Being an Engineer

S5E45 Andy Wells | Touching Lives Through Engineering (Rerun)


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This episode is the chicken soup for the soul of engineering. Without a doubt, the most inspirational episode we’ve recorded to date as Andy shares with us how he and his company have helped elevate those in poverty and given their lives purpose and success. Along the way, he shares some very practical info about manufacturing tolerances and growing a manufacturing business, as well. 

Main Topics Covered:

  • Andy Wells' early life and introduction to engineering
  • Developing creativity and early inventions
  • Transition to formal education and early career
  • Founding Wells Technology and early challenges
  • Building customer relationships and marketing strategies
  • Manufacturing challenges and design for manufacturability (DFM)
  • Social engineering project and giving back
  • Balancing quality, price, and delivery
  • Personal reflections and final thoughts

About the guest: Andy Wells is the founder and CEO of Wells Technology, a manufacturing company in Minnesota. Andy has degrees in physics and technology as well as decades of practical experience in design, materials, processes, and entrepreneurship. Over the years Wells Tech has grown from serving the aerospace industry to automotive, medical, defense, and food processing, and developed services in distribution, and training for manufacturing technologists.

Links:
Andy Wells - LinkedIn
Wells Technology Website


About Being An Engineer

The Being An Engineer podcast is a repository for industry knowledge and a tool through which engineers learn about and connect with relevant companies, technologies, people resources, and opportunities. We feature successful mechanical engineers and interview engineers who are passionate about their work and who made a great impact on the engineering community.

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 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.teampipeline.us

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