Expert Details
Minimizing Production Start Up Problems, NPD, Cold Heading, Fastener Applications
ID: 726959
Illinois, USA
A total of 20+ years experience in the cold heading of specialty parts, screws, bolts, and solid rivets primarily for the automotive and appliance markets. He has experience in tool design, establishing forming sequences, cost estimating, manufacturing troubleshooting, and understanding dimensional tolerance capabilities of the cold forming process.
He has engineered parts for a variety of cold heading equipment; single die-two blow headers, two die- two blow headers, two die – three blow headers, and five die parts formers. This includes both finger transfer machines and fingerless transfer machines.
He has established and improved preventative maintenance programs for these type of machine. He has also coordinated the rebuilding and repair of cold heading machines.
Expert has experience in cold heading various metal materials including low carbon steel, medium carbon steel, alloy steels, 302 HQ Stainless, 410 Stainless, and aluminum.
He has written material procurement specifications for various steel wire grades.
Fastener Manufacturing
A total of 20+ years experience in the manufacture of specialty parts, screws, bolts, and solid rivets using the following manufacturing process; cold heading, thread rolling, shaving, trimming, and screw-washer (SEMS) assembly. He has experience in tool design, establishing forming sequences, cost estimating, manufacturing troubleshooting, and understanding dimensional tolerance capabilities of each process.
He has experience in the design and manufacture of machine screws, weld screws, bolts, screw-washer assemblies( SEMS ), clinch studs, MAThread product, shoulder bolts, solid rivets, shouldered rivets, and various specialty metal components.
New Product Development Management
Expert has managed the development of new products in several different industries, Industrial Ink Jet Printers, Cold Headed Metal Components, and Mechanical Rotary Switches. While the products may differ, in general the New Product Development Process remains consistent.
The steps to any product development process are: CONCEPT, FEASIBILITY, DESIGN, PROTOTYPE, TEST, PRODUCTION, and SUPPORT.
His experience is in the engineering development, design, and production startup of new products. A smooth production startup is the result of many factors and the work of many team members. His emphasis is in a review of the design process and a review of several key production readiness factors. It is a review of the mechanical drawings and specifications, manufacturing methods review, new manufacturing equipment readiness, manpower availability, training status, vendor status and component issues, technical and product performance testing and issues, agency approvals and more.
Threaded Fastener Manufacturing
A total of 20+ years experience in the manufacture of specialty parts, screws, and bolts, using the following manufacturing process; cold heading, thread rolling, roll forming, shaving, trimming, and screw-washer (SEMS) assembly. He has experience in tool design, establishing forming sequences, cost estimating, manufacturing troubleshooting, and understanding dimensional tolerance capabilities of each process.
He has experience in the design and manufacture of machine screws, weld screws, bolts, screw-washer assemblies (SEMS), roll formed features, clinch studs, MAThread product, shoulder bolts, and various specialty metal components.
He is experienced in the following thread types: ANSI inch threads, ISO metric threads, thread forming, thread cutting, and specialty threads for plastic and wood applications.
Threaded Fastener Engineering
A total of 20+ years experience in the manufacture and application of specialty parts, screws, and bolts, using the following ma
Wrote a new product development manual for an industrial ink jet printer manufacturer.Authored a presentation on cold heading basics and fastener manufacturing processes for a fastener and special metal component manufacturer to the automotive industry.Outlined a process for cost estimating cold headed parts for a fastener manufacturer.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1974 | Degree: Master of Mechanical Engineering | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: BSME | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Purdue University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1999 to 2008 | Employer: Technifast Industries | Title: Director of Technical Services | Department: |
Responsibilities:Technifast is a $20MM manufacturer of specialty cold formed metal parts for the automotive industry. Responsible for Process Engineering, Tool Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Cost Estimating, and the Tool Room. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1998 | Employer: Videojet Systems International | Title: Product Engineering Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:$400MM Manufacturer of industrial Ink Jet and Laser Printers. Managed up to a 24 person multi-disciplined engineering department in the design, development and testing of industrial ink jet printers. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1987 to 1990 | Employer: Grayhill | Title: Chief Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Managed a 16 person department responsible for new product designs, cost reduction programs, quality improvement initiatives, and manufacturing support. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1987 | Employer: Methode Electronics | Title: Engineering Manager | Department: Backplane Division |
Responsibilities:Managed the engineering design for electrical backplanes and their connectors (plastic and metal stamping components). Set up a polyurethane conformal coating spray process. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1974 to 1986 | Employer: Pioneer Screw & Nut Co. (now ITW) | Title: Engineering Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for process engineering, tool engineering, application engineering, manufacturing engineering, and cost estimating for this specialty metal parts manufacturer. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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| Years: 1986 to 1987 | Agency: DOD | Role: Supplier Qualification | Description: He had the responsibility of overseeing the qualification and submittal of documentation for the approval of rotary switches to MIL standards. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| ASME ASM |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Industry Representative Chair of the Chicago Section of ASME |
Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Developed and presented a training course entitled "Development of Special Threaded Fasteners and Cold Formed Parts for More Efficient Assembly" at SME Fabtech conference in Chicago, Illinois. Developed and presented a course titled "Preparation of Cold Formed Parts for Thread Rolling" at a SME sponsored seminar on Improving the Threading Operation. Authored a technical presentation called "Basics of Cold Heading and Fastener Manufacturing Process" and made presentations to several automotive customers. Authored a technical presentation titled "Joint Design" and made a presentation to an automotive customer. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| I have sourced equipment rebuilding suppliers for the cold heading industry. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert has experience in new product development and production start up of new designs in several diverse industries; industrial ink jet printers, metal formed components, rotary switches, and pcb assemblies. This diverse experience has given him a unique insight into the issues of production startup. He also has 20 years experience in the fastener/cold heading/thread rolling industry with engineering, quality, tool room, and equipment maintenance responsibilities. This experience has given him a wealth of understanding of the industry issues and its customers. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Have authored a "New Product Development Procedure" as a consultant for a customer in the ink jet printer industry. |
Fields of Expertise
cold heading, fastener manufacturing, new product development management, threaded fastener engineering, threaded fastener manufacturing, drop-on-demand ink-jet printer, metric fastener, cold forming, screw thread inspection, screw thread measurement, fastener quality, metal hardness, product development cycle time, threaded fastener tightening, torque, electromechanical product development, new product development, threaded fastener testing, mechanical fastener standard, cold metal extrusion, design process, impact extrusion, work hardening, threaded fastener, slotted-head screw, screw, rivet, planning, mechanical fastener, ink-jet printer, concurrent engineering, fastening bolt