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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| form 1 block 5 | 11/28/2011 | Joe Martin |
| Q: I am being asked by my customer to change the revision value placed on form 1, block 5. the reason, ... A: Cary-- I'm out of the country at the moment and don't have access to AS9102, which I presume is ... | ||
| A machine for inserting wires | 11/14/2011 | Dave Dunbar |
| Q: I'm not sure if it was your area, but I have read about wire feeding in relation to welding and I ... A: However, try the link (below) as the company may be able to help you in your pursuit of the ... | ||
| Need and idea for an item | 11/2/2011 | Dave Dunbar |
| Q: I am not sure if you will be able to answer this question but your profile sounds like you know a ... A: I wouldn't suggest you go into that kind of extreme effort - though I'm sure that there is something ... | ||
| Countries Currencies (paper based and metal forms) - Glass New Media Form ? | 7/29/2011 | Adam Paige |
| Q: Can we use Glass as a media form for future manufacturing of Indian Rupee Currencies and other ... A: I am wondering what authority you have to decide the fate of currency. You must be a very powerful ... | ||
| Countries Currencies (paper based and metal forms) - Glass New Media Form ? | 7/29/2011 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Can we use Glass as a media form for future manufacturing of Indian Rupee Currencies and other ... A: Prashant, Your question first struck me as somewhat odd, and while it is really out of my area of ... | ||
| Integrated Circuits Manufacturing - Budget and Input Requirements | 7/22/2011 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: What will be the estimates for Integrated Circuits (IC) Manufacturing in terms of Budget (Purchase ... A: The U.S. Dept of Commerce published a report in 2009 to identify the circuit board industry and U.S. ... | ||
| manufacturers of TVs, computer, etc. | 6/27/2011 | Peter A. Crosby |
| Q: I am looking for a list of American Companies that manufacture TVs, computers, DVD recorder, etc in ... A: Miguel: My firm, CGR Management Consultants, conducts research studies like the question you asked. ... | ||
| AS9100C / TS16949 | 5/24/2011 | Joe Martin |
| Q: We are currently ISO/TS16949 Certified & have been for 7 years. We are thinking about pursuing ... A: Well, Elizabeth, this is a first! A very unusual and interesting situation. I’ve never worked in ... | ||
| Digital Ammeters for Water | 5/12/2011 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Rusky, I need your advice about the TOP manufacturing companies names for Digital Ammeters devices ... A: Sarrah, I am familiar with ammeters for applications involving the measurement of electricity, but ... | ||
| Rank Mobile Home Manufactures | 5/7/2011 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: If you had to rank MH Manufactures and their products, how would you rank Clayton, Nobility, ... A: Karen, I would not attempt to rank these manufacturers unless I had used each ones product, which I ... | ||
| fiberglass & polyester resin laminate | 4/28/2011 | Adam Paige |
| Q: When using a chopper gun to apply chopped fiberglass and polyester resin to an open contact mould, ... A: Steve, I don't think I am any expert on fiberglass (i made a surfboard once# repaired a boat or ... | ||
| cement loading chute | 3/5/2011 | Paul J. Zepf |
| Q: I am looking for an answer of this question. At what angle we can be most comfortable so that a 50 ... A: It depends on the friction or finish of the chute and belt feed conveyor (slightly). If you polish ... | ||
| Finding a Manufacturing Plant | 1/30/2011 | Paul J. Zepf |
| Q: Zepf, I have invented a product that I wish to be mass produced. How may I get in contact with ... A: Difficult to answer this question. What I would do first is go talk to your local Chamber of ... | ||
| Finding a Manufacturing Plant | 1/30/2011 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Rusky, I have invented a product that I wish to be mass produced. How may I get in contact with ... A: Noah, I think the answer would depend on the product and how complex it is. Plastic products are ... | ||
| Reducing Changover Time | 1/18/2011 | Joe D. Buys |
| Q: Hell Mr.Joe, I am currently working in a aerosol production company which produces insecticides, ... A: My expertise is in LEAN processes. I don't have specific knowledge of the process you're talking ... | ||
| Changeover Imporvement | 1/18/2011 | Paul J. Zepf |
| Q: Paul, I am currently working on a project where it has to do with reducing changeover time and have ... A: Here is some background. Really principles of SMED, lean and six-sigma in a practical approach. Hope ... | ||
| Electronic Voting Machine Multi Functional Product Manufacture | 1/8/2011 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Manufacturing and implementation of electronic voting machines were done for election purposes for ... A: Prashant, I think a better questions is; Why do we have voting machines anywhere but in museums? We ... | ||
| Lamination | 11/19/2010 | Adam Paige |
| Q: Respected Sir, I have a question, hope U will Reply it. Is this suitable to laminate the ... A: Rehan, I am not sure what a Bison Kit Adhesive is-Vinyl has plasticizers and you run the rick of ... | ||
| Theory of constraints in Fabrication | 6/28/2010 | Paul J. Zepf |
| Q: Sir, I am working as Asst. Manager Production in Larsen %26 Toubro. We are into fabrication of ... A: It is difficult for me to answer this one as it requires a lot of discussion. In short the Theory of ... | ||
| Mill Review Visit | 6/20/2010 | Paul J. Zepf |
| Q: I am a Structural Engineer working on a high rise building project. Large diameter CFT column ... A: Not an expert in this area, but would want to have metallurgical tests done to heat lots and as ... | ||
| Mill Review Visit | 6/20/2010 | Joe Martin |
| Q: I am a Structural Engineer working on a high rise building project. Large diameter CFT column ... A: This is somewhat out of my area of expertise, but I would suggest that you review the two ... | ||
| Manufacturing in China | 6/1/2010 | Michael A. Zakkour |
| Q: I am also looking to reproduce antique furniture and collectables(such as wooden pictures) in China. ... A: A few key points. The number of units you need to order largely depends on the kind of product you ... | ||
| Six Sigma Green Belt Certification | 5/12/2010 | Aaron Overbeek |
| Q: I am looking for some guidance to prepare for the Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. I have a ... A: When I went through my Green Belt training, I was asked to spend 4 hours per week on my ... | ||
| No. of work stations | 5/4/2010 | Aaron Overbeek |
| Q: I am working on design of assembly shop for large machine.I want to know how we can calculate the no ... A: This is a fairly easy, yet commonly overlooked step in work cell creation. Step 1. calculate the ... | ||
| Jewelry Manufacturing | 4/24/2010 | Rolfe Foxwell |
| Q: Ok let me start off by saying I don't know if I'm asking the right person this question but I'm not ... A: well it sounds like the type of jewelry you want is machine made...that is you can not buy the ... | ||
| Manufacturing Efficiency | 4/13/2010 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Could you please give me the calculation for the % in relation to invoicing V hours worked. eg ... A: Craig, Sorry, but I can't give you a formula without additional information. If I were you I would ... | ||
| Prototype | 4/12/2010 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Rusky, I have an idea that I would like to test; but for that I need to fabricate a mechanism ... A: Alfonso, It sounds like the device you are talking about is in essence a half speed clock, the hour ... | ||
| Manufacturing Efficiency | 4/8/2010 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Could you please give me the calculation for the % in relation to invoicing V hours worked. eg ... A: Craig, First let me apologize for not getting you an answer sooner. When I first looked at your ... | ||
| Engineering | 4/6/2010 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: The hardness of a metal was tested on a Brinell hardness testing machine using a 10mm ball and ... A: Anthony, The Brinell hardness would be 495. You might want to take a look at a forum site using this ... | ||
| SMT pick up error | 3/20/2010 | Aaron Overbeek |
| Q: wondering if you can help? We have a tenyru pick & place machine. This morning we set the machine up ... A: I would check the nozzles to make sure they are not damaged and also make sure they are clear of ... | ||
| Inventory moving average cost question - not homework | 3/3/2010 | Peter A. Crosby |
| Q: I just got a reply from you regarding a question I have in trying to figure out what the correct way ... A: Michelle: My accounting books in manufacturing costing were authored by Van Horne and by Anthony. ... | ||
| FIFO | 3/3/2010 | Paul J. Zepf |
| Q: How can the concept of FIFO be effectively applied in a beverage manufacturing company A: I am assuming your question is related to buffering or accumulation. Most beverage companies use ... | ||
| Machine Controls | 1/8/2010 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: Not sure if you have expertise in this. But this year I am looking to purchase about a 10 year old ... A: Bill, First let me say that I am sorry it has taken me this long to respond. I know that there are ... | ||
| transporting material | 11/21/2009 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: We have a forklift operator who hauls large kits to and from the assembly line. Issue is that he ... A: Amanda, I am sorry that you haven't received a response from me before now. I seem to have ... | ||
| transporting material | 11/20/2009 | Ted Rusky |
| Q: We have a forklift operator who hauls large kits to and from the assembly line. Issue is that he ... A: Miranda, You are correct on both counts, a forklift operator takes a number of jolts each day due to ... | ||
| Finding the right manufacture | 10/24/2009 | Paul J. Zepf |
| Q: I am have started my journey on researching how to start an hair care product line. Hopefully if ... A: A contract manufacturing may be a good starting point. You need to test your product against ... | ||
| Starting a product line | 10/24/2009 | Michael A. Zakkour |
| Q: I am have started my journey on researching how to start an hair care product line. Hopefully if ... A: The success or failure of your new venture will depend entitely on the suppliers your work with in ... | ||
| cycle time reduction. | 10/21/2009 | Joe D. Buys |
| Q: I'm from plastic injection mould manufacture line. In fact it is very competitive in the market ... A: Without seeing the forms, and understanding where the errors are occurring It's difficult for me to ... | ||
| QC | 10/21/2009 | Adrian Flores |
| Q: I'm from plastic injection mould manufacture line. I'm in-charge QC dept. I have few doubts. 1)Any ... A: I would be unhappy too. People makes mistakes. It is a fact of life that engineer in charge of the ... | ||
| cycle time reduction. | 10/17/2009 | Joe D. Buys |
| Q: I'm from plastic injection mould manufacture line. In fact it is very competitive in the market ... A: I'm sorry for the delay in responding to your question. I was out of the country and just got back. ... | ||
Manufacturing
Answers by Expert:
Joe Martin
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can answer questions about Quality Systems (AS9100, AS9103, Boeing D6-82479, etc.) Particular areas of expertise are Statistical Process Control (SPC), sampling inspection, design for Six Sigma, and Six Sigma tools in general.
Experience
Quality engineer in aerospace for 20+ years. ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (#8920) since 1982.
Organizations
American Society for Quality
Education/Credentials
MA Education
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