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Seeking Your Interest in Roadtesting Products Used Off the Bench

rscasny
rscasny 25 days ago

For years, we have primarily roadtested products for the PCB engineer (dev/eval kits), bench test equipment and soldering equipment -- all products typically used on a bench. On a rare occasion, we have roadtested hand tools.

In 2023, we have mostly roadtested dev/eval kits for electronic design engineers who are seeking to evaluate components. 

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But there are lot of products that engineers, electronic techs, field/lab engineers use "off" the bench. Would you be interested in roadtesting products used "off" the bench? If so, take a look at the Anything But The Bench poll below. I've listed a variety of products and some examples of what this might include. Vote for your primary preference. If you have other preferences, kindly leave a comment below.

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  • dougw
    dougw 25 days ago +7
    This is one of those polls where it would be nice to check multiple boxes. Some other possible off-the-bench products... glue guns, cameras, rf meters, sonars, drones It has been a long stretch since…
  • gpolder
    gpolder 25 days ago +5
    I opted for Storage Products, Shelving, & Accessories. A well-structured workplace is essential for conducting good road tests. (image courtesy from: https://hbr.org/2015/01/why-a-messy-workspace-undermines…
  • phoenixcomm
    phoenixcomm 24 days ago in reply to Jan Cumps +3
    Jan Cumps I was going to reply and then I found your request. So without any more eloquence here they are!: So you wonder how I find stuff here?? On the left please take note of the…
  • misaz
    misaz 25 days ago

    I chosen "Storage Products, Shelving, & Accessories" because it would be very interesting to test and check some "smart designs" in this category. But it should be multichoice poll, I think. My candidates for selection in the poll were:

    Connectors & Cable (repair kits)
    Storage Products, Shelving, & Accessories
    Tools - Hand & Workholding
    Tapes & Adhesives
    Laser Distance Meters
    Gauges (wire, pressure, clearance, torque, etc)
    Drills and Accessories
    Heat Guns and Heat shrink

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  • abhishek2018
    abhishek2018 25 days ago

    I have voted for 'Motors & Motor Controls (drives, motor controllers, etc)' as needed for closure of my personal vast research. Hope PMSM or BLDC and some stepper (heavy rated motors not toys) would be soon approved by Jan 2024 or so, though PMSM/BLDC needed if have to chose between them.

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  • dougw
    dougw 25 days ago

    This is one of those polls where it would be nice to check multiple boxes.

    Some other possible off-the-bench products...

    glue guns, cameras, rf meters, sonars, drones

    It has been a long stretch since a 3D printer was road tested.

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  • robogary
    robogary 25 days ago

    Randall - everything on the list is attractive. In the supercapacitor vein, will newark look to carry more in ups  and in power stations ? 

    I voted clamp ons , so many times I needed to check dc loads in the mA range up to 5-10 amps. There are a ton more solar panels in use, I'm always looking to check the dc amps in solar panels feeding a dc link of a vfd. Then there are the more run of the mill clamp ons 2-200a

    Tapes and adhesives I think would be a really interesting road test. I have an entire workshop drawer filled with them, and don't have enough of the right stuff for all the different needs. 

    Cleaning systems is another neglected topic. 

    Hand tools - no one ever has enough of them. 

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  • balajivan1995
    balajivan1995 25 days ago

    How about some HMI displays? 

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  • ggabe
    ggabe 25 days ago

    A few additional categories to consider:

    • Labeling and marking
    • Fasteners and standoffs
    • Microscopes
    • Online Services: Supply Chain, Inventory/cataloging, IOT and AI cloud service providers
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  • robogary
    robogary 25 days ago in reply to ggabe

    Ooooo those are really good categories 

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  • gpolder
    gpolder 25 days ago

    I opted for Storage Products, Shelving, & Accessories. A well-structured workplace is essential for conducting good road tests.

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    (image courtesy from: https://hbr.org/2015/01/why-a-messy-workspace-undermines-your-persistence)

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  • Andrew J
    Andrew J 25 days ago

    I’d vote for thermal imager for both general purposes (e.g. heat loss in buildings etc) and PCBs.

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  • iker46
    iker46 25 days ago

    Due to my background I voted for environmental testers. However, tools and storage would be great.

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