| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
|
| manufacture of C.I castings | 9/20/2007 | R.Gopal |
Q: Sir, I would like to know the process used for manufacturing C.I castings . I would also like to ...
A: "Casting" is a process of melting a material by heat and pouring it into the cavity machined inside ...
|
| Fabric coating for coloring | 9/14/2007 | Adam Paige |
Q: I am looking for a fabric coated with something that can be colored on with crayons and then be ...
A: Christy, The tighter the weave the less chance of bleed-through -or if you use a plastic that is ...
|
| Fabric coating for coloring | 9/14/2007 | Adam Paige |
Q: I am looking for a fabric coated with something that can be colored on with crayons and then be ...
A: Christy, You will want to find a suitable substrate (fabric) that can get wet without "bleeding". ...
|
| carbon fiber | 9/1/2007 | Adam Paige |
Q: I have seen there are many sources for carbon fiber fabric on the web. I am thinking about carbon ...
A: I spent about an hour on the Internet and it appears that in small batches you'll have to purchase ...
|
| Rail Transportation | 7/19/2007 | Joe Martin |
Q: I am an analyst with a business research firm and right now working on a report on Global Rail ...
A: Ajay-- Interesting question! Unfortunately, I have no direct knowledge of the rail industry. If (I ...
|
| Rail Transportation | 7/19/2007 | Peter A. Crosby |
Q: I am an analyst with a business research firm and right now working on a report on Global Rail ...
A: Biswari: Both of these questions, to be adequately addressed, would require some research. We (CGR ...
|
| Chinese factories | 7/12/2007 | Peter A. Crosby |
Q: How much would a small factory cost in China that makes shoes and where is it located?
A: The cost depends on: Annual volume (thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, etc) Type ...
|
| What is "ex site price"? | 5/18/2007 | Kenneth L Pratt |
Q: When I tried to find some used equipments, the price was quoted with "ex-site price". Do you know ...
A: Phil: Thank you for your inquiry. I don't recognize this as a packaging industry term. A common ...
|
| Boeing aircraft models | 5/5/2007 | Joe Martin |
Q: What is the significance of the numeral 7 in most of their aircraft? eg., 727 737 747, etc.
A: Great question, Tom. Sorry about the delay, but I haven’t had access to my reference sources for a ...
|
| Manufacturing Issue (from U.S.) | 5/4/2007 | John Getty |
Q: I am in the process of creating samples of infant clothing. The idea I have is one that would ...
A: The way forward for you as always depends on how much money you can either put in yourself from ...
|
| OEE | 4/27/2007 | Aaron Overbeek |
Q: I've heard the term OEE since my company started talking about Lean Manufacturing. What does OEE ...
A: OEE stands for "Overall Equipment Effectiveness". Here's the formula for finding OEE. OEE=(Avail. ...
|
| aloe vera | 4/13/2007 | Aaron Overbeek |
Q: What are kinds of mechinery needed for our factory to extract ALOE YERA products ,what are kinds of ...
A: First off, this is not a subject that I have much experience in. Here is the information that I can ...
|
| Stainless steel fire basket | 4/9/2007 | John Getty |
Q: I have designed a Contemporary stainless steel fire basket that i have put out into the market ...
A: Quite simply you will not find anywhere cheaper for this type of metalwork than India. ...
|
| asking about designation | 4/3/2007 | Kenneth L Pratt |
Q: the average malaysian middle class house usually has an electric water-heater unit and also one or ...
A: Mr Salim, I am sorry for the late reply. My primary field involves packaging machinery. I would ...
|
| AS9100 & Flight Test | 3/21/2007 | Joe Martin |
Q: I wish understand the Key Characteristics concept in AS9103 on Flight Testing focus. The AS9103 ...
A: Sorry for the delay in trying to answer your question. The parameters which are explored in flight ...
|
| Size of Industry | 3/12/2007 | Peter A. Crosby |
Q: Can you tell me how I can get hold of information regarding the size of different manufacturing ...
A: You need to define the industry more precisely, such as, is it worldwide, or just in the USA. You ...
|
| bottlenecked process | 2/28/2007 | Aaron Overbeek |
Q: I have a conveyorized process with 8 stations with a takt time of 22 seconds per station. Station 6 ...
A: Line balancing is a quantitative technique for assigning activities that have sequential order to ...
|
| Reduced hours | 2/23/2007 | Peter A. Crosby |
Q: Our facility is running under capacity. I am considering running only 4 days at 10 hours instead of ...
A: 4 ten hour shifts will do nothing about capacity expansion, since for the week, only 40 hours are ...
|
| A teen with a dream | 2/18/2007 | Adrian Flores |
Q: I am a 18 year old teenager who was wondering how do i start my own clothing line, I dont have much ...
A: I would consider this more of a business related question, and one that could deserve a whole book. ...
|
| broaching keyway in a gear | 2/10/2007 | John Getty |
Q: would you recommend broaching a keyway on a gear blank before or after machining the teeth? why?
A: The short answer is it can be done either way! A key way broach is always guided by broach support ...
|
| small knitted tubes | 1/24/2007 | John Getty |
Q: No, actually I am looking for something more like this: ...
A: I know of two types of material of the sort you require but I cannot be sure they are exactly the ...
|
| Inside mechanism of smoke detector | 1/21/2007 | Adrian Flores |
Q: do you know a company that can manufactor the inside mechanism of the smoke detector, or that can ...
A: You will find that most of the companies building the electronics for a smoke detector, will offer ...
|
| resturatnt dinner looks like old train car | 1/13/2007 | Peter A. Crosby |
Q: I'm looking for a manufator that builds and sells old train cars that are dinners. You know you have ...
A: I would start by calling the transit districts of cities such as San Francisco, Seattle, and other ...
|
| Online Interview | 1/1/2007 | Adrian Flores |
Q: Your Question was: Hello, my name is Fanny and I am a freshman in Brooklyn Technical High School ...
A: These are the short answers. If you require additional information, let me know. Q: Describe the ...
|
| Marketing handmade, limited edition rag dolls | 12/26/2006 | John Getty |
Q: I have just recently decided to make and sell, handmade, limited edition rag dolls and animals as I ...
A: I am sorry you did not get my original reply but I am on holiday in the USA and the line I am using ...
|
| delayed commitment | 12/7/2006 | Adrian Flores |
Q: i work in a small woodworking factory. i am working on a project where rather than storing finished ...
A: All comes down to $$$$ The use of Kanban will impact the operation mainly on: Inventory Holding Cost ...
|
| Can you explain how wire mesh is manufactured? | 12/7/2006 | Adrian Flores |
Q: Thanks
A: Wire mesh is manufactured in a similar way a fabric is made. a webbing machine ( lot more sturdy ...
|
| Re: Manufacturing in the UK | 12/5/2006 | John Getty |
Q: Getty, Thank you for your reply, I have taken your advice and have decided to manufacture ...
A: My best advice on this would be for you to get yourself a Patent Agent. They are well versed in the ...
|
| Re: Manufacturing abroad | 12/2/2006 | John Getty |
Q: Getty, I have started a business in which I have designed a collection of tracksuits and swimwear ...
A: Firstly at this stage DO NOT EVEN THINK about manufacturing in China unless you want to lose your ...
|
| contactors | 11/24/2006 | Adrian Flores |
Q: could you explain to me what electrical contactors are used for and how they work?
A: An electrical contactor is basically a high voltage switch, that is normally actuated by a lower ...
|
| Haden Manufacturing | 11/18/2006 | John Getty |
Q: It only has the word 'Haden' on it - this page shows a photo of it. I have searched high and low ...
A: Haden are one of the UK's leading suppliers of small domestic appliances. Founded in 1958 they have ...
|
| Yamaha guitars | 10/4/2006 | Aaron Overbeek |
Q: One of my students is doing a product study on a yamaha guitar and we need to find out where they ...
A: Yahmaha has two different facilities that produce guitar parts, and a third that produces parts and ...
|
| From model to product | 9/27/2006 | John Getty |
Q: It was very helpful. Basically, what I have right now is an assembled 3d model that I made in Catia ...
A: I am really glad I was able to help on your first question Basically to be able to help you go ...
|
| From model to product | 9/26/2006 | John Getty |
Q: I was wondering how the process of bringing a 3D model of a product into production works. Is it as ...
A: When we talk about machining products using Cad or Cam or both, in our company we have several Cad ...
|
| FIFO Inventory Management system | 9/9/2006 | Peter A. Crosby |
Q: What is the objective or purpose of maintaining FIFO system in stores (other than accounting/costing ...
A: FIFO means, first-in-first out. The primary purpose of FIFO inventory management practice in retail ...
|
| Mass production of cars | 9/7/2006 | Adrian Flores |
Q: How many cars are mass produced in a minute?
A: This is outside of my expertise, however,with some info from the net, I think I can help you with ...
|
| Clamshell packaging machinery | 8/24/2006 | Kenneth L Pratt |
Q: We have a Sanden RF/heat sealing unit used to seal clam shell packaging. The unit was purchased ...
A: My comapany serves the metro Philadelphia, New York market. If you are in our territory we could ...
|
| copyright vs patent | 8/17/2006 | John Getty |
Q: Getty: I have an idea for a device that is based on an existing product. A design improvement. The ...
A: The simple answer is that you must at least register YOUR design FIRST before letting anyone know ...
|
| Product modification? | 8/15/2006 | John Getty |
Q: I have developed a excellent modification to lawn mower decks, this product should be installed on ...
A: Firstly Congratulations on inventing your new product it pleases me to think that people like you ...
|
| Shrink wrapping | 8/9/2006 | Doug Hill |
Q: Would you recommend shrink wrapping as a way to store a double wide for a year before it's moved to ...
A: Qwartz, What I generally do and recommend is to cover each half on the open marriage wall with a 6 ...
|
