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Is the Job Vacuum of outsourcing real?
Started Feb 22, 2012 0 Replies 1 Like
I recently read that a lesser-known consequence of outsourcing is the “outsourcing-induced job…Continue
Launching a product is a group sport. What position do you play?
Started Feb 6, 2012 0 Replies 1 Like
We recently introduced some new products, and it was hectic! (We are in software, so the process isn't even as complicated as it might be for hardware folks.) Throughout the NPI process, I found that…Continue
3D Piracy - - for or against?
Started Jan 30, 2012 0 Replies 1 Like
The Pirate Bay just announced its support of a new type of file on its BitTorrent site—“physibles.” TPB uses this…Continue
Are robots taking your job?
Started this discussion. Last reply by arifa anees Oct 7, 2014. 2 Replies 2 Likes
I say no. I think robots will eventually make manufacturing jobs even cooler, and raise the level of thinking, creativity involved with working in a factory. Others disagree, and think that people…Continue
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Bringing the next hardware startup renaissance
Posted on August 16, 2012 at 12:00pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Silicon Valley is home to so many software startups, from giants like Facebook and Google in the South Bay to Twitter, Zynga and Salesforce in San Francisco. There seems to be a new app, social network or cloud tool emerging every day.
But software startups don't have all the fun.
Even though software startups outnumber hardware startups in the Valley, new technologies are opening the door for a hardware startup renaissance. Take the popularity of …
ContinueOptimize your designs with the innovation BOM
Posted on June 6, 2012 at 6:15pm 1 Comment 1 Like
Product development is never as easy as going from “What's the market solution” to “what's the engineering design” - there are many decisions in the middle that need to be made around the general design, tech requirements, and main components. (For example - - How’s the chassis going to come together, what’s the power supply, how is it going to communicate?)
You probably use Excel for this. At many companies, or on startup teams, you might even find yourselves sitting around in a…
ContinueTwo rules for rolling revisions up the tree
Posted on May 17, 2012 at 1:28pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
So, in response to the blog post from yesterday, here are two rules that could guide how component revisions impact assembly-level revisions. This is a tricky call to make because if you always let minor changes to low-level parts trigger new revisions to your top-level product assemblies (and all the intervening sub-assemblies), you end up…
Should a new component revision trigger a new assembly revision?
Posted on May 15, 2012 at 3:30pm 1 Comment 1 Like
At Arena, we work with a lot of high-tech electrical-hardware engineers and OEMs. In our thousands of conversations with prospects and customers, here is one of the most common questions we get - - if you revise a component used in your designs, or swap it out for a totally different component, how far up does that revision need to go?
This is sort of a tricky question to answer with some major…
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This is Daniel from Jevny that professional in 3D printing/cnc machining prototype/plastic injection molding service in China,want to contact you.Thanks
Hello Alex
That’s wonderful that right now I read your article! As a product designer I found some experiences around my 8 years on product designing (you can see some of my products at here:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/
actually some heruble experiences, you know I really like the mechanisms and designing of mechanical products, but every time and everywhere that I worked at the companies at past 8 years I figure out that my ideas and my products kill me and my positions at there!! I'm confused and I can't find a solution to fix that! But …
You know my first attempts and challenge always was "the changing the products" and make them better! But that works wrong and finally they convert to the weapon to press me!
3 years ago I work at company they have a product that they product it about last 40 years ago! (A water pump for air cooler) that’s absolutely natural that it has some problems (bad designing, low efficiency, high production process and cost consume and …) I design a new one (design approaches: low at everything!) you can find its presentation video at my page on Google and you tube(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CbtIVp8fyg ) But this change feedback for meà I forced to leave that company 3days after my public presentation !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZR9SfczdUw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X6RYl-2d_s
After a week I start my new job at a carpet machinery company, after 1 month I design and produce a new machine (Rotary high speed tufting gun):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZR9SfczdUw
Then I design another one but I try to control my ignition to intro my new machine to verify the conditions! (Actually I surprised that they must swap me now!) Until now (10 month) they do nothing to say directly me to leave them but they also do nothing to stay with them!
This is the destiny of who he wants to make some changes!!
Yours truly
Ali
sorry i cant send a private massage for you, please delete this after reading
Alex: Nice to meet you. Something off topic. Take a look at this; http://dev.republicoftheunitedstates.org/the-change-our-founders-believed-in/ Let me know what you think.
I could call you in 2 hours, if you let me know your number.
How is going to be the interview?
by phone?
do you have a phone number?
Alex, nice article.. super relevant to design engineering and the sometimes massive gap to the production floor.
This is an issue that has stood the test of time.. all we can do is raise awareness.
Cheers,
Mike Wayte
Great to hear from you and thank you for your interest. I am available any time, let's just set up an appointment. Give me a few times which work for you, and I will let you know.
Also, you are welcome to use any of the materials on our website...you may want to look at the "News" section on www.powercalcpak.com. Last, I am bringing out a white paper next month which will say even more. So, your message is very timely.
I look forward to speaking with you.
James
561 278 9969
jameskhalil.pe@powercalcpak.com