Manufacturing Industry Opportunities:
Manufacturing Industry Opportunities:
Job Shop - Machining basic Steels, Stainless Steels and Aluminums.
High Production - High Efficiency - Plastic seal manufacturing.
High Production manufacturing - DavenPort & Hydromat left CNC dept. in the dust when it comes to high production.
CNC Tooling - Application Engineer
CNC Tooling - Product Manager
Aerospace Job Shop - Precision & Multiple Processes.
This is what each opportunity was like:
1: JOB SHOP
A job shop is more difficult to enter but it is where you learn the most and everyday is a new day.
You need versatility and think outside the box.
You average about 2-3 different jobs a day and time flies when you change set-up and create new programs.
This job taught me what I was capable of and it opened many doors.
#2: High Production - High Efficiency- Niche Manufacturing - (Product company)
This shop manufactures very similar parts all the time. They can run in the thousands.
They have specific tooling, programs, & processes in place to make it efficient.
They will have automation using robotics, conveyor belts, and custom machinery/robots.
This job taught me about Automation and how we can compete in manufacturing.
#3: Super High Precision & High Production - (Automotive)
Parts here go through long inspection processes. But once you get approved the parts can run for weeks even months.
I was in the CNC dept. But Hydromats and Davenports put CNC to shame by producing 500% more parts using 8 spindles.
This job taught me alot about quality control and what people look for.
#4 CNC Tooling - Application Engineer
You are paid to Learn everything about different industries, materials, processes, tooling and technology.
A bigger perspective of the industry by solving different problems.
Get to work with customers, salesmen, marketing, engineering, R&D, & Product Management.
My favorite part was creating studies and tools to make things easier. Then creating presentations to help educate my customers and peers.
#5: CNC Tooling - Product Manager
Here you get to conduct market research, write proposals for sales plans, marketing plans, and create KPO's for the products you launch.
You do data analysis to see if your product launch was successful and make your next plan based on the data provided.
You get to think about capacity and implement ideas like lean manufacturing.
#6: Aerospace Machining
Here I got to use the skills I learned about CNC tooling and speeds and feeds.
Machine Inconels, Stellite, Stainless Steel, Chrome Moly.
Multiple processes like stress relief, welding, nitriding, & malcomizing.
There are many opportunities out there.
My favorite is Product Management.
-Favian Espino , Founder of Listo Group LLC
