Being an Engineer

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Like many engineers, Tom Wilke spent his youth taking things apart and putting them back together. Engineering was a natural fit for him. As he progressed in his career, Tom began learning that he had another skillset that wasn’t as common for engineers: sincerity. This skill has helped him build many engineering teams and bring dozens of successful products to the market. Tom also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Boulder where he encourages his students to learn more than just what is taught in class, and shares with us a trend he is seeing in education where students are more prepared now than ever (especially where the skill of software and programming are concerned). 

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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Dan Slaski is a mechanical design engineer. He specializes in hands-on prototyping, manufacturing, knowledgeable in industrial components, packaging, and labeling. He’s a writer for SolidSmack Blog. 

This episode is perfect for a beginning to intermediate mechanical design engineer specializing in CAD, SolidWorks. 

Read Dan’s SolidSmack Blog Posts Here: https://www.solidsmack.com/author/dan-slaski/ 

Interviewed by Rafael Testai: https://www.linkedin.com/in/testai/ 

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HP’s new (ish) multijet fusion technology is opening doors to companies looking for low volume production without the investment of tooling as would be the case with injection molding or casting. This novel technology, similar to SLS, but with its own key advantages is perfect for manufacturing parts in the hundreds to thousands quantities, and is especially adept at making small and geometrically complex parts. Hear all about this process from Jacob Moss, an expert in the field and the director of sales and marketing at Athena 3D Manufacturing.

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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While she currently serves as the Director of Operations (at Scientia Vascular), Martha has spent much of her career in R&D environments. Her keen organizational skills and perspective on diversity have allowed her to work within, and also develop, R&D teams that succeed based on clearly defined goals, knowing when a design is “good enough”, and the hard-earned lessons that only come with experience. 

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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What does it mean to be a user experience designer? Join our session with Caden Damiano to learn how it’s much more than simply graphic design, but rather the responsibility for architecting the start to finish experience a user goes through during their interaction with physical and digital products. Also learn Caden’s brilliant method for learning deep insight from key thought leaders by having one-on-one conversations with these individuals. Finally, follow Caden’s design journey through his podcast, “The Way of Product Design”.

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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Robert started his career as an electrical engineering, as many EEs do, working a lot on the computer. Over time he developed a repetitive strain injury that did not go away with rest. Worried at the prospect of not being able to use a critical tool for his job, Robert had a flash of inspiration: he needed to develop eye-tracking technology, for himself and for others. So he did. Hear his story developing EyeTech Digital Systems in this fantastic episode. 

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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Jeff started his career as a machinist, then earned a degree in manufacturing engineering and eventually a graduate degree from the Stanford School of Business. Both in his own efforts as well as in those of his teams later in his career as a business owner (Phoenix DeVentures) he emphasized a critical methodology for developing new products successfully. In fact, this method was so important that each time he started a new company the first thing he did was buy machining equipment and teach the engineers how to use it. Join our conversation to hear the secret formula, along with numerous other best practices from a truly seasoned professional in the world of product development and manufacturing.

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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After learning to fly at a young age, Mark started his career in the aerospace industry designing parts and test equipment for aircraft. He then moved into automotive where he learned about hose routing and innovative ways to actively cancel noise within vehicles. At Levolor Home Fashions he helped develop the first cordless blinds to minimize safety risks for children. Now, as an application engineer at GoEngineer he helps others mechanical designers in the industry with SolidWorks training and troubleshooting. 

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment like cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us at www.teampipeline.us

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Like any good engineer, Peter loves solving challenging problems. And conversely, hates working on boring problems. When one of his former employers presented him with one (that was going to take 3 years…all of which would be soul-sucking drudgery) he engineered a solution around it that allowed him to finish in 3 months. Hear his story as we dive into automation, entrepreneurship, fuel cells and more in this episode of Being An Engineer. Also check out his company The 3D Connectors.

Update: I made a mistake on the status of Peter’s MBA when stating he already has it; Peter is in the process of finishing his MBA.

The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment such as cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us on the web at www.testfixturedesign.com and www.designtheproduct.com 

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The Being An Engineer podcast is brought to you by Pipeline Design & Engineering. Pipeline partners with medical & other device engineering teams who need turnkey equipment like cycle test machines, custom test fixtures, automation equipment, assembly jigs, inspection stations and more. You can find us at www.teampipeline.us

Watch the show on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@TeamPipelineus