Author: Ray Keefe
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Future Awards Winners
Industrial Electronics We are very excited to announce that we have won another major award. This time it is for the Electronics News Future Awards for 2011 in the category of Industrial Electronics with Best Industrial Electronics Application. In 2011 the awards are followed up by a round table discussion on the future of…
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Max Walker on Business
We recently had the pleasure of hearing Max Walker speak at a Casey Business Breakfast where he shared his story and some insights he had into careers and business. I have been invited to share about how the Casey Business Awards in 2010 had benefited Successful Endeavours and was interviewed by David Neitz and then…
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iPhone Green Factor
How Green is my iPhone? Have you ever wondered just how green an iPhone really is? Today’s blog post was sent to me by Dr Marc Dussault, The Exponential Growth Strategist. It’s an Infographic taken from DailyInfographic.com. At Successful Endeavours, we’re always interested in recycling and sustainable technologies and solutions. You will have seen…
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Ray Keefe IEEE Senior Engineer
I recently went through the process of applying for Senior Engineer status with IEEE. It is something I should have done years ago and I was prompted by the Victorian section of the IEEE. It turned out to be much harder than I had anticipated and I wasn’t surprised when the letter announcing I…
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Interview with an Engineer
I recently met up with Clint Steele who is a Senior Lecturer in Engineering at Swinburne University and also heads up the Ingeneers Network which is intended to provide practical and networking support for Engineers. Clint brought a video along and asked me a few questions. These were: How did you gain employment after graduation?…
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LED Lighting To Finally Become Cost Effective
LED Lighting Ten years ago, LED Lighting was set to revolutionise the general illumination market. LEDs, also known as Light Emitting Diodes, had already taken over are the role as indicator panel illuminators and user interfaces on industrial, commercial and consumer products. All the trend lines indicated that they would eclipse the incandescent light globe…
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PCB Design For Manufacture
Design For Manufacture Electronics products almost invariably have a Printed Circuit Board , PCB, on the inside. This is one of the most common things we do, designing the Printed Circuit Board on the inside on the product. Now designing a Printed Circuit Board so it works correctly is one thing, but if you are…