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PRESIDENT’S CORNER – LEADERSHIP

At SIGMADESIGN, we empower employees to be leaders. We look to the future and cultivate leaders that will have a lasting impact on the direction of the company. Throughout the life of SIGMADESIGN, I have seen engineers become managers, lab technicians become directors, and development specialists become executives. As the company rapidly grows, we expect more men and women to …

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How Custom, High-Precision Automation Systems Can Help

INTRODUCTION The topic of automation often brings to mind visions of factories with robots on assembly lines putting together cars or other products. While this is certainly one incarnation of automation systems, there are many other examples of automated systems in our modern society; self-driving cars, airline kiosks, smart robot warehouse systems – think Amazon, and many others. While many …

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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT – MATT CAMERON, VP OF ENGINEERING

Position at SIGMADESIGN: VP of Engineering Time at SIGMADESIGN: 18+ years {I love being surrounded by top performers. Working with people who just “get it” makes things so much easier and leaves more time for us to laugh.}   ~Matt Cameron INTRODUCTION As a Mechanical Engineer and through my work at SIGMADESIGN, I’ve had the opportunity to engage with hundreds of clients on …

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FAQs ABOUT OUR HEADQUARTERS

How long has SIGMADESIGN been in the Camas facility? We moved to the building in May of 2017. Previously, SIGMADESIGN was in downtown Vancouver occupying several buildings. The need for a larger headquarters with everyone under one roof was the reason for finding and moving to the Camas facility. Who was in the Camas building prior to SIGMADESIGN? The facility …

PRESIDENT’S CORNER: THE KEY TO PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

BY BILL HUSEBY, PRESIDENT & CEO I love product development, from Concept through Production. Many components have to be in place in order for great product development to happen. Sure, you need all the appropriate engineering disciplines. But you also need the other key contributors from Machinists, Technicians,  Buyers, Operators, Shipping/Receiving personnel and the plethora of other support crew.  However, all …

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT WITH THE HP MULTI-JET FUSION 3D PRINTER

3D Printing isn’t new, but recent technology presents exciting cutting-edge developments that will transform and accelerate the product development process. Product development, as we know it, is entering a new era. The HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D Printer enhances the design process by condensing iteration timelines and allowing more freedom of design. The MJF allows prototyping of hundreds of …

HOW ANALYTICAL AND EMPIRICAL APPROACHES RESULT IN HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS

By Peter Nikiforov, Mechanical Engineer INTRODUCTION For Engineers, solving complex problems involves both analytical and empirical techniques to find comprehensive solutions. Engineers often use analytical approaches to solve problems, but in many cases, analysis combined with empirical findings lead to a complete solution. It is important to realize engineering is strongly dependent on both approaches and that they are not …

USER EXPERIENCE AND THE EMERGING USE OF HAPTICS

By SIGMADESIGN Electrical Engineer Image Credit: https://labs.wsu.edu/robotics-and-automation/haptic-gloves/  Photographer: Laura Dutelle The most impactful advances in technology are those which enhance the human experience and bring significant value to our lives. Our most valued technologies keep us warm, safe, connected with our loved ones, and enable us to learn, grow, and share our ideas. In recent decades, popular technologies provide us …

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Advances in 3D Printing

By Pam DeShon-Stepp 3D Printing isn’t new, but recent emerging technologies present exciting new developments that will transform the industry. Additive Manufacturing, commonly referred to as 3D Printing, is the printing of objects – building layer upon layer under automated control, starting with a virtual 3D model and ending with a dimensionally representative physical part. 3D printing has been used …

A cross-functional software team in LabVIEW

Shortly after I started at SIGMADESIGN over two years ago, a quest began to grow our LabVIEW software development team. SIGMADESIGN now has the foundation to tackle any small-to-large automation, condition-monitoring, embedded control, manufacturing, test or research project. I’m Nate Butler, a certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) at SIGMADESIGN. In early 2018, Adam Hartzell joined the team. Adam is a mechanical engineer …