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Enjoying life in the Netherlands

Generalists and specialists

Generalists and specialists. Are both necessary to grow a business in the internet age? Oxford Dictionaries defines a generalist as “a person competent in several different fields or activities”, whereas a specialist is “a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field”. Specialists…
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Language and culture

Language and culture. How do they affect business? Without doubt, its language is integral to the culture and identity of a nation. Like it or not, English is the common language, or lingua franca, for international trade. This actually puts the average British person at a disadvantage as they have less need than others to…
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My first spiral dives

Thanks to Passion Paragliding for the excellent SIV course

ScopeCorder – your next measurement instrument to solve complex measurement tasks

In my 1 hour webinar you will see how and why engineers in fields such as transportation, electronics, energy & power electronics are using ScopeCorders to solve complex electromechanical measurement tasks.

Laboratory-class measurements in a field-portable format

Complete measurements Complete portability The new Yokogawa DL350 combines features of a general-purpose oscilloscope and those of a high-performance data acquisition recorder in a single, portable instrument. Read my article in ee Design, July-August 2017 edition, pages 23/24.

Made to measure

As the drive to improve the environmental friendliness, safety and comfort of the new vehicles continues, test and measurement instruments are playing an increasingly fundamental role. Read my interview in Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology International, Jan 2017 edition.

Landing at Levante

Landing at Levante from Clive Davis on Vimeo.

Testing Power Electronic Systems Efficiently

With today’s increased incorporation of power electronics and switching devices in overall system design, there is a growing need for accurate measurement of both the power behavior of the applied power electronics and other inter-related electrical and physical parameters. My article in Power Electronics Europe • February/March 2016 describes the types of instruments available for…
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Meeting the accuracy demands of measurements on alternative energy systems

The demand for increased energy efficiency in solar energy production and other forms of alternative energy generation is driving the development of more accurate measuring instruments in order to provide an exact quantitative analysis of the savings that can be achieved. My article in Global Solar & Alternative Energies • Fall 2015 describes how to…
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Paragliding in the Pyrenees

Paragliding in the Pyrenees from Clive Davis on Vimeo.