Author: Ray Keefe

  • Electronics Design: Component Selection

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    Component Selection We have worked our way through Requirements Capture and Technology Selection. After doing some initial design work and deciding on how the circuit will work, you have to find components that you can buy on a reasonable lead time and at a reasonable price. This depends a lot on the expected production volume…

  • Collaboration: New opportunities depend on it

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    Collaboration So what is Collaboration? The first thing it is not is convincing someone to work for you for nothing with the vague promise you will make it worth their while in the long run.   Let’s look at a few formal definitions:   Collaboration is working with each other to do a task and…

  • iAwards 2014

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    iAwards The iAwards are an annual celebration of Innovation in driving economic growth in Victoria. This year we were pleased to see one of our clients, Rectifier Technologies Pacific, nominate for an award. They were encouraged to do so and I was pleased that they followed through on that encouragement.   iAwards Winners 2014 The…

  • Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards 2014 Winners Announced

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    Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards 2014 Last night we attended the Manufacturers’ Monthly Endeavour Awards gala dinner at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney as finalists in the Technology application of the Year category.   We didn’t win this year but we also didn’t know what each of our competitors had submitted until the dinner. I was…

  • Internet of Things

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    Internet of Things The Internet of Things or IoT, has been around for a while now as a term. It refers to the ecosystem of smart and connected devices that provide access to remote information and also allow remote control and supervision. There is a lot of technology involved in making this possible and it…