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• Top 10 Programming Languages in 2015

  Jul 24, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Embedded Software, Software Design, Technology

  Top Programming Languages We previously look at the Top Programming Languages for 2014 and IEEE Spectrum have released the same information for 2015.   One interesting thing is that use of C, the oldest of the top five languages, is…

• IoT – Remote Telemetry Case Study

  Jul 15, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Products, Green Electronics, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, Made in Australia, Product Development, Technology

  Internet of Things The Internet of Things, or IoT as it is abbreviated to, is still an emerging trend. But it is driving some substantial changes in some industry areas. This includes the 4th Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry…

• IT Salaries Worldwide

  Jul 8, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Business, Technology

  IT Salaries Internationally This link for this information was provides by John Larase of Staff.com and I thought you might find it interesting to know what the salaries for a range of IT roles looked like from different countries. John originally sent…

• Product Development – what they don’t tell you

  Jul 1, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Design, Embedded Software, Product Development, Software Design, Technology

  Product Development As a process, Product Development can be handled a number of different ways. And if your product only requires input from a single technical discipline which you are very experienced in, then you can usually predict everything you need…

• Industry 4.0

  Jun 25, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Collaboration, Industry 4.0, Innovation, Internet of Things, Technology

  The 4th Industrial Revolution This is the first in a series of posts looking at the 4th Industrial Revolution that is now upon us. To understand why this is a big deal, it is worth looking at the previous 3…

• Victorian iAwards 2015

  Jun 16, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electric Vehicles, Electronics Awards, Green Electronics, Innovation, Internet of Things, News, Technology

  Victorian iAwards 2015 Last year at the Victorian iAwards 2014 , our client Rectifier Technologies Pacific took out 2 categories for Victoria. This year we are pleased to have two clients as finalists and at the iAwards ceremony this evening they both took…

• PACE Zenith Award Winners 2015

  Jun 11, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Business Awards, Electronics Awards, Electronics Design, Electronics Entrepreneur, Electronics Manufacture, Electronics Products, Internet of Things, News, PACE Zenith Awards, Technology

  PACE Zenith Awards The PACE Zenith Awards 2015 celebrate the process control and automation industry’s many and diverse successes. The PACE Zenith Awards bring together some of the biggest names in Process Control, Instrumentation and Automation to celebrate, recognise and…

• Printed Circuit Board Assembly

  Jun 7, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, PCB Design, Printed Circuit Boards PCB, Product Development, Technology

  Printed Circuit Board Assembly Also referred to as a PCA, the Printed Circuit Board Assembly follows on from Printed Circuit Board Manufacture. This is where the components are placed onto the PCB or Printed Circuit Board and the electrical connections…

• Endeavour Awards 2015 Winners

  May 29, 2015

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  Ray Keefe

  in Business Awards, Electronics Awards, Electronics Design, Electronics Entrepreneur, Electronics Products, Innovation, Internet of Things, Made in Australia, News, Technology

  Endeavour Awards 2015 This year we were finalists at the Endeavour Awards in the categories of Australian Industrial Product of the Year and IT Application of the Year. We didn’t win either category but the competition was pretty tough and…

• Printed Circuit Board Manufacture

  May 22, 2015

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  by

  Ray Keefe

  in Electronics Design, Electronics Manufacture, PCB Design, Printed Circuit Boards PCB, Product Development, Technology

  Printed Circuit Boards In our series on Electronics Design we have looked at the Electronics Design Process from Requirements Capture, Technology Selection, Component Selection, Schematic Capture and finally PCB Design of the  Printed Circuit Board including PCB Layout. Now we have…