Consulting on plastics assembly issues related to part design, materials considerations, equipment selection or problems, manufacturing systems improvement, training. Process specialties include ultrasonic welding, staking, inserting, vibration, hot plate, spin, and laser welding, thermal staking and inserting. Broad knowledge base in joining of thermoplastics. Also knowledgeable in issues surrounding standard and custom tooling and equipment businesses, the machine-hour-rate system, etc. Extensive expertise in sales, marketing, and manufacturing of equipment, tooling, and manufactured products. Brief CV of Tom Kirkland: + 1982-1984 Litton Microwave Cooking Products, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering + 1983-1992 Board of Directors, Minnesota Society of Industrial Engineers (President 1986-1987) + 1984-1988 Liberty Diversified Industries, Corporate Engineering Services, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering + 1988-2005 Dukane Intelligent Assembly Solutions, Sales Engineer, Regional Manager, Manager of Applications, Tooling, Training, Business Unit Manager (product manager, market manager, training manager, etc.) + 1997-2006 Board of Directors, Ultrasonic Industry Association (President 2005-2006) + 2001-2007 Membership Director, Medical Plastics Division of Society of Plastics Engineers + 2001-2005 Committee for Finishing and Assembly of Plastics, Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Chair 2002-2005) + 2001-2003 G1 Committee for the Vibration Welding Handbook, American Welding Society + 2006-present, Owner, www.tributek.biz Partial Webliography (approximately in chronological order): 1990 Patent 2000 Technical Paper 2000 Technical Paper 2000 UIA Symposium 2000 Summer UIA Vibrations 2000 Fall UIA Vibrations 2000 Who's Who Biography 2001 Magazine Article 2001 UIA Symposium Program 2001 Technical Paper 2001 Summer UIA Vibrations 2001 Winter UIA Vibrations 2002 Spring UIA Vibrations 2002 Press Release 2002 Summer UIA Vibrations 2002 Technical Paper 2002 Fall UIA Vibrations 2003 Spring UIA Vibrations 2003 NPE Sessions List 2003 NPE Speakers List 2003 Press Release 2003 Summer UIA Vibrations 2003 Fall UIA Vibrations 2003 UIA Symposium Recap 2004 Patent Application 2004 Spring UIA Vibrations 2004 Technical Paper 2004 Press Release 2004 Magazine Article 2004 Pack Expo Recap 2004 Magazine Article 2004 Magazine Article 2005 Magazine Article 2005 UIA Symposium 2005 Magazine Article 2005 Press Release 2005 Press Release 2005 Magazine Article 2005 European Patent 2006 Spring UIA Vibrations 2006 Spring SPE MPD Newsletter 2006 Press Release 2006 Magazine Article 2007 Current UIA Member Listing 2007 Magazine Article 2007 Spring SPE MPD Newsletter 2008 Magazine Article Links go off-site and content is the responsibility of the owner of that site. Links are prone to go dead without warning. Thanks in advance for reporting dead links. |
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