Author: Mike
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Product Development with Voice of the Customer
Successful companies know how to develop technology and, with it, growth through profitable product families. With an eye toward Voice of the Customer, Technology Development must always consider the market’s wants and needs. As an Engineer myself, I recognize the value of pure and creative design efforts. The purest form of innovation has brought us…
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Power Gen Valve Projects
As a Project Manager for Control Components Inc., I handled multiple Power Gen Valve Projects, including Turbine Bypass Systems for Steam Generation Power Plants. The Bypass function allows the facility to quickly divert high pressure / high temperature steam to a lower state. This design feature is necessary during the startup and shutdown cycles, during…
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Agile Job Shop – Trick to Low Volume / High Variation Manufacturing
For many manufacturers, challenges arise when setting up production flow for low volume / high variation product lines. Agile Job Shops are those that can accommodate 2000 product variations with production volumes typically below 100 pieces. Usually, these facilities develop to excel as an Agile Job Shop or they struggle and fail. Fail: with part…