Posted Feb 15, 2010, by Paul Johnston
A little while ago I blogged the praises of the librarian and their role in underpinning the success of EDA design, and specifically their unsung role in electrical interconnect and harness design. This time around I extol the professionalism and virtues of Product Managers - employees of Mentor Graphics whose contribution is not acknowledged enough to the success of the Capital application, the popularity … Read More
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Best Practice,
Capital Harness Systems,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
Electrical Engineering,
Product Manager,
CHS,
Electrical Distribution Systems
Posted Jan 27, 2010, by Paul Johnston
Mentor Graphics’ website has just been reorganized and improved so you can better find information relating to the Integrated Electrical Systems products. Capital and VeSys reviews, descriptions and information can now be accessed through www.mentor.com/electrical. The re-structuring is comprehensive and the appearance and friendliness of the site is improved. What was there previously wasn’t all that … Read More
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Capital Architect,
Capital Costing,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
VeSys,
Wire Harness,
Capital Harness Systems,
CHS
Posted Jan 26, 2010, by Paul Johnston
I’ll get to the business of estimating the cost of engineering changes to wiring harnesses in a minute or two. You don’t want to overpay or undercharge. You want your estimates to be true and accurate. First a historical digression to identify where the phrase quoted after the colon in the title comes from.
It is from the writings of Benjamin Franklin. An unabashed interest in self-improvement … Read More
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Harness,
Electrical Distribution Systems,
IESF,
Capital Architect,
Capital H,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
Wire Harness,
Cost Estimation,
Electrical Design Systems,
CHS,
CHS Captial Costing
Posted Jan 21, 2010, by Paul Johnston
Two months to go approximately to the Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum in Detroit. It will be the tenth such event. In December 2008 in Detroit there were 600 registrations for this event. It is substantial. Breaking news. You heard what follows first here.
he Mentor Graphics Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum (IESF) 2010 is an event for design engineers, engineering management and executives … Read More
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CHS,
Dearborn MI,
Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum,
Detroit,
Electrical Distribution Systems,
Electrical Design,
Electrical Engineering,
Electrical Design Systems,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
IESF,
Wire Harness,
Trade Shows
Posted Jan 17, 2010, by Paul Johnston
This is the concluding section of a short series of looking ahead to the new decade of harness engineering and electrical systems design for automotive and other transportation sectors. This final post is dedicated mainly to a short assessment of the physical implementation of the designs – the raw materials and sub-assemblies. My personal opinion is either correct or incorrect. Time will tell and … Read More
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CHS,
Electrical Design Systems,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
Electrical Engineering,
Wire Harness,
Electrical Distribution System,
Electrical Distribution Systems
Posted Jan 16, 2010, by Paul Johnston
This is the second in a 3-part mini-series of looking ahead to the new decade in the wiring harness industry and the systems interconnect design business. The first part was about technology initiative and this part focuses on business concepts which I believe will be important.
These are my own opinions. Not snap decisions but as arrived at with some contemplation and a little research. They may … Read More
Tags:
Capital Harness Systems,
CHS,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
Wire Harness,
Electrical Engineering,
Harness
Posted Jan 7, 2010, by Paul Johnston
Here’s to a New Year and a happy one with a capital H. And a Capital C and S wrapped around the H. A new decade and a new rash of predictions from pundits I notice from my holiday period reading. So I thought why not join in!
Here is what I think it will look like to stay ahead of the competition, protect your customer relationships and have excellent service offerings over the next 10 years. It … Read More
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Wire Harness,
Capital Harness Systems,
CHS,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
Electrical Design Systems,
Electrical Distribution Systems,
Electrical Design,
Electrical Design Standards for Wiring Harnesses
Posted Dec 23, 2009, by Paul Johnston
It is rumoured that I took a break in October and the greater part of November from writing blog posts because of a time squeeze exerted by a spike in workload. It might be true. Now I do have fifteen minutes I could think about it, but two of them have already gone and in the remaining thirteen, no twelve and a half now, I would much rather … oh never mind.
I announce a new playlist you can use … Read More
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CHS,
Preston Guild,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
Twisted Circuits,
Wiring Harness
Posted Nov 24, 2009, by John Day
News usually travels pretty fast on the Internet. Someone puts out a press release and within minutes it’s posted on dozens of sites. Not last week, though, for one story in particular, and it looks to me like a good one.
Delphi, Geensys, and CEA (the French Atomic Energy Commission) announced the formation of a consortium to promote the PharOS, an operating system and tool chain that meets ISO 26262 … Read More
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Renault,
PharOS,
Automotive Electrical and Electronic Systems Design,
AUTOSAR,
Automotive Body Computers,
Geensys,
ISO 26262,
CEA,
Delphi
Jim Martens
J VanDomelen
Nazita Saye
Michael Ford
Robin Bornoff
Dennis Brophy
Mike Jensen
Colin Walls
Tom Fitzpatrick
Max Clark
Patrick Carrier
Mark Laing
Travis Mikjaniec
Chris Hallinan
Christopher Hallinan
Bernard Sutton