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SES Enhances
Product Intelligence & Capability

Product Intelligence & Capability

with Electronics
Making products more intelligent with electronics that are uniquely designed to enhance the life, quality and utility. Designed with a purpose, tested and manufactured to be competitive in the market. SES provides a full range of electronic engineering services, along with a multi-disciplinary team approach to problem solving that covers a broad range of engineering disciplines. Using a combination of advanced technologies, innovative applications and classical engineering methods, SES is a uniquely skilled and fully integrated one-stop resource. Now a member of SES technical staff, a former employee of Hasbro modied the original Furby electronics design for use in the Interactive Star Wars Yoda. The main board served as an interface connection board and contained the motor drive circuitry and tilt sensor, it holds the two control chips, each mounted on it's own PCB. They shared the load of the control logic and the speech reproduction. Yoda had a vocabulary of 450 words able to create more than 1000 phrases. The child's current level of training and other bits of play related data where
Miniaturized data storage and control board

stored in E2memory. Inexpensive sensors, commonly used in other products, where used to provide "senses" to Yoda

CdS light sensor IR Transmitter for day/night sensing and interactive play

Design Development
SES offers expertise in the design and development of electronic and electro-mechanical products, applying a deliberate, physics-based approach that reduces cost, time-to-market and liability risk. This work often includes: Product Concept & User Interface (UI) Development Product Design and Development Redesign/Reverse Engineering Prototype Design, Build & Test System Integration and Test Design Validation/Verication & Optimization Production Support Because electronic products always involve more than just electronics, SES can help with selection and design for a wide range of materials including plastics and metals, as well as unique expertise in ber reinforced composite structures. The proper selection of motors, drives, gears and linkages also tie into the full spectrum of SESs product design capabilities. SES can also assist with product development in the important area of battery chemistry selection. Battery cost, life and performance are critical elements in consumer satisfaction and product safety.

Manufacturing Support
Product design and manufacturing process design are two sides of the same coin. SES helps clients evaluate various process designs and understand them from the inside out. BottleDAQ is a proprietary miniaturized force measurement and data acquisition system small enough t inside a plastic bottle, carton or other rigid package. In addition to directly measuring cap application and removal torque, BottleDAQ can be custom congured with a variety of sensors to measure force, acceleration, temperature, pressure and more.

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Product Testing
SES has a fully equipped testing lab that provides testing services in accordance with API, ASME, ANSI AND ASTM, UL, CE, RF standards (FCC/EU) Where agency approvals are needed we can manage outsourcing of those tasks and provide the technical interface. We also provide a variety of custom services aimed at evaluating performance, function, reliability and safety, including precision testing for low force and sub-micron displacement, noise and vibration. SES tests unique performance criteria on conventional products, or standard criteria on unusual designs, including: Life cycle Life simulation Extreme environment Extreme usage
Electronic circuit board tester for precision automotive components.

SES has also developed proprietary miniaturized measurement systems to collect consumer use data. Measurable consumer use and device operating parameters include: voltage, current, temperature, motor speed, force, frequency of use, date and time stamp, duration of use, and operating modes used.

Proprietary SES system used to measure strain on aluminum sweeper handle over various surfaces during use.

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Failure Analysis & Trouble Shooting

Over half of SES projects involve failure analysis, emergency response, and troubleshooting. Failures are usually traceable to poor design practices, incorrect use of materials, manufacturing errors, inadequate inspection, inadequate maintenance or operational abuse. The challenge is in determining which event, or combination of events, is responsible. In expert hands, failure analysis can effectively pinpoint the origin of failures, both in terms of location and time sequence. This high level of precision requires combining the power of a variety of specialized technologies including electronic circuit analysis, structural analysis, nite element analysis, and metallurgical fracture surface analysis. SES routinely uses this multi-disciplinary approach in a broad range of complex failure analysis assignments.

Evolution: Off-Shelf>1st Custom Prototype>1st Article>2nd Generation

Electronic Device Cost Modeling/Cost Reduction

SES has the skill and experience necessary to take a fresh look at your product design and manufacturing system, and then seek out elusive productivity gains. Reducing cost is an ongoing process for most OEM's, and this is especially true for manufacturers of products that include plastics and electronics. Not only can SES help light-weight an electronic product, but we can also custom-design or re-source electronic components to reduce costs and increase prot margins. Whether domestic or China sourcing, SES is experienced in both design and manufacturing oversight.

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