Author: Ray Keefe
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Quantum Amplifiers
Quantum Computing One of the areas where there seems great promise, but also great confusion, is the Quantum Computer. I’m not going to try and sort that all out here. You can follow the links to get a better idea of the topic. However there is one aspect that does interest me. In my post…
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Modern Economies Need Manufacturing
Professor Goran Roos As well as being the Thinker in Residence for South Australia, Professor Goran Roos is considered one of the 20 most significant thinkers of the 21st Century. This morning he was presenting his views on Australian Manufacturing to a combined breakfast meeting of the South East Business Network and SEMMA. So…
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Australian Synchrotron
Australian Synchrotron I went to the open day for the Australian Synchrotron at the Monash Science Park on Sunday. As a member of SEMIP I already knew about the Australian Synchrotron but had never actually visited it. I am very glad I did. On the open day I went to two sessions. The first was…
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VECCI New Ideas Forum 2011
VECCI New Ideas Forum 2011 I had the privilege of being invited to the VECCI New Ideas Forum 2011 where we had the chance to add our ideas to those already gathered by VECCI. They had opened an ideas portal on the Internet which was a great way to gather ideas. There were three categories…
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Music Electronics
On the threshold of a career I have often been asked about how I got into Engineering. I got a serious reminder of it on 23 November 2011 when I went to see The Moody Blues in concert in St Kilda. I had started a science degree at Deakin University in Waurn Ponds, Geelong, and…
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Edward de Bono: Creating Value
Edward de Bono I was invited to the VECCI Business Leaders Luncheon for an interview with Edward de Bono. It was a conventional interview followed by a brief question and answer session with questions from those attending. He spoke about a number of topics but the one that caught my attention was on the Creation…
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Casey Business Awards 2011
Manufacturer of the Year: Finalist In 2010 we were also finalists for Casey Manufacturer of the Year and we achieved that again in 2011 at the Casey Business Awards. Our congratulations go to Rex Vandenberg and the team at Injectronics for their win as Casey Manufacturer of the Year 2011. Very much deserved and…
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Exponential Entrepreneur 2011
Exponential Entrepreneur In 2010 I was pleasantly surprised to receive an Exponential Entrepreneur of the Year award from our Business Mentor Dr Marc Dussault, The Exponential Growth Strategist of Exponential Programs. Only 5 awards were given out in 2010. A year has gone by and I was surprised and very pleased to be awarded…
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National Award Local News
Electronics Design in Melbourne Successful Endeavours was featured recently in the Berwick Pakenham Gazette after winning the Electronics News Future Award for Industrial Electronics for 2011. I was asked what this meant by someone who knew nothing about electronics. I had to scratch my head about that. I’ve been doing this for 30 years so…