03 Aug Loving Your Job
No matter your favorite pastime or your career ambitions, there is a perfect job out there for you. You can do something you love and work with people as motivated and excited as yourself....
27 Jul The Manual Is Not A Safety Net
If you’re trying to squeeze a lot of functionality into a small device, you have two challenges: include all the functionality the user needs and wants, and allow the user to easily access all the functionality that you’ve included....
20 Jul Go Find Your Stakeholders
Engineering isn’t limited to CAD modeling in front of two widescreen monitors. Designers need to step away from their desks to interact with the product stakeholders before putting something out there. So, who are your stakeholders and how do you meet them?...
14 Jul Protecting Your Confidential Information
In the world of new product development, protecting confidential information is vitally important to the success of your business. Time to market, competitive advantage, and even cost competitiveness can hinge on your ability to keep your information private while you conduct research and develop a...
06 Jul Reflections of a High-School Intern
This has been a very good, fun, learning experience for me. I had something to do after school. I learned a lot of stuff. I had a fun time. And, I got to see what it was like to work in a business environment. My...
26 Jun Rapid Prototyping on the Micro-Scale
I was recently interviewed for an article regarding the state of rapid prototyping as it pertains to micro-scale manufacturing and product development. From what I’ve seen, the prototyping processes are just not down to the micro-scale, yet. Granted, the micromanufacturing industry is still pretty young,...
22 Jun An Argument for the use of Pressure Driven Flow in a Microfluidic System
When you are dealing with fluid volumes hundredths that of a rain drop or flow rates that would take decades to fill a beer bottle, the performance of conventional fluid handling methods used on the macro scale can be adversely affected by factors that often...
15 Jun The Detailed Product Specification
Ok, it’s time to get a little technical (very little). We’ve talked to a lot of companies with award-winning products, great ideas, and good sense, but when we try to nail down some of the details, they get a little flustered. Although the constant questions...
08 Jun Using Critically-Dimensioned Drawings
By now, most mechanical design engineers are used to sending off a solid model and having plastic parts show up in less than a week. While this technique is perfectly suitable and cost-effective for rapid prototyping, it doesn’t quite make the grade for production....
01 Jun Reflections of an Intern
What is it like to be an intern at Key Tech? Catherine looks back on her experience as part of the ME's....
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