MANUFACTURING PROCESS ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING STUDIES AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

ProMech has extensive experience in the development and optimization of special manufacturing processes and tooling, leading to quality improvement and lower manufacturing cost for both new and existing operations.

• Developed methods and hardware to automatically perform pressure decay leak testing simultaneously on 100 units on a product that cannot withstand pressure in excess of 25 inch water column (1 psig).

• Developed assembly fixtures for use on a dial index assembly system to precisely align a number of die cut laminations. For a particular model of product, these fixtures enable an improvement in product assembly yield from 20% to nearly 100%.

• Designed components and mechanisms for use in dairy packaging equipment. Considerations included cost effective manufacturability and conformance with 3A Sanitary Standards for Dairy Packaging Machinery.

• Performed a study on Machine Vision products and technology for a start up manufacturer of medical products to determine a standard platform for machine vision inspection.

• Performed a study to develop a concept and cost model for an air bearing positioning system used in a laser ablation process. This system is required to provide sub micron repeatable positioning over a 40 inch by 36 inch area.

• Performed a study to develop a concept for accurately applying a thin coating to an electrical insulator.

• Designed and implemented a plant wide machinery guarding project to satisfy customer defined safety objectives.

• Served on a team to develop procedures and facilitation concepts for high explosive removal and reclamation for an international demilitarization project.

• Lead a team to perform a technical and financial risk analysis for a program to produce an advanced consumer energy product.

• Performed a study to evaluate and recommend non-stick FDA compliant coatings for use in a high temperature plastic bonding process used to manufacture a personal hygiene product.

• Assisted a customer with the debug and qualification of a complex assembly machine used to manufacture a critical energy device for a medical product.

• Performed a preliminary study to assess and recommend options for inventory data collection and work-in-process management for a start up manufacturer of a consumer product.

• Performed a study to determine feasibility of performing a difficult moisture content measurement as part of a coating process used in the manufacture of automotive batteries.

• Developed the detailed design configuration of a test machine for optical discs. This concept was used to produce and successfully implement a machine which was duplicated several times to provide adequate production capacity. The system is installed in a Class 100 clean room.

• Developed a system employing LVDT precision measurement probes to verify the proper number of .004 inch thick plates in a lamination.