Here are some articles we’ve written to share some of the insights and expertise within the Don Alan team. We hope you find them useful.
Case Study: Weatherbox
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Case Study: UPS
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Case Study: PSU
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Case Study: Cricket Bails
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How Don Alan’s Unique Business Model solves electronic supply chain challenges
The electronics supply chain offers some unique challenges for medium and low volume production. The two biggest problems are the delivery delays for components (lead times) and the use of counterfeit components when trying to overcome lead time problems.
2016-2017 Summer Closure
From all the staff at Don Alan. Thank you for your support during 2016, And we look forward to working with you in 2017. We hope that your staff enjoy the holiday season, and wish your business a prosperous
Christmas Closure Notice
From all the staff at Don Alan Thank you for your support during 2015, And we look forward to working with you in 2016. We hope that your staff enjoy the holiday season, and wish your business a prosperous
Off-grid Power System, Next Hotspot with Solar Battery Rebates?
Donald Kay, CEO of Don Alan (left in the photo) was privileged to have been chosen by the Department of State Development to take part in the South Australia – Shandong Cooperation and Development Forum in Shandong province, China
Gottya for Products with Lithium Batteries
Many Australian manufacturers and importers of low volume products and spare parts have flown under the radar in respect of freight rules for lithium batteries. It is our expectation that the loop holes used by ‘pragmatic’ suppliers of lithium
We Are Honoured to be Part of K-TIG’s Honour
Our customer Keyhole TIG Limited (K-TIG), an Australian welding technology company, has won the Innovator Award at the DTC Defence Industry Awards 2015. The Awards, organised annually by the Defence Teaming Centre, are the peak industry event and play
Ready, Set, Rush!
Article contributed by the RoboRoos team. March the 11th to the 14th of 2015 may have been average days for most people but not for the RoboRoos, team 4537, alongside 33 teams from a variety of different locations around
Christmas Closure Notice
From all the staff at Don Alan Thank you for your support during 2014, And we look forward to working with you in 2015. We hope that your staff enjoy the holiday season, and wish your business a prosperous
Want to Hear Insights into Electronics in Defence Sector?
The Technology Industry Association (TIA), South Australia’s premier body representing the many innovative, technology-based organisations in South Australia will hold the fifth event in the series of “Industry Specific” events at 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on 29 October,
Highlights of RoboRoos’ Appearance at Events
Article contributed by the RoboRoos team. AVcon 2014 On the 19th and 20th of July the RoboRoos set up and ran a small stall in the Indie Games section of AVCon 2014. Over the 2 days we demonstrated the
FCT ACTech X-Ray Diffraction Detector
FCT ACTech is a company which brings scientific methods to combustion engineering for the process industries. In recent years, a subsidiary of FCT has carried out a major research program developing a new suite of on-line analysis instrumentation. Don Alan
‘“We won a Lego trophy!” RoboRoos Accepts Award at a National Level’
The RoboRoos’ junior team was victorious once again in the FIRST Lego League competition, taking out top honours by winning the Champion’s Award at the SA regional tournament and then the Programming Award at the nationals held in Sydney.
Christmas Closure Notice
From all the staff at Don Alan Thank you for your support during 2013, And we look forward to working with you in 2014. We hope that your staff enjoy the holiday season, and wish your business a prosperous
Extremely Compact LiFePO4 VMS Unit Less Than 6mm Thick
Don Alan today set a new benchmark in compactness for Lithium Iron Phosphate battery pack VMS systems. The unit is less than 6mm thick. It handles voltage monitoring and balancing of 14 cells (48V nominal) packs. This version has
SA’s Own RoboRoos at Science Alive® – Fresh From the Competition “Duel Down Under”
Article contributed by the RoboRoos team. RoboRoos, a community based robot-building team of Adelaide students will be part of SCIENCE ALIVE® held at the Adelaide Showgrounds from the 9th to 11th August. They recently finished second in the competition
A Little Contribution for Children’s Smiles
The 2013 Underprivileged Children’s Movie Day, which is held by the Rotary Club of Adelaide West, will lift the curtain soon at local cinemas in Salisbury and Mitcham. To support this happy and meaningful annual event, Don Alan has
It’s Time to Get to Know Our New Operations Manager
Don Alan welcomed its new Operations Manager Robert Garaguso to the job this April. His background in Electronics / Mechanical Engineering is one of the key advantages which will help him fulfil his responsibilities in engineering management, while his
‘Robo Roos’ Recovered Black Jaguar Motor Controllers
Article contributed by Nick of the Robo Roos team. The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an annual competition held in many regional events throughout the world. The Robo Roos, a local Adelaide team are the first and only South Australian team
Our RSP Status Saves You Money
Easier access to R&D tax concessions and SA innovation grants will be a new benefit we can bring to you if you work with us from now on, as we are now a Research Service Provider (RSP) approved by
Internet Connectivity for Home Appliances No Longer Optional
It has happened really suddenly. For the last three years we have been asking customers if they want these features and it was just seen as a step too radical. But in the last six months nearly every conversation
‘Robo Roos’ Hopping Into Engineering with Don Alan
The Robo Roos, a local Adelaide robotics team made of students, have designed and built a robot that recently competed at the 2012 national FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) event, held in Sydney. The Robo Roos are the first and
Adding Zing to a Classic Game
Friday 7 December, (Etihad Stadium, Renegades V Stars) was the first time that electronics has been used in the bails on a televised game of cricket. The electronic bail system developed by Zing International not only provides umpires with
Christmas Closure Notice
From all the staff at Don Alan Thank you for your support during 2012, And we look forward to working with you in 2013. We hope that your staff enjoy the holiday season, and wish your business a prosperous
The Technology of Failure
The Technology of Failure We want everything to work perfectly all the time – it is just the way humans are. And as much as you might bemoan the failure of your smartphone to update contacts today, if it
Adelaide – An Electronics Hot Spot to Rival Mining
Innovative industries like Electronics are set to contribute more to the state than the mining boom according to Prof Roy Green of the University of Technology Sydney. The professor said “… and we are seeing that in defence, electronics
Federal Minister O’Connor Sees an Enabling Role of Electronics
Federal Minister for Small Business Brendan O’Connor visits. K-TIG founder and R&D Manager Laurie Jarvis said the Minister had pressed the button to get the K-TIG welding demonstration started. And K-TIG showed the Minister how the solution could complete
Best Approach for End of Production Line Testing
Often the issue of how to test electronic modules is all but forgotten until it is time to set them into mass production – or worse – when equipment starts coming back. In this blog post I want to
New environmental Chamber – Hot or Cold, Dry or Wet.
The luxury of being able to do environmental testing on multiple large systems concurrently arrives at Don Alan. You can design something as much as you want to work over a range of temperatures and humidity but the real
20 Years of Don Alan
This month it has been twenty years of delivering electronics services for Don Alan. I am not nostalgic by nature but I think the milestone deserves a little reflection. It was the passion for delivering electronic designs and
Case Study: Explosion Proof Keyboard
When a single fault could mean catastrophe APC Technology Our customer had long been a supplier of ruggedized industrial keypads and pointers (also designed and supplied by Don Alan). By developing an explosion proof version that is approved for
Case Study: Web Enabled Welding Controller
Wrapping it all up into a Tidy Package Our client had developed a game changing welding system and needed a controller to bring it all together into a packaged system. The controller not only controlled the welding equipment but
Case Study: Comfort Control System
Energy Efficiency Demands Game Changing Solutions Connect Air Increasing demand for energy efficient heating and cooling in the home has seen the increased use of dampers in the duct work to redirect air where it is most needed in
Case Study: SolarSmart Roller Shutter Control
Adding Electronic module reduces system cost and eases installation CW Products Roller shutters have traditionally required an Electrician to complete the installation. This is an additional expense and delay for the customer. Using solar power means there is no
Case Study: Powerfold Mirror Controller
Unique design delivers game changing value Samvardhana Motherson Reflectec (Formerly Schefenacker Vision Systems) Automotive Component design demands the lowest costs and very high reliability. Power folding side mirrors on cars were new for mainstream cars at this time. The
Welcome to the Don Alan blog
Welcome to the Don Alan blog. We will be sharing articles here about many aspects of Design and Electronics supply chain as well as developments and happenings at Don Alan. Our articles will share insights to help you progress
INNOVATIVE DESIGN? ELECTRONICS EXPERTISE? PROBLEM-SOLVING?
Getting the product specification right is an essential start to any round of product design. So when you contact Don Alan, we will listen carefully to your requirements, ask questions, make suggestions, and use our experience to assist in the development of a detailed specification.
And you’ll be in contact with our most experienced and skilled engineers – there are no salesman in the middle. This means we’ll arrive at an optimal specification quickly, and be able to provide realistic unit cost targets.
We look forward to talking with you.