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Product Constraints Can be the Catalyst to a Great Design
In the world of design and engineering, product requirements (also called constraints) can often feel like restraints to our creativity and ability to design a great product or solution. We鈥檝e all experienced the feeling of frustration when a constraint has kept us from implementing a good solution鈥 sometimes literally by only tenths of a millimeter.…
Read MoreExploring Isle Royale
A Young Engineer Ponders His Path This past fall, my wife Lindsey and I took a trip to the nation鈥檚 least visited National Park 鈥 Isle Royale. It鈥檚 a pristine island located in the middle of Lake Superior accessible only by a ferry or sea plane. As we explored Isle Royale on foot and by…
Read MoreLocal Students Experience Winterim at DISHER
Winterim is a week-long learning experience for Holland Christian High School students. It gives students the opportunity to explore various subjects outside of the traditional curriculum for exposure to new ideas, potential careers, and lifetime skills. One of the options available for juniors and seniors is to spend the week off-campus with real employers for…
Read MoreWhat We Gleaned from CES 2017
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is an annual trade show that takes place every January in Las Vegas, Nevada. A group from DISHER鈥檚 electronics team gleaned quite a bit from this year鈥檚 gadget-thon. Why does DISHER attend CES? 1. To see the devices that DISHER helped create. It was exciting to see DISHER projects…
Read MoreFocus for 2017: Working in Community
On January 19, over 70% of DISHER鈥檚 160-member team came together for a day of learning, serving, and building community.聽The Vintage Place in Grand Rapids was the venue for the bi-annual event. Jeff 麻豆传媒AV在线看鈥檚 focus for the day was Working in Community. It was selected because of DISHER鈥檚 significant growth, both as a team and…
Read MoreWhere 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 readyhellip;
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…
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