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Box Build

We manufacture control panels and box build to your drawings and wiring schedules. With box build at the heart of ASL, our experienced operators take pride in careful workmanship and consistent attention to detail.

Stainless steel control enclosure with a sealed operator panel: a green display, soft-key buttons, a numeric keypad, arrow keys and green start and red stop buttons, above a hinged compartment with a handle and a yellow "No water spray" warning label

Defence Control Panel Manufacturer

Assembly Solutions Ltd (ASL) is a leading UK manufacturer of custom Electrical Control Panels and Panel Wiring for defence applications. Based in Bolton, we are an award-winning family business, fully accredited to ISO 9001 and ISO 45001.

We manufacture everything from compact box builds to complex control panel assemblies for demanding electrical applications. Our experienced panel wiring team is trained to IPC A-620 standards and works from customer drawings, bills of materials and specifications to ensure accurate, repeatable manufacture.

Our Defence Control Panel Services

We manufacture custom control panels and panel assemblies for defence and high-reliability applications, including specialist vehicles, electrical distribution, equipment control and complex wired enclosures.

Every completed control panel undergoes a detailed Quality Inspection and 100% electrical test using automatic or bespoke test equipment, where required, to confirm accuracy and compliance with the customer specification before despatch.

  • Close-up on an olive-green military vehicle: a red LED light unit with two circular connectors, their black cables in convoluted tubing with marker sleeves
  • An ASL engineer checking a cable assembly drawing on screen: two connector leads with their wiring, pin-outs and an ASL title block
  • Multi-branch wiring loom in black sleeving with yellow marker sleeves on a steel workbench, ending in olive-drab circular connectors with blue identification bands: one open socket with lettered contacts, one open plug with gold pins and one closed with a dust cap, with a loose dust cap on a braided lanyard in front and a production hall with teal steelwork and cable reels behind
  • Five members of the ASL team at an IPC/WHMA-A-620 training session around a meeting table, with course workbooks open and a screen showing a slide on sleeving and boot positions, under the Assembly Solutions sign
  • Five olive-drab circular connectors with blue identification bands on black cable assemblies with white marker sleeves, four closed with dust caps on braided lanyards and one open to show its gold pins
  • An ASL operator in glasses building a wiring loom on a pegged harness board, with parts bins on the shelves behind
  • Stainless steel control enclosure with a sealed operator panel: a green display, soft-key buttons, a numeric keypad, arrow keys and green start and red stop buttons, above a hinged compartment with a handle and a yellow "No water spray" warning label
  • An ASL engineer at a two-screen workstation beneath the Assembly Solutions sign, preparing step-by-step cable assembly instructions beside an assembly drawing with an ASL title block
  • Open stainless steel enclosure wired with a row of DIN-rail I/O modules, white and black cables in spiral wrap, terminal blocks and a circuit board, with an electronics module, circular connectors and a smaller stainless enclosure fitted to the inside of the door
  • An ASL operator fitting the dust cap to an olive-drab circular connector with an RJ45 data insert, beside coils of shielded data cable with more connectors
  • Black submarine running on the surface through dark blue open sea, seen from above, with its fin, masts and hydroplanes and white water breaking along the hull
  • Black cable assembly coiled on a slate-blue background: a right-angle housing with a brass circular connector at one end, ribbed strain-relief boots, and a square-flanged circular connector with a blue multi-pin insert at the other
  • Tracked armoured vehicle in olive camouflage driving across a dusty training ground, throwing up dirt and dust, with pine forest and blue sky behind
  • Close-up of an olive-drab circular connector with a blue identification band and socket contacts lettered A to F, a lanyard tab for its dust cap and a black moulded boot on the cable behind
  • Compact black quadcopter drone in flight against a dark navy sky, with folding arms, spinning propellers, small navigation lights and a camera gimbal slung beneath the body
  • Stainless steel enclosure with two rows of labelled push-in ports, S1 to S16, exhaust and air-in fittings, SYS CAN and ENG CAN connectors, red-capped GPS and GSM antenna connectors and a speaker grille, with two black cables leaving through grey cable glands
  • Olive-drab target acquisition unit with a large lens and smaller sensor windows on a tripod mount with angle scales, its black cable joined by an olive-drab circular connector with a blue identification band and a capped connector hanging on a lanyard, against a dark navy background
  • Olive-drab circular connector closed with its knurled dust cap on a braided lanyard, with a blue identification band and a black moulded boot on the cable behind
  • Four-wheeled armoured patrol vehicle in olive green with camouflage netting along its side, a winch frame on the front and roof-mounted equipment, driving across a dusty track under a blue sky
  • Open stainless steel enclosure wired with terminal blocks and colour-coded cores, its gasketed lid beside it with an earth lead attached, and a black cable harness with circular connectors coiled behind

30 Years of Control Panel Experience

ASL has more than 30 years of UK manufacturing experience, dating back to 1995. Our panel build capability supports projects from initial prototype through to repeat production, combining skilled panel wiring, engineering support and controlled electrical testing.

ATEX Explosion-Proof

ASL has experience manufacturing cable assemblies and control panels for use within potentially explosive environments. We can manufacture to customer-approved specifications, incorporating appropriately rated components, cable glands, enclosures and wiring methods to support ATEX and UKEX explosion-protection requirements.

Our experienced production team can build, inspect and electrically test assemblies for demanding applications where safety, traceability and manufacturing consistency are critical.

Trusted UK Manufacturer

ASL is a trusted UK manufacturer of control panels, panel wiring, cable assemblies and wiring harnesses. Our experience supplying demanding sectors including Nuclear, Utilities, Automotive and Security brings proven manufacturing discipline and technical capability to specialist defence projects.

Our Control Panel Capabilities

We offer a comprehensive range of control panel and panel wiring capabilities, including:

  • Build-to-Print Control Panel Assembly
  • CAD, Engineering & Design Support
  • Panel Wiring, Component Assembly & Termination
  • Cable Preparation, Identification & Routing
  • Prototype Through to Volume Panel Build
  • 100% Electrical Testing & Quality Inspection

Why Choose ASL?

We combine engineering support, experienced panel builders and rigorous quality control to deliver dependable control panel solutions for defence applications. Key reasons to work with us include:

  • 30+ years of manufacturing experience
  • Specialist control panel and panel wiring manufacturing
  • UK-based manufacturing
  • 100% electrical testing
  • ISO accredited
  • IPC A-620-trained workforce
  • Engineering, CAD and prototype support
  • Prototype through to volume production
  • Fast, flexible lead times and personal service

Experience & credentials

  • 30 years

    Established in 1995

  • 100 staff

    A Bolton-based family business

  • ISO 9001:2015

    Quality management, certified for the manufacture of control panels

  • ISO 45001:2018

    Occupational health and safety

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