Category: AUTOMOTIVE
28. February 2012   12:32 am
Reinhard Klett

Reinhard Klett
Morristown, TN

For many engineers like myself, it is always fascinating to work with new technology and to be able to present it to the public and to potential customers.  Many years ago I had the opportunity to give tours to a technical center of a major automotive supplier always introducing their latest technology, which I really enjoyed.

Sometimes though new technology is met with some resistance.  People who have no experience with a relatively new technology like PlasmaTreat may view it with some skepticism.  I remember doing my engineering research thesis on the use of particular plastics for the oldest car manufacturer in the world.  At the time I was told that the advanced research would be used after one of their engineering managers – who was opposed to using plastics for particular components – would retire.  Today all they use is plastic for the applications I did the research on.

If you are considering PlasmaTreat for any application, the time to investigate the possibilities is now.  It may take a while before it can be implemented in your area of responsibility, but when the time is right you will be ready.  The sooner particular applications are explored, the more advantageous is the introduction of a new technology.

Look at the global automotive industry for example.  A process step that can be engineered into a production line from the very start can be integrated into the APQP (Advanced Production Quality Process)  and validated during the prototype phase.  This early integration into the simultaneous engineering helps to save on installation, training and other cost commonly associated with a process change.   Also, many multinationals have production plants all over the world.  If a process engineer picks up an idea and investigates it, the first implementation maybe somewhere else, where they are building a new manufacturing line for a new vehicle application.  Eventually the technology will arrive back at his plant.

So there is no need to by shy.  Get started now and stay ahead of the curve.

 

 

 

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