Folks, We serve a terrific east coast manufacturer of OEM transducers and custom strain gauges and load cells. We provide them with machined parts, printed circuit boards, wiring harnesses, sheet metal enclosures and other specialized…
Tolerances, Ridiculous Tolerances and Getting the Job Done
Look Easy To You?
Folks, Please take look at the photograph below. It shows a sample of an elastic cord with a “lamb knitted” polyester and Spandex cover. Our customer asked us to develop a supply of the cord…
Eight Steps to Manufacturing & Production Success
Depending on the complexity of the product, we prefer to begin to work closely with our clients and the design team when the project is on the “fifty yard line”. At this point, the fundamental…
The Hand-Off from Initial Product Concept to Design
Folks, I was just talking with our good friend and frequent collaborator Jim Pelletier at Angle Development (www.angledevelopment.com). Jim runs a boutique product development firm based in Boston. Their foundation is deep knowledge of mechanical…
From Giant Factories to Family Workshops: Suppliers of Every Size
Folks, When we’re setting off to make a new hardware device, one of the first steps involves assessing the key technical domains represented in the build. Printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs), membrane switches, formed &…