Product Design

Enclosures, mechanisms and integrated packaging.

Tool Design

Assembly equipment, test tools and fixtures.

On-Site Engineering

Mechanical design, analysis and drafting professionals.

Neal Andrews, co-founder and senior designer, has over 20 years of experience in project management, concept generation and innovative product design. His materials and process knowledge allow him to address demands for fast track design, ruggedness, water-resistance, low-manufacturing costs, and more. Product accomplishments include defibrillator design, ink jet printhead test systems, tape backup, and other electronic products. Neal has over 20 patents to his credit for unique enclosures and product performance testers. He is a graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in mechanical engineering.

Steve Cooper, co-founder and senior designer, with 25 years of experience. His career started as a machinist, progressed to lead engineer for design of integrated, medical devices, and then founder. Steve is competent with thermal, vibration and stress analysis; water-proof and rugged product design, rapid prototyping and design-for-manufacture and has extensive technology knowledge: injection moulding, vacuum formed and extruded plastics, sheet metal, screw machines, springs, EMI shielding and cast parts. Steve also has several patents to his credit and is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a M.S. and B.S. in mechanical engineering.

Tyler Smith, Corvallis-based regional manager, designs and oversees build of process tools for product characterization, assembly and quality testing. Tyler’s practical experience includes machinery operation and maintenance. His eye for process improvement has led to money saving changes for clients, conserving resources, reducing scrap and minimizing downtime. He’s coordinated major equipment replacement projects and developed documentation to streamline the process. Tyler holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University where he participated successfully in the MECOP program.

Joe Harsany, Portland-based regional manager, leads tool design and analysis projects. Joe has over seven years of experience in design of IC test tools: precision placement mechanisms, heat spreader, clamping device and others. He has resolved design-for-manufacture issues with injection molded parts, optimized gear trains, and conformed to tight budgets and scheduling constraints. Joe’s FEA work helps clients reduce product weight while increasing strength. Joe holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Oregon State University where he participated successfully in the MECOP program.

Dan Canfield, McMinnville-based project manager, takes products from conceptualization to manufacture. He’s done so with medical devices, consumer electronics, specialty electronics, and aviation equipment. Accomplishments include the Heartstart MRx and Heartstart XL defibrillator/monitors, where Dan addressed several use model challenges: manufacturability, serviceability, waterproofing, ruggedness, size, weight issues and oversaw vibration, shock, drop, altitude, temperature, humidity, cleaning compatibility, and other performance testing processes. Dan’s worked extensively with pneumatics and design of manufacturing tooling for clean room environments. He holds a BS with an emphasis on mechanical analysis and design.