http://www.ARMAnet.com Latest News from ARMA Design 24 Mar 2008 12:19:23 PST en San Diego-based ARMA Design has entered into an agreement with Interstate Signways to provide electronic design, development and manufacturing services for several of its new products, company officials announced today. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20080311.html 11 Mar 2008 13:21:43 PST ARMA Design February 2008 Newsletter - ARMA Takes the Lead (Story) http://www.ARMAnet.com/newsletter/200802/index.html 12 Feb 2008 14:28:23 PST When Arkansas native Keith Wheeler left his job as an engineering manager in Southern California in 2001, he didn't think the job would follow him to Little Rock. Wheeler, 38, continued to do contract work for Arma Design of San Diego while working toward his MBA at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20080114.html 14 Jan 2008 12:32:43 PST ARMA Design's December Newsletter - ARMA Meets Political and Business Newsmakers http://www.ARMAnet.com/newsletter/200712/index.html 19 Dec 2007 10:05:21 PST Alex McKay lives in San Diego, where jobs are high-tech and high-paying and the lifestyle is definitely California. He owns an electronic product development company. That's not the type of company seen around Arkansas, but it's the type of operation the state would like to have more of, despite its small size. It's a company that hires people who earn big money - engineers, designers, gurus of electronics, computers. There aren't a lot of those people in the state. At least not like there are in California, where McKay's company, ARMA Design, is based. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20071111.html 11 Nov 2007 15:23:52 PST A conversation with key players in San Diego's technology and life sciences industries. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20071109.html 9 Nov 2007 11:42:24 PST ARMA Design's Little Rock Research and Development Center has aligned itself with Echelon's Digital Home Alliance partners program. This partnership will aim to create develop additional electronic products designs in Little Rock while creating more local jobs for Arkansas engineers who will provide design, prototype and in-house manufacturing services. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20071108.html 8 Nov 2007 12:07:33 PST ARMA Design, a San Diego-based full service electronic product development company providing design, prototype and in-house manufacturing services, has aligned itself with Echelon's Digital Home Alliance partners program. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20071102.html 2 Nov 2007 09:25:52 PST To avoid product pitfalls the following are all necessary: having a concise format, doing market research, securing an intellectual property attorney, obtaining a cost feasibility study, maintaining proper documentation, creating a prototype, allowing time for manufacturing and marketing and making plans for after sales needs. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20071101.html 1 Nov 2007 12:57:32 PST ARMA Design's October Newsletter - Articles in Print and Online http://www.ARMAnet.com/newsletter/200710/index.html 31 Oct 2007 13:36:24 PST ARMA Design, a San Diego-based full service electronic product development company providing design, prototype and in-house manufacturing services, is now offering development services involving LonWorks technology. In an effort to expand its service offerings, ARMA Design joined the Echelon Corporation LonWorks Independent Developer Program. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070917.html 17 Sep 2007 16:52:36 PST Outsourcing product design and development has its place, however, these days many consumers are frustrated by recent product recalls and are losing faith in companies that outsource so much of their production to China and other countries. According to ARMA Design President and Founder Alex McKay, issues such as quality, cost, language and complex designs, are forcing some entrepreneurs to reconsider their outsourcing strategies. "This Labor Day, we have just a little bit more to celebrate," explains McKay. "More jobs are coming back to the U.S. due in large part to the 'practicality' of designing and developing a new product at home." http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070827.html 27 Aug 2007 12:34:15 PST Whether you're an entrepreneur or engineer, struggling or sophisticated, bringing a product to market is fraught with challenges and pitfalls. Product development means being specific about a not-so-specific thing, namely, the new product you are developing. To make your product vision a reality, the process requires your commitment of resources and concentration of efforts as well as ingenuity. Here are 8 steps to help you navigate the product development process. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070820.html 20 Aug 2007 17:43:13 PST When it's time to produce the electronic portion of your product, do you go to a design firm or an independent contractor? Both are good solutions, but they meet different needs. If you need your lawn mowed, you hire the kid next door. But if you want someone who knows what fertilizer to use and when to trim the trees, you hire a landscaper. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070816.html 16 Aug 2007 20:24:25 PST San Diego-based ARMA Design, an electronic design, development and manufacturing services firm, has entered into an agreement with Watkins Manufacturing Corporation, manufacturer of Hot Spring, Tiger River, Hot Spot, Solana and Caldera spas, company officials announced today. ARMA will provide design and manufacturing services for several Watkins products. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070726.html 26 Jul 2007 08:55:12 PST ARMA Design's June Newsletter - ARMA Design in the News and More http://www.ARMAnet.com/newsletter/200706/index.html 26 Jun 2007 10:00:21 PST It's a trend Alex McKay saw coming, and he sees even bigger things ahead for companies like his. As CEO of ARMA Design, an electronic product design and manufacturing firm, McKay has kept up with demand for outsource service providers. And he's preparing for an even busier future. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070409.html 9 Apr 2007 14:21:59 PST ARMA Design's April Newsletter http://www.ARMAnet.com/newsletter/200704/index.html 3 Apr 2007 17:13:13 PST New outreach efforts and a growing demand for ARMA Design's product development services has led the firm to bring engineering development expert and entrepreneur John Turner on board, company officials announced today. Turner will facilitate ARMA's sales and business development functions. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070228.html 28 Feb 2007 12:51:37 PST ARMA Design Research and Development Center welcomes Michael Beverly as project engineer, company officials announced today. Beverly takes on both project management and technical responsibilities, helping the company meet a growing demand for services. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070129.html 29 Jan 2007 14:24:35 PST San Diego-based ARMA Design, an electronic design, development and manufacturing services firm, has entered into an agreement with Hunter Fan Co., company officials announced today. ARMA will provide design and manufacturing services for several Hunter products. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20070103.html 3 Jan 2007 09:10:58 PST Albert Castillo has joined ARMA Design as engineering manager, company president Alex McKay announced today. He is responsible for managing the engineering group at ARMA's San Diego headquarters. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20061101.html 1 Nov 2006 10:23:10 PST The ARMA Design Arkansas Research and Development Center has brought an additional engineer on board, announced company president Alex McKay. Gene Kook, who will work in the company's Little Rock, Arkansas office, takes the title of Embedded Engineer and is responsible for electronics design and embedded firmware programming. Kook previously worked as an engineer for an electronics products manufacturing firm in El Paso, Texas. He has over 20 years of electronics industry experience. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20060905.html 5 Sep 2006 16:29:01 PST San Diego-based ARMA Design, an electronic design, development and manufacturing services firm, has entered into an agreement with AIRSIS, a solutions provider for the remote asset management industry, company officials announced today. ARMA will provide design and manufacturing services for several AIRSIS products. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20060802.html 2 Aug 2006 09:12:32 PST The first day of June marks the day Little Rock resident Keith Wheeler comes full circle. Ten years ago he left his hometown for an engineering career at ARMA Design in San Diego, California. Come first of June, Wheeler celebrates a homecoming of sorts with the opening of the ARMA Design Arkansas Research and Development Center in downtown Little Rock. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20060601a.html 1 Jun 2006 14:35:41 PST San Diego-based ARMA Design, an electronic design, development and manufacturing firm, is growing locally-by opening an office out-of-state. The new ARMA Arkansas Research and Development Center in Little Rock will funnel work into San Diego, explains Alex McKay, President and CEO. Doors to the satellite office opened June 1. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20060601b.html 1 Jun 2006 14:13:56 PST ARMA Design, a San Diego-based electronic design and manufacturing firm, has launched of a new and improved web site at www.ARMAnet.com, Company President and CEO Alex McKay announced today. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20060425.html 25 Apr 2006 11:24:29 PST The ARMA Design Rapid Prototyping Department can now deliver manufacturers and developers USEABLE ABS prototype parts to quickly and accurately verify their technologies and test ideas, all from the customer's own 3D CAD drawings. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20060411.html 11 Apr 2006 13:23:45 PST ARMA Design, a San Diego-based electronic design and manufacturing firm, has acquired a revolutionary rapid prototyping 3-D printer that allows for the development and manufacture of useable, real performance prototypes from 3D CAD drawings in a matter of hours, instead of days. http://www.ARMAnet.com/html/armanews20060323.html 24 Mar 2006 08:33:17 PST