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August 9, 2024
Derek Fronek is a current engineering student at Purdue University. We dive into how education has changed with COVID and a decade of automation.
No, but come listen to Scott and Eric of the Ideatank Podcast and your hosts Parker and Stephen talk about ideas that can possibly do so!
DFM, DFT, DFA? What does it all mean to product designers and engineers? Stephen and Parker cover what Designing For really means.
Ethernet vs USB? Which is better for communicating and automating test equipment and devices? Is it easy to implement Ethernet on an embedded system?
Tom Anderson joins Parker and Stephen to discuss metrology and how taking measurements relate to electrical engineering and product design.
Scott Hinson of Pecan Street Inc. joins Parker and Stephen to discuss the most important of topics. Is its Pa-kawn or Pee-can?
Stephen starts to finialize the hardware of his tube amp bias test system and Parker looks into Jiva Materials, a new type of PCB substrate.
Leaded verse non-leaded surface mount packages? What should engineers choose when designing a product? We go deep into a PCBA cost comparison!
Texas Instrument SOIC package oddities? Has Stephen unearthed some counterfeit components or is it just a new manufacturing process from TI?
On this episode, there are some AND!XOR hints for DC29 and we discuss the difference between PCB DRC specifications for clearance and creepage.
On this episode, Stephen talks about his new bias test system hardware and software. The bias test system is a purpose built test hardware system!
Earlier this year the FTC released a report on the current status quo of repairing manufactured items. Stephen and Parker break down this report!
Is grinding out math problems just busy work? Is the current state of Math class curriculum hampering the real life deployment of engineering skills?
A decade after graduating college, Stephen finally did a differential equation for his job! That is some real engineering I tell you what.
A custom, open source, DIY multimeter? Parker and Stephen go down the rabbit hole of putting down design requirements and what open source means.
The print function of a programming language. Used by engineers everywhere as a universal debugging tool. Is there a better way maybe... but nah.
Through hole assembly for PCBs might be great for low volume prototypes but how do you scale up that process? What design considerations are needed?
Right to Repair is going global and Stephen might have solved his injection molded component's void by tweaking the mold design.
Need to brush up that resume or are you a fresh engineer graduate looking for your first job? This podcast episode is full of stuff you wanna hear!
Ted Pawela, Altium's Chief Ecosystem Officer, joins the podcast with Chris Church to discuss Altium's participation in MacroFab's recent fundraising.
Measuring clock drift. What is a good way to automate measuring this? This and more in this project update heavy podcast episode!
Are Stephen's LM338 regulators fake? Parker uses X-Ray vision to find out the answer! This and an Adventure in Plastic Injection Molding this week.
How do you record and implement bodges and changes to your PCB layout? All at once or as you find them in your design? Parker and Stephen discuss.
What are the common Design Rule Check errors that Parker and Stephen see as Contract Manufacturers? Are these DRC errors the ones that you run into?
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