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From Engineer to Entrepreneur

Jun 21, 2010

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in Electronics Awards, Electronics Design, Electronics Entrepreneur, Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Engineers, Made in Australia, News, Product Development

This week I was the recipient of an Exponential Entrepreneur of the Year award. Last year we were received two awards for technical excellence when we won two of the 15 EDN Innovation awards handed out in Australia in 2009. So I was very pleased to be receiving an award recognising the business side…

Electronics Design and Embedded Software Capability

Oct 15, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Analog Electronics, Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, Electronics Products, Embedded Software, Low Power Electronics, Made in Australia, Product Development, Technology

Electronics Manufacturers are the people we serve A common question we are asked is what sort of Electronics Manufacturers do we Develop Products for? So I thought I would compile 3 lists: The first is a list of the Electronics and Embedded Software product types we have worked on The second list is a…

EDN Innovation Awards 2009 – Two trophies

Sep 18, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Analog Electronics, Electronics Awards, Electronics Manufacture, Made in Australia, News, Technology

Analogue Design Awards You might recall we were finalists in the EDN Innovation Awards 2009 . Yesterday, we were in Sydney for the EDN Innovation Awards dinner held at Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf. We came away with two trophies. The awards were: Best Application of Analogue Design – Highly Commended Best Application of Design…

Successful Electronics Needs a Successful Name

Sep 9, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Analog Electronics, Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia, Technology

Electronics Development and Success Hello again, A couple of posts ago in Electronics Manufacture Shines in Melbourne I said I would explain the origins of our company name. Many have suggested that Successful Endeavours sounds more like a personal coaching enterprise or a business that handles products by people like: Brian Tracy Tony Robbins…

Niche Electronics Manufacture – Ideally Done in Australia

Jul 22, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia, Product Development

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 Very Early Smoke Detecting Apparatus in wall cable tracing equipment active RFID with long battery…

Reducing Electronics Manufacturing Parts Cost

May 21, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia

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 that pans out: replace hardware with software that does the same function verify operation using…

Sprechen De Cantonese? – Electronics Design in Australia

Apr 17, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia, PCB Design, Printed Circuit Boards PCB

There are many companies successfully doing good business in China. Most of them are large, have deep pockets and have core staff in China making sure it stays good. Names like Sony, Siemens, IBM (Lenovo)… Smaller companies can run into trouble. This is a case study of a project we were able to rescue.…

Electronics Products Made in Australia – Strategies to be More Profitable

Apr 13, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Electronics Manufacture, Embedded Software, Made in Australia, Product Development

In order to make electronic products in Australia at a good profit, it is necessary to understand the factors that contribute to the total cost of a manufactured product. Here are the top 5: The cost of the engineering and tooling effort – sometimes referred to a NREs (Non Recoverable Expenditure) The cost of the…

Electronics Products Made in Australia – Can We Compete?

Apr 3, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Electronics Manufacture, Made in Australia

So what stops us from competing? Many people I speak to believe we cannot Manufacture Electronics Products in Australia and make a profit. Belief is a powerful thing. Enabling beliefs enable, and limiting beliefs limit. We have been privileged to take part in some projects that break through this limiting belief barrier. So I wanted…

Electronics Products in Australia – Why Make Them Here?

Mar 25, 2009

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Ray Keefe

in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, Electronics Products, Made in Australia

Electronics products in Australia Contrary to what many of us have been led to believe by the media and a succession of federal governments, Electronics design and making electronics products in Australia is both practical and profitable. But more on that later. First a couple of facts that will help explain why I think…

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