Electrical & Wire Harness Design Blog

Posts tagged with 'Capital H'

Harness cost calculation: Miseries brought on by false estimates.

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

Tags: 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

A standard you can keep to. Perhaps longer than you want.

Posted Dec 21, 2009, by Paul Johnston

Standards inject certainty into your working life. Last week I wrote about how the development of standards and the easiest pathway to adoption of them. Adherence to standards is an integral part of successful engineering. The most attractive standards: lack complexity - are easy to understand - clear and straightforward for a person like you turn out to be robust for the niche in which you operate - … Read More

Tags: DSI, Design System Interface, ECAD, Automotive Design, Formboard, Capital H, IESF, Aerospace Design, Wire Harness, EE Standards, Capital Harness Systems, Electrical Design, CHS, Electrical Distribution System, Capital Harness Bridges, Electrical Engineering, Capital Harness Classic

Zen thought for the day: For Capital customers, change is a constant.

Posted May 22, 2009, by Paul Johnston

Without motivated, competent, enthusiastic and happy employees there is little chance of great organizational performance. The beginning of the year sales event held in San Antonio by Mentor Graphics had the theme “common purpose, ucommon passion”  emphasizing dedication and quality teamwork setting us apart from the competition in EDA.      In the Motor City, unless you have been avoiding TV, avoiding … Read More

Tags: Capital H, Automotive, CHS, Detroit, Change Management, Customers

Things move quickly

Posted May 12, 2009, by Paul Johnston

How soon out of date our foolish notions.  How persistent our tastes and allegiances. One of the suggested topics in the first post is now no longer relevant, fading swiftly as topical.  Pick one of the other ones.  Not number 6 - time and events have already overtaken it. How true the Robert Burns proverbial line about nest building rodent mother - there’s a Mothers’ day reference in honour or honor … Read More

Tags: CHS, Bury FC, Design Rules, Design Constraints, Capital H, Capital Library