| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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 ...
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| 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. ...
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| QC | 10/17/2009 | Adrian Flores |
Q: I'm from plastic injection mould manufacture line. I'm in-charge QC dept. I have few doubts. 1)Any ...
A: 1) Mistakes are part of human nature. every process involving humans is prone to fail due mistakes, ...
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| Process drawings | 9/25/2009 | Aaron 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, ...
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| Different Neutrals | 9/22/2009 | Aaron 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, ...
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| eddy current explanation | 9/21/2009 | Joe 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, ...
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| detection | 8/29/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| finding an overseas furniture manufacturer | 7/29/2009 | Michael 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 ...
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| overseas violation of NDA | 7/27/2009 | Michael 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 ...
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| Pharmaceutical Industry | 7/1/2009 | Paul 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, ...
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| Key Manufacturign Characteristic Documentation | 6/26/2009 | Joe 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 ...
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| Gun manufacturing. | 6/20/2009 | Paul 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 ...
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| Requirements to learn six sigma | 6/18/2009 | Aaron 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) ...
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| Requirements to learn six sigma | 6/18/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| Material management | 6/15/2009 | Joe 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 ...
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| machinery problems | 6/2/2009 | Aaron 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. ...
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| machinery problems | 5/26/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| Production Planning | 5/14/2009 | Peter 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 ...
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| question | 5/3/2009 | Joe 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 ...
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| question | 5/3/2009 | Peter 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 ...
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| Takt vs Cycle Time Graph | 4/29/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| about home care product | 4/16/2009 | Paul 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 ...
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| boeing model 205 (navy xf5b-1) | 4/12/2009 | Joe 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 ...
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| SMT Chip Shooter | 4/10/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| SMT Chip Shooter | 4/10/2009 | Aaron 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, ...
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| Quality in product management | 4/6/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| Tolerance improvement | 4/2/2009 | Joe 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 ...
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| Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts | 4/2/2009 | Joe 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 ...
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| Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts | 4/2/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| Tolerance improvement | 4/1/2009 | Joe 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 ...
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| glass factory location | 4/1/2009 | Paul 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 ...
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| glass factory location | 4/1/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts | 3/31/2009 | Aaron 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 ...
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| Tolerance Design of Rolled Form and Welded Parts | 3/31/2009 | Joe 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. ...
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| plastics manufacturing | 3/31/2009 | R.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, ...
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| plastics manufacturing | 3/30/2009 | R.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 ...
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| Assembly vs Integration | 3/29/2009 | Peter 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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