Signal Conditioning for High-Precision Applications: Best Practices and Design Tips
By Frederic Lauzier As an electrical engineer who’s spent a good part of my career designing systems where accuracy matters—think instrumentation, industrial automation, and power monitoring—I can tell you this: signal conditioning can make or break a project. We often get excited about the sensors and microcontrollers we’re using. But without solid signal conditioning in […]
Retrofit Revolution: Integrating IoT into Legacy Manufacturing Infrastructure
By Frederic Lauzier If there’s one phrase I’ve heard repeatedly over the last decade, it’s this: “We’d love to upgrade, but we can’t afford to tear everything down and start from scratch.” And honestly, I get it. As someone who’s spent years working on industrial automation and embedded systems, I’ve seen how complex—and expensive—it can […]
Home Labs and Open Circuits: How Tinkering Keeps My Passion for Engineering Alive
The Power of Personal Projects I’ve spent the better part of my career designing and refining complex systems—power grids, embedded firmware, control architectures, and everything in between. The stakes are high, the teams are large, and the deliverables are tightly scheduled. I love this work. But over the years, I’ve learned something important: if I […]
Bridging the Gap: Why Today’s Engineers Must Speak Both Hardware and Software
Two Worlds, One System In engineering, we often talk about silos—teams divided by specialization, working on different parts of the same system. One team handles the hardware: boards, sensors, power. Another writes the code: drivers, algorithms, user interfaces. Too often, they work separately, tossing deliverables over the wall and hoping everything clicks. But in the […]
The Future of Sustainable Energy Systems: Trends in Solar, Storage, and Smart Metering
As an electrical engineer who has spent over 15 years in the energy and automation sectors, I’ve watched the idea of “sustainable energy” shift from a hopeful concept to a very real and tangible goal. Today, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a necessity. And it’s driving some of the most exciting innovations I’ve […]
Smart Grid Evolution: How Real-Time Data is Transforming Power Distribution
For most of my career as an electrical engineer, I’ve worked on power systems, embedded controls, and infrastructure that you don’t usually see unless you’re wearing a hard hat and carrying a multimeter. But what’s happening behind the scenes in our electrical grids today is nothing short of a revolution—quiet but powerful. At the center […]