Connevans and the fmGenie

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Connevansand thefmGenie an inside story
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fmGenie

• Thank you for buying an fmGenie radio aid.
• The fmGenie is a revolutionary new product which
  we are sure will give you many years of use.
• This presentation takes you behind the scenes to
  introduce Connevans and meet some of the staff
  who produce the system.

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Your fmGenie tour guide

• My name is David Evans, I am the Managing
  Director of Connevans Limited.
• As M.D. I hold the overall responsibility for the
  running of Connevans

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When did Connevans start?

• My mother and fatherstarted Connevans Limited in
  1961.
• In those days the company produced language
  teaching systems.
• It was in the late 1970s that Connevans business
  changed to the manufacture and supply of
  equipment for deaf people.

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The management team

• The Connevans board of Directorsare committed to
  the production, supply and support of equipment
  for deaf people.
• Let me introduce my co-directors...

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Constance Evans

• Connie Evans, my mother, now in her 80s is still
  kept updated on what is happening in the company.
• And before you ask, you are quite correct, it is
  her name in Connevans.

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John Popplestone

• John is responsible for customer field visits and
  support alongside his varied in-house operational
  responsibilities.

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Mary Cann

• Mary, my sister, has responsibility for customer
  services. Should you require additional
  information on a product Mary is the person to
  talk with.

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Gareth Pont

• Gareth has responsibility for the design of your
  fmGenie and is the lead engineer for the project.

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Designer

• Gareth testing some of the first of the fmGenie
  units

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The Design Team

• Bernard Chris, members of the design team with
  particular responsibility for writing and
  debugging over 5000 lines of computer code for
  the fmGenie software

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Test Inspection

• Robert responsible for the testing and
  inspection of fmGenies.

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Production

• Atul a member of the production team working on
  the fmGenie

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• Bob member of the production team working on
  the fmGenie

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• Stuart member of the production team working on
  the fmGenie

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• Elaine member of the production team who
  normally works on case assembly

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fmGenie cases

• fmGenie case sub-assemblies waiting for tested
  circuit boards

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Bertha Bertha Too

• The printed circuit boards(PCBs) have most of
  their components placed by robot.
• We have two robotic assembly machines, Bertha and
  Bertha Too (named by my children!).

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PCB assemblies

• The printed circuit boards are assembled by the
  robot in a biscuit of 12, we then cut them out
  and hand assemble the rest of the components.

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• The large square 68 pin integrated circuit is the
  computer chip.

The red buttons are the switches under the front
panel buttons.
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• Printed circuit board sub-assemblies waiting to
  be tested maybe yours?

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• Some fmGenie tested receivers waiting for a
  transmitter to spend their life with.

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• Rosi with a handful of fmGenie flashes.
• She is actually our graphic designer who does
  our cartoons, drawings and does the layout
  design for our catalogue and instruction
  booklets.

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• Wendy - responsible for the stores and making
  sure that the correct items go into parcels.
• This is a box of accessories for Hampshire
  Harry who runs our despatch team was hiding out
  of camera shot!

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The finished fmGenie

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The fmGenie system

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• Thankyou for watching our presentation.We hope
  you found it interesting.
• Should you require any further information on the
  fmGenie or any other products supplied by
  Connevans, please contact us.