Strictly speaking, if you hire us to do a design project for you, whether for a single part or a complete product, you expect to receive a workable design, and rightly so. And that is what you will get. However, in addition you will receive an evaluation of how the part should be manufactured or […]
Simply put, we can design and/or redesign your product from the component level on up. If the issue is with a particular subassembly or even a single part, no problem, as we do all jobs, large and small. If there is an assembly issue we will give you an honest opinion of what is your […]
Small companies (and especially individual inventors) do not have enough work to justify hiring a full-time engineer. Even medium and larger sized companies are hesitant to hire additional engineering staff, with all of the overhead costs that come with that, if for example there is a surge in work that needs to be gotten out […]
Virtually all of our clients are always looking to save money. Due to the ever-present inflation (the rate may vary but it is always there), the prices of raw materials and commercial components are always inching up, cutting the profitability of their products. Often, it is not possible for them to raise their prices. The […]
Sometimes a seemingly simple redesign task can open the door to a simpler, less costly and more robust product. The key is to be willing to ask a “stupid question.” (Stupid Question: def; a question you have that you fail to ask.) No one knows everything about everything. Ignorance is easily cured by asking questions, […]
A company paid good money for engine valves with holes in them? Are you kidding me? No! There was a project to investigate the wear characteristics of camshafts and followers, testing different materials, different coatings and different lubricants. An engine was built with only complete heads mounted on an engine block that had only a […]