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About Aaron Overbeek
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I am a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Lean Champion. My expertise ranges from tacticle (local) implementation to strategic (global) implementation of Lean Six Sigma. Also knowledgable in Best Manufacturing Practices, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, and EH&S. I am not a consultant and do not mind follow up questions.

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Bachelors of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Michigan. Lean Champion and Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, and ISO audetation. Director of Operational Excellence and Strategic Sourcing for multi-billion dollar corporation.
   

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Finding the right manufacture10/24/2009Paul 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 line10/24/2009Michael 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.10/21/2009Joe 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 ...
QC10/21/2009Adrian 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.10/17/2009Joe 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. ...
QC10/17/2009Adrian Flores
  Q: I'm from plastic injection mould manufacture line. I'm in-charge QC dept. I have few doubts. 1)Any ...
  A: 1) Mistakes are part of human nature. every process involving humans is prone to fail due mistakes, ...
Process drawings9/25/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: We are in the middle of developing quality system processes that lay out how manufacturing process ...
  A: A process drawing is always recommended. When you process draw/map out the manufacturing process, ...
Different Neutrals9/22/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: We have a 115VAC signal going through a phase control relay with both the hot and neutral going ...
  A: I have been trying to search for an answer for you and have not been able to find one. personally, ...
eddy current explanation9/21/2009Joe Martin
  Q: your profile is very impressive! I am working in an automation industry. Here we control the ...
  A: Chandra, your question appears to relate to the general principles of electromagnetic induction, ...
detection8/29/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I work in a salad factory. Insects such as worm remain on the fresh-cut lettuce. What ways or ...
  A: If the colors of the insect remains and the lettuce are different, you can use a high-resolution ...
finding an overseas furniture manufacturer7/29/2009Michael A. Zakkour
  Q: Based on the answers you've written, you seem like the perfect person to ask this question to. How ...
  A: In all seriousness, your only real shot at success here is hiring an experienced sourcing and ...
overseas violation of NDA7/27/2009Michael A. Zakkour
  Q: If I supply to a Chinese manufacturer my own clothing designs for fabricating my clothing item, and ...
  A: This is a good question. With the NDA alone you have almost no recourse at all. In order to ...
Pharmaceutical Industry7/1/2009Paul J. Zepf
  Q: Greetings, my question is: What would happen to the Pharmaceutical Industry, especially someone who ...
  A: All depends. If you like Chemistry go into Substance Development. If you like innovating, evolution, ...
Key Manufacturign Characteristic Documentation6/26/2009Joe Martin
  Q: We are working to improve our characteristic definitions. A definition that has come up is Key ...
  A: Over the past 20 years there has been much discussion, especially in the aerospace industry, about ...
Gun manufacturing.6/20/2009Paul J. Zepf
  Q: I am attempting to create new guns, but i have run into some problems. I need to know how to put the ...
  A: Gun making equipment is very specialized equipment, especially if rifling is involved. Gun drilling ...
Requirements to learn six sigma6/18/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I am interested to learn and work in six sigma. I am not a engineer. I have a science background. ...
  A: The leader in Six Sigma certifications is ASQ. The downsides to an ASQ certification is that 1) ...
Requirements to learn six sigma6/18/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I am interested to learn and work in six sigma. I am not a engineer. I have a science background. ...
  A: The only prerequisit for learning Lean and Six Sigma is to have the motivation and drive to actually ...
Material management6/15/2009Joe D. Buys
  Q: sir i want to know that how to apply the FIFO in a production unit. thank you.
  A: FIFO is A system for keeping track of the order in which information or materials are to be ...
machinery problems6/2/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I have a Toshiba ISC 225 Molding machine. During our last run we had a issue with the machine not ...
  A: Do you use magnetic mold clamps? If you do, you could have a faulty platen mounted limit switch. ...
machinery problems5/26/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I have a Toshiba ISC 225 Molding machine. During our last run we had a issue with the machine not ...
  A: When the mold halves are fully closed you will activate a preset limit indicating the mold is shut ...
Production Planning5/14/2009Peter A. Crosby
  Q: I need to produce a chart/graph in which i can include the following; Standard Work Values, Takt ...
  A: Matt: Go to the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS)website, and search their ...
question5/3/2009Joe Martin
  Q: I m electronics and communication engineer , interested in industrial engineer and career there is ...
  A: The curriculum looks quite comprehensive. However, I have been retired for several years now, so I ...
question5/3/2009Peter A. Crosby
  Q: I m electronics and communication engineer , interested in industrial engineer and career there is ...
  A: AOB: Suggest you find a local university, such as in cairo, that has an IE cirriculum, and enroll ...
Takt vs Cycle Time Graph4/29/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I am trying to do a Takt vs Cycle Time graph for the first time, and have no idea of how to do this. ...
  A: this can be done in Excel relatively easy if you have your data laid out correctly. Lay out your ...
about home care product4/16/2009Paul J. Zepf
  Q: My mom has an idea about a new home care product how does she get it out in the market. what to do ...
  A: A patent is only as good as your ability to defend it, in terms of time and money. Also the product ...
boeing model 205 (navy xf5b-1)4/12/2009Joe Martin
  Q: Mr Martin, I'm researching the subject plane for an RC model project. This rather obscure Boeing ...
  A: Well, Robert, short of going to the BuAer records in the National Archives or maybe delving into ...
SMT Chip Shooter4/10/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I have a Sanyo TCM-3500Z Chip shooter that constistantly has PEC recognition errors. I am hitting ...
  A: Yes, when there is a number (you have a 9) in the Error Process Data Box at the Component Library ...
SMT Chip Shooter4/10/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I have a Sanyo TCM-3500Z Chip shooter that constistantly has PEC recognition errors. I am hitting ...
  A: When a PEC recognition error occurs during automatic operation and the Reset button is pressed, ...
Quality in product management4/6/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: What are the common elements we can identify among a) Baldridge criteria b) Deming, Juran and Crosby
  A: Shewhart and Deming relied on the use of Control Charts (Shewhart in the 1920's and Deming in the ...
Tolerance improvement4/2/2009Joe Martin
  Q: Hye Joe, I got problem here.... I want to improve a tolerance for the width weld bead on the join ...
  A: If I understand everything correctly, you are mainly interested in learning something by using real ...
Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts4/2/2009Joe Martin
  Q: I'm a product design engineering student who currently working on a thesis of designing tolerance of ...
  A: When you say "tolerance stack", I presume you mean the stack of 2 or more parts BEFORE they are ...
Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts4/2/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I'm a product design engineering student who currently working on a thesis of designing tolerance of ...
  A: Stacking two components that are assembled together linearly, and the assembly length is 40 +/- 1 ...
Tolerance improvement4/1/2009Joe Martin
  Q: Hye Joe, I got problem here.... I want to improve a tolerance for the width weld bead on the join ...
  A: When properly used, “Minitab” is wonderful tool. But like many other tools, it can cause a lot of ...
glass factory location4/1/2009Paul J. Zepf
  Q: can u suggest factors that should be taken into account for selection of site for a glass factory
  A: The major factors are: Local availability of silica sand and other raw materials. Local availability ...
glass factory location4/1/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: can u suggest factors that should be taken into account for selection of site for a glass factory
  A: 1) Water. There is a large amount of cooling that takes place and the most efficient way is to pipe ...
Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts3/31/2009Aaron Overbeek
  Q: I'm a product design engineering student who currently working on a thesis of designing tolerance of ...
  A: A primary concern is to determine how wide the tolerances may be without affecting other factors or ...
Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts3/31/2009Joe Martin
  Q: I'm a product design engineering student who currently working on a thesis of designing tolerance of ...
  A: It’s impossible for me, having never seen your door sash, to give good answers to your questions. ...
plastics manufacturing3/31/2009R.Gopal
  Q: I am currently a student at the OU.I am doing some research on best suitable manufacturing ...
  A: MS stands for Mild Steel. Molds for high pressure injection molding must be sturdy, hardenable, ...
plastics manufacturing3/30/2009R.Gopal
  Q: I am currently a student at the OU.I am doing some research on best suitable manufacturing ...
  A: Plastc casings and boxes are molded out of ABS, SAN, PC, PS,HIP and a number of other new ...
Assembly vs Integration3/29/2009Peter A. Crosby
  Q: Could you please tell me the difference between Integration and Assembly? Why the in Automobile ...
  A: Ratan: Each industry has its own jargon, or terminology for the same physical process. Other ...

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