Dave Jones, founder of DE Design Works, is an experienced engineer and musician. His engineering career started in the late 90s with a NASA joint venture after shifting from a music scholarship to an engineering degree. He now manages a team of industry experts at his product development consultancy, serving some of the largest corporations … Read more
Electronics engineers must navigate complex product certifications, especially in industries where compliance is crucial. Underwriter Laboratories (UL) certifications are particularly significant in affirming product safety and performance. Achieving and maintaining these certifications requires a collaborative effort among engineers to ensure adherence to an array of interconnected standards. A UL certification demonstrates a manufacturer’s commitment to … Read more
Using Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) can be attractive in the initial stages of industrial product development. Compared to the elements of custom-embedded firmware, the ease of programming a PLC enables rapid on-site design modifications. PLCs can offer a robust off-the-shelf solution right out of the gate, with a reliability record supported by industry giants such … Read more
When a company has built itself around a complete product, electronics components often represent a black box of mystical voodoo, making up just one of the hundreds of “parts” that make up the whole product. The benefit of product engineering groups is that they are focused on the whole product, or the integration of that … Read more
If your company’s product has any “technology” on board, you are guaranteed to be familiar with at least one kind of electronic sensor and likely several. Over the last decade, there have been exponential leaps in sensor technology and their variations – that’s not news at all. By way of the cell phone industry alone, … Read more
Add “LoRa” to your list of abbreviated tech terms. Meet our friend LoRa. LoRa is kind of new to the area and is making an impact on the wireless IoT options available. The company Semtech acquired this proprietary modulation technique, and major chipmakers (Microchip for example) are creating tools using LoRa that are worth learning … Read more
Whether you are designing a new piece of equipment for an assembly line or the latest life-saving medical gadget, there are a variety of sensors to choose from that will improve your product. Sensors have become critical in almost every modern-day industry. Temperature gauges, accelerators, load sensors, etc., can all be incorporated into a … Read more
Have you ever heard the phrase, “It’s ugly, but it works”? Perhaps you’ve said it yourself a few times. What if we told you that you can design a product that performs the functions you require of it while looking great at the same time? When developing an aesthetically-appealing product, it is best to bring … Read more
At DE Design Works, we develop custom, connected electronics for a variety of applications. And even if you aren’t sure exactly what a connected device is, the chances are you use them every day. For example, you can play a game on your phone not only by yourself, but against other people when it is … Read more
DE Design Works offers a range of product testing services for both existing products already in the field as well as new products DE can design for you. Our lab has a complete AC and DC power testing capabilities for nano-Amp, low-power analysis through 3,000 watts, as well as a number of other rigorous testing … Read more