Hands-on R&D and engineering leadership for manufacturers who need more than a report. Led by Scott D. Carter, Ph.D., former VP of R&D at a global thermoforming manufacturer.
Process windows, tooling strategy, and controls for high-speed precision thermoforming — whether you're starting up a new line or tightening an existing one.
Realistic throughput modeling, bottleneck identification, and capital planning for adding capacity or retooling existing equipment.
From validating an early concept to moving a product line into full production. Medical device components, electronics packaging (carrier tape and thermoformed trays), food packaging, flexible film forming, and engineering resins.
Adjacent-market expansion, line extensions, and portfolio rationalization. When to build, when to buy, and when to walk away.
Evaluating and implementing laser systems for high-mix plastics work. (Previously cut RF metal-coated plastic shielding tooling cycle times from 6–12 weeks to 1–2 weeks on a production program.)
Selecting the right metallization process for your application, qualifying equipment, and starting up or improving in-house capability.
When to bring a process in-house versus sub-contract. Capital, staffing, and quality trade-offs based on realistic volumes.
Scale-up of thermoformed medical device components, including cleanroom and documentation considerations for regulated production.
Award-winning Aptean ERP implementation experience spanning sales, job orders, inventory, shipping, invoicing, and financials. Also available for rescuing in-flight implementations that are off the rails.
Standing up real-time OEE (availability, performance, quality), reporting dashboards, and a culture of using the numbers rather than generating them.
Standing up R&D from scratch for a small manufacturer: charter, staffing, stage-gates, IP hygiene, and the ratio of near-term vs. long-horizon work.
Plastics recycling and circular-economy initiatives, carbon-neutrality roadmaps, and cross-functional program management for sustainability work.
If you're adding a new line, moving a product into volume production, or trying to figure out why your ERP implementation isn't landing, this is squarely in our wheelhouse.
Best way to start is a short note describing what you're trying to do and where it's stuck.
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