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Electronic Design Engineers Designing New Products

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I am really interested to know where you get ideas from for your new products. Does it come to you in your sleep or is it something you've seen on the market that you adapt to make better or is it something you like the idea of and try to make a reality - say like a new invention?

 

What are the stages of a new idea and how long would you say it took from design stage to actual manufacture of product? What are the positives and what are the 'pain' points for you in designing and developing new ideas?

 

Obviously, working as an Account Manager at Farnell I sell these products to you all -  however I would love to have a more indepth understanding of your 'pain & pleasure' when creating new products.

Please feel free to leave me a post or 2 and if I can help in any way please feel free to contact me if you dont already have anyone looking after your account here at Farnell.

Have a great day...................image

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    Hi,

    Thankyou ever so much for all your replies - you have all given me a better insight into your areas of expertise and ultimately what your pain points are - time mostly!! I think we could all do with a few extra hours in the day.

     

    I have been especially taken aback by the utter creativity/passion that comes through in your replies. Despite the pain of time management and the rest it sounds like you really enjoy what you are doing..............do you all own your own businesses or work for larger organisations and do your own designing/developing in your own time?

     

    Do you have to use branded products in your line of work or can you use own brand,i.e Multicomp,Pro-Lec etc?

     

    And lastly - do you all have your own accounts with Farnell? If so what are your experiences in transacting with us - please be honest - we want to help and make a difference and make purchasing with us an enjoyable experience.

     

    Thank you guys for sharing

    Take care,

    Lesley

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    Hi Lesley,

     

    I have worked for small and large companies.  Each offers different advantages.  Larger companies can get you access to very interesting projects, but you really have to work to get onto one and build up a record of success to make a name there.  I prefer to work a smaller companies, but you end up working a lot harder just because there are fewer of you to do the work.  Still, you find yourself participating in all stages of a project just from the lack of others to do the work.

     

    As an engineer, I would use the tools available, but I would also always been on the lookout for new and better tools.  When the chance to influence purchasing arose, I would go with the parts that had either proven to be good or had been demonstrated to be better than what I had.

     

    Since I was disabled about ten years ago, I have just been doing small home projects, so I do not have an account with Farnell.  My purchasing needs are usually erratic and tend to be small volume. Though interacting with the E14 crowd has spurred me to get back into doing embedded projects, which is something I did early in my career and greatly enjoyed.

     

    Now that I no longer have the pain of time management, I find myself limited by the time of my pain management.  You just can't win. image

     

    DAB

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    Hi DAB,

     

    Nice to hear from you again!

     

    I too am also disabled after being in an accident ion 2004 so I know how you feel with the restrictions of pain management - and no, you can NEVER win...........

    It's great that you have found this site useful and that you have found people with the same interests to interact with and I find it absolutely fabulous that they have spurred you on to become involved in your chosen passion once again.

     

    If embedded projects are your thing have you tried looking at 'The Knode' on the Farnell website? This string of our site is aimed specifically at engineers like yourself interested in embedded projects and I'm sure you'll find it very useful to your line of interest and interact with even more with people and engineers who share your passion.

     

    I hope there are more people out there that will join this discussion - it's fascinating hearing all your feedback and will really help me understand how best I can support you all, so come on all you engineers out there, let's hear from you.......................

     

    Take care......Lesley

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    Hi DAB,

     

    Nice to hear from you again!

     

    I too am also disabled after being in an accident ion 2004 so I know how you feel with the restrictions of pain management - and no, you can NEVER win...........

    It's great that you have found this site useful and that you have found people with the same interests to interact with and I find it absolutely fabulous that they have spurred you on to become involved in your chosen passion once again.

     

    If embedded projects are your thing have you tried looking at 'The Knode' on the Farnell website? This string of our site is aimed specifically at engineers like yourself interested in embedded projects and I'm sure you'll find it very useful to your line of interest and interact with even more with people and engineers who share your passion.

     

    I hope there are more people out there that will join this discussion - it's fascinating hearing all your feedback and will really help me understand how best I can support you all, so come on all you engineers out there, let's hear from you.......................

     

    Take care......Lesley

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