- At Norris’ Vernon division I was in charge of the cartridge case line. I made various improvements. The most notable of these changes was the reduction of scrap from 20% down to 2.5 %.
- I designed and built the automation for the cartridge case line cupping operation and the first iron to load and unload the press automatically in 1982-83.
- On the 155mm 483 projectile, I eliminated the need for 5 operators which also eliminated the number of wrist injuries. We designed and built the Ogive screw in and torque, steel stamping and air leak testing with the walking beam automation with only one person to run it.
- I designed and developed a 90mm cartridge case and put it into production in less than 3 months push pull system.
- On the 155mm 483 projectile machine lines I designed and built a 465 ft double layer conveyor 42 automation load and unload on both side of machinery.
- On the MLRS, after the third reduction, my colleague purchased $21,000 of used vertical whiting trimmer and I designed the automation and we turned it horizontally and started trimming parts with one shift five days a week as opposed to trimming, the mouth which used to take 7 saws and 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- On MLRS pre-head first iron operation; we had two operators to run 172 pieces in a 24 hour time period. I designed and built an automation to eliminate one operator and increase productivity into one shift and produce 400 pieces a shift.
- On MLRS final iron and invert operation I designed and built automation and put in to production in one and half months on both horizontal presses, within 8 second load and unload and what used to take 3 minutes with two operators. I also added data marker automatically serialize at the dome of the case which used to take 3 people 7 days a week, two shifts to serialize it, eliminating the need for total manual (9) operators.
- I developed and manufactured approximately 500 pieces of aluminum one-piece forged wheel for Honda CRX cars.
- I developed the air bag canister in four weeks including first article and paper was ready to the Kurt Manufacturing for American Japanese car. We built over one and a half million pieces and the quality was one of the best with our scrap count less than .01%.
- I developed 7oz, 9oz, 12oz and 14oz paintball gun cylinders and put them into production.
- I developed a 3.5 liter oxygen bottle/cylinder for a Japanese company.
- I developed airbag canisters for Polman Industries (TRW) .
- I developed a fourth clutch shaft for General Motors in a four week period in Detroit.
- I also made many more automation designs and built them at the Detroit plant for deferential gears products warm forging and for bearing cup for cold forging.
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