Examine, Experience, Explore As engineers we are always looking for new tools, new techniques, and new methods of problem solving. Finding the right solution is tough but the journey often has some similar steps. Here we will explore the 3X approach for mapping ones awareness of a new tool. Let us run through an example […]
Exercise Your Empathy As a kid, you’re often asked the cliché question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” When I chose my college degree as a legal “adult” at age 18, I still had no idea how to answer that question. While that’s not a unique situation, my solution was to […]
Read in Between the Lines Humans are always on the move, and the moves we make can either be physical or mental. When moving in 1-direction from point A to point B physically or making a move mentally, we will always create a line. You can find these lines everywhere as roads or paths and […]
The Right Answer is Always a Better Question Throughout engineering, life, art or in business we are always looking for ways to improve. High hurdles, roadblocks and red tape can be demoralizing when trying to grow. It’s important to remember that when we face challenges and setbacks it is ourselves who decide what the meaning […]
Manufacturing with Silicone Materials I can’t recall the first time I heard of silicon and what is was, but it was probably in the 1970’s. I grew up in San Jose, California and during those years I went from being a pesky adolescent to a sulky teenager. Well at least sometimes I was sulky, but […]
Aluminum and Laser Cutting Aluminum – It has an atomic number of 13. Those that are superstitious could say that this is an unlucky number or perhaps an element destined to be bad luck. Of course, that is not the case. Aluminum is a wonderful alloy. Used in practically every aspect of our lives and […]
3D Printing – A Next Generation Presentation Tool Many engineers have a common frustration. Explaining the workings of some mechanism over a phone call or whilst sitting in a meeting without being hands-on with the product. Does the following sound familiar? “So… imagine a rack and pinion system…Now if we make the axis slightly eccentric […]
Mars Perseverence Rover Laser cutting and processing are not new to the aerospace industry. As the industry has grown and demanded higher precision and smaller sizes, laser cutting has allowed continued innovation while reducing component size and weight. One of the most exciting recent space exploration events is NASA’s Mars Rover, Perseverance, touching down on […]