Dave's Desk
Podcast: Dave Jones’ Journey from NASA Joint Venture to Product Development CEO
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…
Engineering Trust and Safety: Why UL Certification Should be Part of Your Product Strategy
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…
Unmasking the Hidden Costs: Why Established Products Should Consider Switching from PLCs to PCBs
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…
Supply chain issues for specialized electronics can be especially frustrating for product manufacturers.
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…
Ready to Talk Sensors?
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,…
Where are you in the Product Development Funnel?
While there are as many product development methodologies as there are engineering design services in the world, at DE Design Works we use a simple product development funnel in our…
Integrating Sensors Into Your Product
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…
Designing An Aesthetically Appealing Product That Works
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…
Connected Electronics Are Key In New Product Design
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…