Friday 7 December, (Etihad Stadium, Renegades V Stars) was the first time that electronics has been used in the bails on a televised game of cricket. The electronic bail system developed by Zing International not only provides umpires with valuable assistance in run out decisions it adds several new visual aspects to the game. … [Read more...]
Christmas Closure Notice
From all the staff at Don Alan Thank you for your support during 2012, And we look forward to working with you in 2013. We hope that your staff enjoy the holiday season, and wish your business a prosperous new year. DON ALAN PTY LTD WILL BE CLOSED FROM: 12 noon Thursday 20th December 2012 AND RE-OPEN 9am Monday 7th January 2013 … [Read more...]
The Technology of Failure
The Technology of Failure We want everything to work perfectly all the time – it is just the way humans are. And as much as you might bemoan the failure of your smartphone to update contacts today, if it were a choice between that and your brakes failing on the car the answer is pretty obvious. So if ABS brake systems and airbag systems can be made so they virtually never fail, why isn’t the same failure busting technology applied to everyday items like smartphones? This blog entry aims … [Read more...]
Adelaide – An Electronics Hot Spot to Rival Mining
Innovative industries like Electronics are set to contribute more to the state than the mining boom according to Prof Roy Green of the University of Technology Sydney. The professor said "... and we are seeing that in defence, electronics generally, and food production, because of the approach to innovation, we have become very good at it." (1) Adelaide has a much higher density of Electronics companies than the rest of Australia and the reason for this goes back many years. The Defence … [Read more...]
Federal Minister O’Connor Sees an Enabling Role of Electronics
Federal Minister for Small Business Brendan O’Connor visits. K-TIG founder and R&D Manager Laurie Jarvis said the Minister had pressed the button to get the K-TIG welding demonstration started. And K-TIG showed the Minister how the solution could complete the entire weld in about three minutes whereas traditional TIG welding would have taken six hours. This is huge saving not just in time but also in materials. … [Read more...]
Best Approach for End of Production Line Testing
Often the issue of how to test electronic modules is all but forgotten until it is time to set them into mass production - or worse - when equipment starts coming back. In this blog post I want to give you some guide lines on how to tackle end of production line testing. … [Read more...]
New environmental Chamber – Hot or Cold, Dry or Wet.
The luxury of being able to do environmental testing on multiple large systems concurrently arrives at Don Alan. You can design something as much as you want to work over a range of temperatures and humidity but the real test comes when samples are subjected to these extremes. … [Read more...]
20 Years of Don Alan
This month it has been twenty years of delivering electronics services for Don Alan. I am not nostalgic by nature but I think the milestone deserves a little reflection. … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Don Alan blog
Welcome to the Don Alan blog. We will be sharing articles here about many aspects of Design and Electronics supply chain as well as developments and happenings at Don Alan. Our articles will share insights to help you progress your projects and determine the most effective and efficient way to secure the 'electronics that enables' your products. Your comments will be welcome. Regards, Donald Kay … [Read more...]
