The $40 Fixture That Saved a $4,000 Mistake The part was not expensive. That was the trap. It was a small bracket.Simple
The Cart Was There. The Process Wasn’t. The manufacturer already had carts. That was not the problem. The carts moved parts.The carts
The Boat Was Ready. The Trim Wasn’t. The boat manufacturer had a problem. The boat was moving forward.The schedule was real.The customer
The Half-Million-Dollar Gasket Problem The customer had a problem sitting on the conference table. A gigantic gasket interface.Big sealing surface.Expensive assembly.High consequence
“Somebody’s Going to Get Hurt” The foundry manager pointed at the old match plate. “See that?” I looked at it. Aluminum plate.
From Part to Pattern: Creating Digital Foundry Tooling from an Existing Part Sometimes the pattern is gone. Sometimes the drawing is outdated.Sometimes
