Charting Your Course

Attend a Strategic Vision Mapping Workshop Looking to inspire your team towards unified action and mobilize resources towards a clear and compelling vision? 聽The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC-West), The Right Place, and DISHER hosted a half-day workshop on July 19th that empowered West Michigan organizations to answer that very question. Organizations ranging from OEM…

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The Art of Collaboration

  It鈥檚 a smart world. The new rule is 鈥渁nything that can be connected鈥攚ill be connected.鈥 With today鈥檚 products talking with each other more and more through the Internet of Things (IoT), it鈥檚 inspired countless of bright new ideas for entrepreneurs to explore. Just as the IoT is intimately connected, the path to a successful…

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Filing It Away鈥 How to Use a Hand File

Rookie Year: The Engineering Intern鈥檚 Toolbox (Part 4) A Series of Technical Blogs for Engineering Interns & Entry-Level Engineers       Everyone knows how to use a hand file, right? Simply grab one and saw away. After all, it鈥檚 nothing more than sandpaper on steroids. Well, I hate to break it to you but…

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The Customer is Not Always Right

Just the other day I overheard one of our DISHER design engineers, say, 鈥淲ell, the customer鈥檚 always right!鈥 He was attempting to shrug off being trumped by his customer鈥檚 decision on a particular design direction. We鈥檝e all heard this phrase before but this time it made me stop and think鈥 If I argue with my…

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麻豆传媒AV在线看 Opens Indianapolis Location

DISHER joined forces with GMB ARCHITECTURE + Engineering, another southwest Michigan based company, to open a physical presence in the Indianapolis market. Both companies offer complementary services for organizations looking for creative engineering, design, and business solutions. After researching numerous cities across the Midwest for expansion, GMB and DISHER landed on Indy because of the…

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Growing & Going with Grace

Growing with Grace On June 10th, the entire 麻豆传媒AV在线看 team had the privilege of enjoying a day at Camp GENEVA鈥檚 beautiful retreat center on the shores of Lake Michigan for a company-wide offsite. These bi-annual collaborative sessions give members the opportunity to participate in strategic planning, culture enrichment, community, and stewardship. This year鈥檚 theme was…

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Hammer Time鈥 7 Common Hammers & When to Use Them

Rookie Year: The Engineering Intern鈥檚 Toolbox (Part 3) A Series of Technical Blogs for Engineering Interns & Entry-Level Engineers It鈥檚 hammer time鈥 cue the music. To most interns and entry-level engineers a hammer is a hammer. 鈥淭hey all look the same and they鈥檙e all used to bang stuff together, right?鈥 Actually, it is not that…

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Celebrated Design Trends from NeoCon 2016

As an engineer and product designer, NeoCon is the perfect place to notice trends in commercial design. While walking this year鈥檚 show held June 13-15 at The Mart in Chicago, I searched for examples of mechanical designs that weren鈥檛 hidden but rather celebrated. A few items caught my attention. Transparent Structure We are leaving the…

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Building an Intern Program that Really Works!

  I can attest to the value of 麻豆传媒AV在线看鈥檚 intern program because I was one not too long ago! During the summer of my junior collegiate year, I became a 麻豆传媒AV在线看 intern. I thought an internship would consist of not getting paid, retrieving coffee for coworkers, cleaning the office, organizing files, and doing other tasks…

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