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• Niche Electronics Manufacture – Ideally Done in Australia

  Jul 22, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacturing

  So what is Niche Electronics Manufacture about? Well, Niche implies it is aimed at a small and specific market segment rather than a large and universal segment. Some examples might help here: specialist medical devices or patient sample handling equipment… Continue reading

• Electronics Manufacture – How to Select a Microcontroller

  Jun 12, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Product Development

  When it comes to selecting a microcontroller for Electronics Manufacture, the field to choose from is quite large. And while there is no one right answer to this, there are some basic steps to take to ensure you are using… Continue reading

• Reducing Electronics Manufacturing Parts Cost

  May 21, 2009

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  by

  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Manufacturing

  This one is both easy and straight forward to understand.   Do as much as possible in software.   But it doesn’t stop there. Do as much as possible in software at every stage of the development. Here is how… Continue reading

• Analogue Electronics – a Surprising Way to Extend Battery Life

  May 20, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Engineering & Technology

  Today we look at one of the Project Priorities Perspectives in action. This was a case where performance was the most important factor and so minimising cost or time to market was a lower priority in the this Electronics Manufacture… Continue reading

• Project Priorities Perspective – Performance and Cost versus Time

  May 15, 2009

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Product Development

  This continues our review of the Project Priorities Perspective. See the Project Priorities Perspective post for the concept behind this and Time and Cost versus Performance and Time and Performance versus Cost for a look at those trade offs and… Continue reading