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How Long Does it Take to Manufacture a Hardware Product?
The hardware development process is a real challenge if you’ve never been through it before. There are so many steps to get from concept to production, so many details to get right. And – especially as...
View ArticleTesting 3D Printer Accuracy: Objet24 Tolerance Analysis
Lately in the Mindtribe Mechanical Engineering shop there has been one constant: the hum of our 3D printer as it tirelessly adds layer upon layer of plastic to each other, bringing into physical...
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A Primer on Manufacturing Tests for Your Electronics
I Don’t Always Test My PCBAs, But When I Do I Do It In Production That’s a lie. I do always test my PCBAs. I make sure prototypes, bare boards, and assembled units fresh off the new product line get...
View ArticleThe Strategy Behind Identifying the Right Manufacturing Tests for Your...
Bespoke Testing, Tailored To Your Needs Like that hand-crafted, artisanal, hipster water you just ordered, a full suite of tests can be tailored to your particular design, budget and timeline needs....
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Loving the Ever Versatile PSoC
Around the office I’m known for my adoration of Cypress’ Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) series of microcontrollers. I’ve used them in a few personal and client projects and each time I’m thrilled...
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Fireworks – An Explosive Industry
A cold, pitch black evening in the English countryside with the ground frozen solid beneath your feet. You look around to find yourself in the middle of a hundred pounds of explosives, blowtorch in...
View ArticleThe Mindtribe Guide to Creative Meetings
We’ve all had the experience of being in a creative meeting that seems totally aimless. Whether it’s a brainstorm or a design review, the discussion meanders, most of the ideas are suggested by the two...
View ArticleThe Path to Conformity: The History and Chemistry of Conformal Coating
Let’s face it, Mother Nature is a harsh mistress. Weather, gravity, heat and motion all work to turn order into chaos. Humanity makes it worse by intensifying these forces with chemicals, sealed...
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The Path to Conformity: The Conformal Coating Process
In the previous discussion (Part I), the history and current chemicals used in conformal coating were discussed and hopefully you now have an understanding of what chemistries are best suited for...
View ArticleA Primer on Bluetooth 5: Everything You Need to Know Before Integrating Your...
Picture yourself going to the store to buy a new phone, speaker, headphones, or a mood ring and you notice it supports Bluetooth 4.2. “Hey!” you think to yourself, “this device only supports old,...
View ArticleHow to Generate Unique I2C Addresses on Daisy-Chained, Identical PCBAs
Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) is a communications protocol that requires each component on the bus to have a unique address. This is normally fine because there are at least 2^7=127 I2C address...
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How We Took an LED Coaster From Concept to Production in Two Weeks
It is with great sadness that we saw the recent departure of Adam, one of our longest-serving team members, from Mindtribe last month. He was such a large part of the team and there was no way we were...
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How the Mindtribe Method Can Be Applied to FIRST Robotics
At the start of the summer, I was told I would become Mindtribe’s first high school intern. Days later, I was chosen to lead a 75-person FIRST Robotics team. As a result, learning about Mindtribe and...
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Dendrites and Wrongs–PCBA Failure Analysis at the Factory (or Why We Scrapped...
You’ve spent the past six months designing the smallest, cheapest, lowest power product in its class. The prototypes perform beautifully. Its little coin cell battery provides enough juice for hundreds...
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