
A wire is a single, usually cylindrical, flexible strand or rod of metal. Wires are used to bear mechanical loads and to carry electricity and telecommunications signals. Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate. Standard sizes are determined by various...
. The company was best known for its 'VERO board' prototyping boards
Stripboard
Stripboard is a widely-used type of electronics prototyping board characterized by a 0.1 inch regular grid of holes, with wide parallel strips of copper cladding running in one direction all the way across one side of the board...
. Vero was acquired by BICC
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in 1979, and since then has undergone many more acquisitions. When its parent company (APW at the time) finally closed its doors in 2007 the company's intellectual property was sold off to various other companies around the world. In particular, the power supplies business to EPLAX GmbH, the prototype and plastic enclosures business to Vero Technologies (trading as verodirect.com) and the 19inch subrack business to Verotec.