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A different way of working from home | Blog Consilia Brno

A Different Way of Working from Home

5.6.2023

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Tomáš Souček

PCB designer from Consilia works from his garden house. The walk from his family house takes just about 10 seconds, but, symbolically, it divides his two worlds. “It is a real job, just without daily commuting, which would take me about three hours a day.“

PCB design for the automotive industry? Robustness and then price

What determines a PCB design for the automotive industry? Robustness first and then price.

16.5.2023

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Petr Horák

What makes working for global automotive leaders challenging if you are a  senior PCB designer? We asked Petr Horák, the PCB designer of the Consilia company, which designs the main lighting systems for suppliers in the automotive industry. 'The automotive industry is specific as all your products have to last at least fifteen or even twenty years. That is why the robustness and durability of the particular device is of the highest interest.

"I need to heat up my brain" - Interview with PCB Designer

I need to heat up my brain. I would not enjoy making the same boards over and over again.

13.5.2023

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Petr Horák

Petr Horák doesn't like to go down smooth ways. "I like project thinking and focusing on one specific thing. But at the same time, after a while, I need to switch gears and start focusing on a completely different segment. That's why I'm very keen on working on a variety of project types." says the PCB designer, who has now been working for Consilia for six years.

Unique oscillators and power efficiency of the TETRA base station

TETRA base station that goes to the edge of physical limits

27.2.2023

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Martin Tesař

The ground TETRA base station, whose development we worked on between 2012-2017, thanks to our oscillators combined with excellent energetic efficiency, is still at the top among the products which can be made with current technologies.

Nearshoring and local aspects | Blog Consilia

One of the Reasons We Are Successful Is Our Ability to Fill Out Space Among Corporations

23.2.2023

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Martin Tesař

We discussed a remarkable model of nearshoring with the CEO of Aton Benu Consult and a PCB designer of Consilia. These companies have in their teams top experts in the field of hardware development or designers of sophisticated PCB to support other companies in their most challenging projects. In specific situations, also limited local on-site support can be included. "We are relatively few, but we can work on complex projects from A to Z."

Low-energy house is not just about payback time

When you are an electrical engineer, you can calculate energy savings in your house

1.2.2023

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Martin Tesař

Martin Tesař, who manages a company focusing on electronics development, built a low-energy house more or less with his own hands during the last few years. “I try to be a bit of an evangelist in my vicinity,” says the CEO of Aton Benu Consult.

V-model and Agile Software Development Methodology

Comparison of V-model and Agile Software Development Methodology

27.12.2022

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Martin Tesař

For software development, we have experience with various development practices. In the last years, we have mostly focused on two different software development processes: a V-model-based and Agile-based process; for Agile, we have worked both in Scrum and Kanban models.

Machine Learning and Maintenance Prediction in Manufacturing

Machine Learning and Maintenance Prediction in Manufacturing

23.12.2022

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Jan Říha

Machine learning and artificial intelligence can help us monitor and, more importantly, correctly diagnose instrument deviations.

Why do medical devices follow such high standards?

Why Do Medical Devices Follow such High Standards?

31.10.2022

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Tomáš Hlavatý

Medical devices of all types are getting more complex, interconnected, and specialized. But the more sophisticated the devices are, the more attention they need from governmental regulators.

Experience with Hardware Product Life Cycle

Our Experience with Hardware Product Life Cycle

15.8.2022

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Mikuláš Kišš

For the product development for huge customers or corporations, where we participate as a contributor, we follow the customer's processes. For the demonstrator and prototype development, we follow this flow.

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