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Where to Draw the Line on Scope Creep
Where to Draw the Line Scope creep is creepy. It is subtle and can sneak up on your project like an undetected cancer that eats away your profits. It can also ruin your customer鈥檚 experience with your company if it鈥檚 not handled well. A classic example is a home builder who does not tell…
Read MoreFIRST LEGO庐 League (FLL)
Teaching Students Team Work, Problem-Solving, & Engineering 鈥淥n the yellow field we have team Invent-a-Tech 2.0,鈥 states the announcer. Two student technicians fly to the playing field and nest their robot, Purple Monster, into the starting zone. 鈥3…2…1鈥ego!鈥 Purple Monster delicately glides forward and drops off the shark tank with success. Like a pack of…
Read MoreMaking a Positive Difference Through Electronics
Q:聽 So, DISHER does electronics too? A:聽 鈥淎bsolutely, and our team is growing! Our specialists have a broad range of experience and educational backgrounds that enable us to provide a variety of tailored electronics solutions for our customers.聽From schematic capture and PCB layouts to embedded software and mobile apps, we have deep engineering talent ready…
Read MorePack Expo: Growing Trends in Packaging Design
As a packaging engineer, the Pack Expo is thee annual tradeshow for the packaging industry. Every other year it鈥檚 conveniently located at Chicago鈥檚 McCormick Place. For those that have never been to McCormick, let me warn you鈥 bring your walking shoes. This year I went to specifically research several items for customers. In the process,…
Read MoreDISHER Turkey Bowl
The Blue Team Gobbles Up Another Victory The leaves have fallen, the turkey has thawed, and that means only one thing鈥 it鈥檚 time for the annual DISHER Turkey Bowl!聽 What started out as a friendly flag football scrimmage with our colleagues at Innotec years ago has grown into a DISHER-only, cut-throat competition.聽This year was an…
Read MoreBuilding into the Lives of People
A Habitat Home is a Win-Win I鈥檝e had the pleasure to serve with Habitat for Humanity several times since starting with DISHER, and I want everyone to know that it is a fantastic experience.聽You learn a lot, have fun, and it really changes people鈥檚 lives. My latest opportunity to help was this past October.聽For those…
Read MoreThe SEMA Show
It鈥檚 the SUPER BOWL of automotive specialty shows, the annual SEMA Show. Held in Las Vegas from October 31 to November 3, this event draws thousands of industry experts and hot new products from all over the world. Types of aftermarket products displayed included parts, lighting, accessories, repair services, and body work for the automotive,…
Read MoreRemoving a Stripped Screw with Confidence
Rookie Year: The Engineering Intern鈥檚 Toolbox (Part 6) A Series of Technical Blogs for Engineering Interns & Entry-Level Engineers Now you鈥檝e done it! Your boss asked you to remove a few simple screws鈥 and in the process, you mangle a screw head beyond repair. How on earth are you going to get it out…
Read MoreDISHER Egg Drop Challenge
Looking back over my life and career as a 27 year old engineer degreed in product design and manufacturing, one place I never thought I would find myself is here: DISHER Egg Drop Inaugural Grand National Champion, 2016. I won鈥檛 say it was historic, but I wouldn鈥檛 stop anyone else from making that claim or…
Read MoreWhat鈥檚 On Tap: Hand Taps for Beginners
Rookie Year: The Engineering Intern鈥檚 Toolbox (Part 5) A Series of Technical Blogs for Engineering Interns & Entry-Level Engineers Taps are tools that most engineers will come across at some point in their careers. Taps bridge multiple industries and are used practically everywhere. It doesn鈥檛 matter if you鈥檙e working in a machine shop, repairing…
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