The Engineering Passion Express
Why does this podcast sound like a train name?
When you were a kid, it wasn’t electromechanical devices that peaked your interest in engineering, it was boats, planes, cars, trains, or other big interesting things. Those items triggered a passion for engineering that led you to where you are today, but what is going to carry you further than that?
Knowledge. Passion. Momentum.
Knowledge itself is like a train, with each discovery connected to those before it, the train grows longer.
Passion is the fuel of that train. A drive to understand, improve, and consider more than you could even perceive in the past.
And finally, as knowledge and passion grow, the weight and speed of that train increases and so does the momentum carrying us into a brighter future.
This is not a podcast about trains, but it is a podcast about engineering topics that increase knowledge or passion for engineers in a short and concise format, generally between 30-60 minutes.
In every bright future I can envision, engineers play a role to make things better for people, so my hope is this podcast helps makes things better for engineers everywhere.
I’m looking forward to sharing with you, so please hop aboard The Engineering Passion Express to begin our journey.
The Engineering Passion Express
The Journey from a Design to a Product
In this episode of The Engineering Passion Express, we take you on a journey from being the person who knows the physics, to understanding how a system will be fabricated.
This is not a narrative episode, rather it is an interview based episode with Lance Thrailkill, owner of All Metals Fabricating. Lance is a nice guy and great person to work with. You can check them out at https://www.ametals.com
Join me and learn how an engineer can increase their value by understanding design for manufacturing. Lance also left behind some valuable pieces of information. Here are his notes:
Manufacturing Tips for Sheet Metal
https://www.ametals.com/post/design-for-manufacturing-5-tips-for-sheet-metal-bending
Optimizing for Installation
https://www.ametals.com/post/dfm-tips-to-optimize-your-part-design-for-hardware-installation
Choosing the correct steel
https://www.ametals.com/post/how-to-choose-the-right-steel-type-for-sheet-metal-fabrication
Considerations for Punched Parts
https://www.ametals.com/post/five-dfm-tips-for-punch-press-operations-in-precision-fabrication
Welding Design Tips
https://www.ametals.com/post/7-dfm-tips-for-faster-better-and-higher-quality-welding
Precision Machining
https://www.ametals.com/post/7-dfm-tips-for-your-next-precision-machining-project
Surface Finish Considerations
Thanks for listening,
Brandon Donnelly
Please connect with me on linkedin @ linkedin.com/in/brandondonnelly
The Engineering Passion Express is about growing knowledge and the passion for engineering.
If you are a conference organizer and are looking for an engineering or scientific speaker to inspire or educate in a keynote presentation, please reach out to me on LinkedIn. You can find my profile below.
Thanks for listening,
Brandon Donnelly
Please connect with me on linkedin @ linkedin.com/in/brandondonnelly
