Custom Electronics From PCB Design to Pre-Compliance Testing 

Selcom, part of the Bonfiglioli Group, is making its debut at electronica 2026, held 10–13 November in Munich, Germany. The company is presenting its original design and development (ODM) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for customised electronic boards, products and integrated systems, with applications in industrial automation, electric mobility, agriculture and the biomedical sector.

ODM and EMS Capabilities
As an ODM partner, Selcom supports customers from concept definition and collaborative design through prototyping, testing and industrialisation, with a focus on manufacturability and value engineering. Its EMS services cover PCB assembly, box building and system integration, electromechanical integration and automation cabinets. Founded in the late 1970s and headquartered in Castel Maggiore near Bologna, Italy, the company operates in Italy and China, with teams covering hardware, software, mechanical design, research and development, process engineering and product validation.

Electronics for Agricultural Vehicles and Low-Voltage Mobility
One application on show is an agricultural rover developed by a customer and equipped with a Selcom insulation monitoring device. The device monitors electrical insulation between the machine chassis and ground, helping battery-powered equipment meet safety requirements. The rover can also be fitted with a Selcom industrial PC, a compact control unit that combines computing power with multiple communication interfaces for automated machinery and automated guided vehicles (AGVs and LGVs).

For low-voltage electric mobility, Selcom is showing a traction inverter for electric motors operating at 24, 48 or 96 V, suitable for mobile robotic platforms, and a DC/DC converter that supplies auxiliary power to onboard electronics such as displays, control units and monitoring devices. According to the company, these products reflect its approach of developing individual components with their integration into the wider machine architecture in mind.

Industrial Automation and Packaging Machinery
For industrial automation and packaging machinery, the exhibits include a compact industrial inverter for motor control, a customised machine-control board that monitors operating parameters and communicates with the machine's PLC, and a liquid-level sensor for food-processing machinery. The sensor combines electronic boards, mechanical components and wiring in a single assembly designed to meet IP69 ingress protection requirements.

Selcom is also presenting a battery management system (BMS) for e-bikes with Bluetooth connectivity and onboard data storage. Access to operating data such as charge and discharge cycles and temperature history supports battery performance analysis and helps identify the causes of failures, addressing issues of assembly quality, reliability and field returns. Further exhibits include a control board and customised connector for an electric vehicle cooling pump, and a customised display in which touch-sensitive controls are integrated directly into the plastic housing: pressure on the surface is detected and converted into commands, while integrated LEDs illuminate the controls through light guides embedded in the plastic.

Biomedical Signal Acquisition
In the biomedical sector, Selcom designs and manufactures electronics for medical appliances, including main boards, touch panels, power management systems, cloud integration, remote monitoring and sensor interfaces. At electronica, the company is showing a signal-acquisition system for a sensor that originated from research at the University of Bologna. Designed for in-vitro human and veterinary blood analysis, it uses an organic MOSFET sensor whose electrical signals are collected, amplified and transmitted to a computer for analysis. Selcom developed the acquisition circuitry and associated system components.

In-House Pre-Compliance and Regulatory Support
Selcom's multidisciplinary teams support hardware and software development, mechanical design, process engineering and the definition of product validation methods. The company carries out pre-compliance testing in-house using an anechoic chamber and a climatic chamber, so that design issues can be identified and addressed before products are submitted to external laboratories for formal certification. It also supports customers with regulatory and product-compliance requirements and is developing its design capabilities in preparation for the European Cyber Resilience Act (CRA).

Edited by Aishwarya Mambet, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.