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title: Resource Library | Billy Check
description: Product development and engineering thought pieces, guidance, research, and how-to's for mechanical, electrical, systems, and software.
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# The BES Blog

From How To's to engineering best practices and musings.

### Posts by Tag

- [Design (9)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/design)
- [Design for Manufacture (9)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/design-for-manufacture)
- [Testing (8)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/testing)
- [Mechanical (7)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/mechanical)
- [Mechanical Engineering (7)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Product Development (7)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/product-development)
- [DFM (6)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/dfm)
- [Prototype (6)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/prototype)
- [project management (6)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/project-management)
- [electrical (5)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/electrical)
- [Embedded (4)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/embedded)
- [Machining (4)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/machining)
- [Materials (4)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/materials)
- [Plastics (4)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/plastics)
- [Aircraft Design (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/aircraft-design)
- [Fatigue (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/fatigue)
- [Injection Molding (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/injection-molding)
- [Material Failures (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/material-failures)
- [Quality Control (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/quality-control)
- [Software (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/software)
- [Systems Engineering (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/systems-engineering)
- [aesthetic (3)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/aesthetic)
- [Design For Test (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/design-for-test)
- [Metal Failure (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/metal-failure)
- [Metal Fatigue (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/metal-fatigue)
- [PCB Design (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/pcb-design)
- [PCBA (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/pcba)
- [Standards & Certifications (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/standards-certifications)
- [Test Driven Development (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/test-driven-development)
- [component selection (2)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/component-selection)
- [3D-Print (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/3d-print)
- [CAD (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/cad)
- [CNC (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/cnc)
- [Colorado Companies to Watch (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/colorado-companies-to-watch)
- [Computer-aided Design (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/computer-aided-design)
- [Concepting (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/concepting)
- [DFA (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/dfa)
- [Design Requirements (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/design-requirements)
- [Design Specifications (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/design-specifications)
- [Disk Image (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/disk-image)
- [Docker (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/docker)
- [Electromagnetics (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/electromagnetics)
- [Electronic Protection (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/electronic-protection)
- [End of life (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/end-of-life)
- [Engineering Award (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/engineering-award)
- [Environment (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/environment)
- [Fabrication (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/fabrication)
- [Functional Circuit Test (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/functional-circuit-test)
- [IP Rating (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/ip-rating)
- [Ideation (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/ideation)
- [Ingress Protection (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/ingress-protection)
- [Insider (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/insider)
- [Licensing (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/licensing)
- [Metal Forming (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/metal-forming)
- [Modular Prototyping (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/modular-prototyping)
- [Onshape (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/onshape)
- [PCB Layout (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/pcb-layout)
- [PCB Silkscreen (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/pcb-silkscreen)
- [Problem Solving (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/problem-solving)
- [Processing (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/processing)
- [Product Testing (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/product-testing)
- [Repositories (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/repositories)
- [Software Automation (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/software-automation)
- [Software Comparison (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/software-comparison)
- [Solidworks (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/solidworks)
- [Test Engineering (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/test-engineering)
- [Waterproofing (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/waterproofing)
- [microcontroller (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/microcontroller)
- [raspberry pi (1)](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/raspberry-pi)

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### Billy Check

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-check-a523825b>

[![Design For Manufacture: Electronics](https://www.boulderes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/dfm_electronics-962175-edited.jpeg?width=400&upsize=true&name=dfm_electronics-962175-edited.jpeg) ](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/design-for-manufacture-electronics)

[electrical](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/electrical) [Design for Manufacture](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/design-for-manufacture)

##### [Design For Manufacture: Electronics](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/design-for-manufacture-electronics)

Whether it be your first printed circuit board (PCB) design or your hundredth, each has its own...

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[![Electromagnetic Compatibility Best Practices](https://www.boulderes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/emc_best_practices.jpeg?width=400&upsize=true&name=emc_best_practices.jpeg) ](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/electromagnetic-compatibility-best-practices)

[Electromagnetics](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/electromagnetics) [Standards & Certifications](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/standards-certifications)

##### [Electromagnetic Compatibility Best Practices](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/electromagnetic-compatibility-best-practices)

Consumer electronic devices have exploded in popularity in recent years and they have become an...

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[![Switched On: MOSFET Selection Guide](https://www.boulderes.com/hs-fs/hubfs/switched_on.png?width=400&upsize=true&name=switched_on.png) ](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/switched-on-mosfet-selection-guide)

[Design](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/design) [electrical](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/electrical) [component selection](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/topic/component-selection)

##### [Switched On: MOSFET Selection Guide](https://www.boulderes.com/resource-library/switched-on-mosfet-selection-guide)

MOSFETs (metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors) are heavily used in a most of the...

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