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Founded in 1956, Roband immediately commenced design and manufacture of advanced power supplies. We remain at the forefront to this day.

1956

Roband Established

Founded by Bernard Gold in Highbury, London N5

M33

First product, the M33 Valve Power Supply (pictured) followed by a whole range of power supply products.

Ethos for quality

From day one Bernard insisted that everything carrying the Roband name be designed and built to the highest standard.

Beulah Works

By the late 50's Roband had outgrown its original site, necessitating a move to Beulah Works, Thornton Heath, South London

First Transistorised Power Supply

Design and developed the first production standard transistor power supply using germanium transistors.

Ethos for Self-sufficiency established

Bernard quickly understood that being able to manufacture everything, under one roof, would be a massive advantage. He determined that, not only would Roband perform electrical assembly but also build all our own transformers, inductors and metalwork. As his approach lead to growth, he continued to add more capability.

1963

Charlwood Works

Continued rapid success meant that by 1963 even larger premises were needed. Roband relocated to its current home in Charlwood, Surrey, adjacent to London Gatwick Airport.

Encapsulated Power Supply Modules

EPS 2 introduced. World's first encapsulated modular power supply. It proved extremely popular and the range grew.

Planar Transformers

Roband experiments with Planar Transformers - Transformer windings etched into a printed circuit board surrounded by a ferrite core.

RoKard

Roband introduce the inovative plug-in modular series which use a patented heatsink technique.

Oscilloscopes

With the growth in the electronics market, Roband introduced a range of sophisticated oscilloscopes.

Increased Self-sufficiency

Encapsulation, and finishing introduced on site along with all bare board PCB manufacture.

1970

Digital multimeters

Roband developed and manufactured a range of digital multimeters.

ROSINE inverter

With worldwide uncertainly of energy supplies, Roband introduces its classic ROSINE solid state DC-AC inverter range to safeguard continuity of critical supplies.

Highly Regarded

Roband continue to build an unparalleled record for quality, capability and value.

(Picture shows Bernard Gold presenting an industry award.)

In house Environmental Screening Established

With continued expansion into defence and aerospace the need for ESS chambers, vibrtation platforms, and an EMC chamber were all identified and purchased.

DEF STAN 05-21

Roband was awarded DEF STAN 05-21 approval in February 1977.

ROAC UPS

Following the success of the ROSINE range, Roband introduce the ROAC modular UPS system. Its rugged structure made it an obvious choice for military applications.

1980

EMC testing

Roband's design capablity improved with purchasing of EMC chamber and ancillary equipment.

In-house vibration testing

Roband's environmental capablity improved with purchasing of vibration equipment.

P3333 Solid State 3∅

With variable voltage & frequency, this predecessor to the current RO-GEN series became the inverter of choice within the avionic equipment industry. Due to its rugged build & high reliability, many are still in daily use.