Expert Details
Springs, Wire Products
ID: 714149
Michigan, USA
Expert has experience with the design and manufacture of numerous types of springs. He has in-depth knowledge of compression, extension, helical, spiral torsion, coil, and leaf springs. As founder and President of a high volume production spring manufacturing plant, he has expertise in all areas of spring products. He has also been responsible for the management of engineering and quality control departments of three major spring manufacturers.
Expert is an engineering consultant in the areas of spring design and spring failure. His expertise allows him to analyze the cause and then offer solutions to problems of premature spring failure. Many of his designs are implemented in today's automobiles and trucks which can be found in seats, recliners, hood and trunk deck hinges, window regulators, parking brakes, and latch mechanism assemblies. Many applications require springs to operate for a large number of cycles. There are many reasons why springs fail, including the stress range they operate under and the maximum stress in the spring. Expert has devoted a large portion of his career to solving problems of premature spring failure. Evaluation of the environment, wire quality, workmanship, cycle rate, and spring design are just some of the items that must be analyzed when load loss and poor fatigue life problems exist.
Proper selection of wire materials is an important step in the design of any spring product. Expert evaluates the environmental conditions such as temperature, corrosion, and fatigue life, and then specifies the appropriate material. He also recommends shaped wire when appropriate.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1980 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Lawrence Technological University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1996 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1993 to 1996 | Employer: Independent Consultant | Title: | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1985 to 1993 | Employer: Spring Dynamics, Inc. | Title: Co-Founder/Co-Owner, Engineering Manager | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1986 to 1988 | Employer: ITT Automotive, ITT Thompson | Title: Product Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1981 to 1986 | Employer: Gilco, Inc. | Title: Director of Engineering and Reliability | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Additional Experience
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert has experience locating a variety of springs including: power springs, counterbalance springs, clock springs, torsion springs, compression springs, extension springs, spiral springs, regulator springs, wire forms, and torsion bars. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert has significant expertise with developing prototype products, and following them through high volume production. Understanding production capabilities at the prototype stage is very critical for a successful launch of a new product. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| High volume production and prototype quantities of spring and wire products. Technical support is offered to customers who need engineering assistance. |
Fields of Expertise
product cost reduction, activity-based costing, cost engineering, cost reduction, design engineering, design for assembly, design for cost, design for disassembly, design for manufacturability, design for manufacture and assembly, design for testability, design process, design-for-quality, device product development, manufacturing cost control, new product development, product design, production cost, project cost engineering, rapid prototyping, spring, compression spring, extension spring, helical spring, spiral spring, coil spring, spiral torsion spring, spring design, spring failure, spring steel, spring wire, testability, latching, latching mechanism, automotive transportation, music wire, supplier quality engineering, deflection measurement, fatigue failure, recliner, seat track, automotive seat track, automotive design, steel wire, fatigue limit, Hooke's law, cyclic loading to investigate fatigue, design for environment, product life cycle, cost control, process engineering, torsion bar, leaf spring