1. MLE Creative Electronics
Nigel Harley
Business Development Manager
www.ml-electronics.co.uk
June 2010
2. Our services
Consultancy
Electronics Design
Electronic Product Development
Concept Demonstrators
Prototyping
Pre-Production
Bespoke Production & Assembly
3. MLE’s Mission & Ethos
Environmentally Secure
Medical
Sustainability
Healthier lifestyles
Our Contribution
Scientific Markets Safer Place
Future generations
4. Who We Are
Team of 23
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Privately owned
Established
15 years
New Assembly Facility – Jul’10
5. Our Target Markets
• Medical
– Portable device
– Clinical Surgical
– Healthcare/Assisted
Living
• Sustainability
– LED Lighting
– Energy Harvesting
– Efficient Power Supplies
• Scientific & Research
– Remote Monitoring &
Data Logging
– Active Noise
Cancellation
6. Our Skills
• Microprocessors, Embedded Systems, DSP
– PICs to ARM to C6x DSP
• Power Supply Design and Power Management
– Analogue & Digital
• Analogue Design, Instrumentation, Data Acquisition
– Inc High Speed ADC/DAC (>1Msps)
• Motor Drives, Industrial Controls
– DC, Servo, Brushless and Sensorless
• Communications
– Ethernet & TCP/IP
– Powerline (DS2 & Homeplug)
• Wireless Communications
– LPRF, Zigbee, Proprietary
– Wireless LAN
– 3G/GPRS
• Software, Firmware, Drivers & Embedded
7. MLE’s Processes
• Areas of Development (AOD’s)
• Harvesting Technology Forum
– Internal Projects
– Reference Designs
• MLE’s 5 stage development process
– Design Board
– Product Development Spec. (PDS)
– Product Development Plan (PDP)
• Prince 2 Methodology, DFMA, FMEA
• ISO 9001, ISO13485
• Experience FDA
• Partnerships
8. MLE’s 5-Stage Design Process
• Stage 1 - Feasibility study
– Review & risk identification
• Stage 2 - Bench Study
– Design risk mitigation of areas identified in Stage 1
• Stage 3 - Engineering Prototype
– 1st prototype hardware
• Stage 4 - Representative Prototype Unit
– Initial layouts & representative hardware
• Stage 5 - Pre-Production Pilot Units
– Refinement and pre-production build
9. MLE’s Assembly & Test
Design for Manufacture & Assembly
One-stop shop for clients
Value added service
On-site prototype capability
On site production, assembly & testing (de-bug)
ISO9001 & ISO13485 Accredited
Lifetime support
