“Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.” Biz Stone Biz Stone’s quote made me think of this week’s manufacturing engineering “all-star.” He is a manufacturing engineering specialist who has “honed” his expertise in precision machining of engineered components over the course of his career. Over that time,…
Read More“The only way around is through.” Robert Frost In this case, I would say that tackling a problem “head on” is more appropriate. So when Frost says that the only way around is through it, he really means to tackle the problem “head on.” That’s what engineering “All-Stars” do regularly. They don’t beat around the…
Read More“Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than trying to solve them.” Henry Ford I love this quote from Henry Ford and appreciate it even more now as I got to see his problem solving tenacity first hand a few weeks ago at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI. One of…
Read MoreSince 1894, we’ve celebrated Labor Day as an official Federal Holiday where we honor the contributions of the American worker. Labor Day has taken on a greater meaning for me this year as an opportunity to be especially thankful for those essential workers who have continued working and contributing during the pandemic. Many did their…
Read More“Throw me to the wolves and I will return leading the pack.” This week’s Manufacturing Engineering “All-Star” was thrown to the wolves and ended up leading the pack within his manufacturing organization. As a junior manufacturing engineer, this “All-Star” was literally thrown into the welding and fabrication team. To learn the ropes and become comfortable…
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