1. Deep Thoughts By: Chock-full-o-nutz
Larry Kreger
JD Miknis
Lance Hagerman
Nicole Szekeres
Josh Matz

2. Suppliers Must maintain contact
Allow enough time to reorder if the initial shipment is wrong
Be assertive and ask for what you want, not what they have
Remember price is negotiable

3. Manufacturing Have a backup plan
Remember to leave at least one hour for setup on CNC machines
Expect to get frustrated
Plan for the process to take longer than expected
Don’t manufacture during hunting season when living in Pennsylvania

4. Manufacturing
Stock extra material so that the production run is complete INCLUDING defects
Be creative with fixturing, don’t rely on other’s work (i.e. vacuum plate)
Don’t hang on to bad ideas
Design for adaptability

5. Design Changes Again, don’t hang on to bad ideas
Take all advice seriously
Consider all options BEFORE making a decision
Know when to call for no more changes
The best aesthetics may not be the most manufacturable
Depend on nobody except yourself

6. Overall We Learned… Patience Focusing How to work with others
How to consider all options objectively
How to work with time constraints

7. Overall We Learned… Communication
Documentation of work (i.e. who you talked to and when)
Public speaking
Cost justification
Licensing issues and how to work with business associates

8. Course Positives/Negatives
Pros
Cons
Professors
Ideas
Hands on experience
Concept to production
Developed “soft skills”
Integration of business and engineering
Lack of structured syllabus
Fuzzy expectations
Final design approval scheduled too late in the semester

9. Thanks to the professors for two great semesters
Discussion/Comments
Thanks to the professors for two great semesters