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Mechanical and Electrical Design and Failure Analysis
Expert has over 35 years of experience in failure analysis, design, damage mechanics (corrosion, fracture, fatigue, creep, etc.) and risk assessment of: structures; cable structures and systems; stadium roofs; industrial equipment; turbines and reciprocating engines; automotive and aircraft components; offshore…
Lean Manufacturing, Constraint Analysis/Resolution, New Product Planning, Manufacturing Engineering
Expert Kopstein (formerly Even) works with management and plant teams in the evaluation and implementation of advanced technology integration, efficiency improvement, waste reduction and productivity. Compliance and implementation of quality systems including aspects of ISO 9000, strategic planning, cost containment,…
Fiber Reinforced Polymers, Composite Materials, Design, and Marketing
Expert has conducted engineering and marketing studies with composite materials for more than 30 years. His clients include large chemical companies, material suppliers, weavers, equipment manufacturers, and composite fabricators. Expert's engineering projects have included the product and technological introduction of…
Electrical Connectors
Expert has applied his physics background to generate a fundamental understanding of temperature generation and material transport in electrical contact spots (a-spots) in bulk electrical interfaces. Over 25 years, his research showed that 1) Sintering effects occur in a-spots even…
Software Engineering, Testing, Integration, SQA, Real Time Systems, etc.
Expert is the principal author of DOD-STD-2167, Defense System Software Development, and served on the executive committees for many other software management standards (DOD-STD-2167A; DOD-STD-2168; MIL-STD-498; EIA/IEEE J-STD-016; IEEE/EIA 12207.0, 12207.1, 12207.2; ISO/IEC 15288, and others.) He has consulted with…
Automotive Seating & Safety, Child Safety Seats, Seat Belts, Infant Restraint, Conversion Van Safety
Expert has over 35 years of experience in automotive safety. He has worked with seat belts, passive restraint, interior impact analysis, autobody crashworthiness, and seating system design and testing. He was involved in the development of the original Federal Motor…
Product Development, Sensors & Actuators, Innovation Strategy, IoT Strategy, Failure Analysis
Expert has experience developing products at the device level and at the consumer level. He does so by using the existing concepts and theories of physics, chemistry, electrochemistry, and materials engineering. His experience includes developing sensors and algorithms for custom…
Fasteners
Expert offers consulting services to hardware manufacturers, distributors, and OEM users on issues related to engineering, design, application, training, and sales of threaded fasteners, lock nuts, and machined and cold-headed parts. He is a member of the editorial staff of…
Fastening to Aluminum, Plastic, and Other Soft Material, Taptite® Applications, Torque, Boss, etc.
Expert has extensive experience with a variety of threaded fasteners. He has worked with design engineers to develop the proper selection of fasteners, to determine assembly strategies, and to diagnose assembly problems for a whole range of products. He has…
Microoptic Devices, Specialty Products, Polymer Chemistry, Epoxy Encapsulants, etc.
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TECHNICAL MARKETING; TECHNOLOGY TREND; TIME-TO-MARKET. Expert has over 37 years of experience in product development, business development, and business consulting. As Manager of Advanced Manufacturing for Allied-Signal, Inc., Expert achieved critical time-to-market objectives by moving innovative state-of-the-art prototype…