Folks, About one half our projects revolve around coordinating “first builds” of new products. Our staff are the midwives of new products being born on the fly. Producing proof-of-concept models, Alpha and Beta builds and…
Pre-Production Builds: Komponents, Kits and Konsternation
We're Not Afraid To Say “No!”
Folks, My colleagues at EastBridge Engineering (www.EB-INTL.com) have become very accomplished at saying “NO” during the past few years. You say that in a service oriented business, we should be skilled at saying “YES.” Well,…
Measured in Millimeters, Marked with a Crayon and Cut with an Ax
How to Present Useful Specifications and Product Requirements to Candidate Vendors This old engineer’s adage continues to ring true at EastBridge Engineering (www.eb-intl.com) when we review clients’ product requirements. Before we can research, qualify and…
Commonsense is Not a Substitute for a Specification
Folks, We just went round and round with a client over a discrepant polycarbonate part. The part is essentially a circular window used in a complex display device. The client and EastBridge Engineering (www.EB-INTL.com) are…
“But My Design Was Validated!”
Folks, As many of you know, at EastBridge Engineering (www.eb-intl.com) our role in the product development process begins once the design of a new product is mostly finished and in the can. We go to…