Technical
Help – from Atlantic and independent experts (continued
Dave
Archer (continued)
Major
accomplishments:
Background:
Mr. Archer has over 25 years of experience in design and manufacturing
engineering and design consulting. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering
and Applied Mechanics and an MS in Manufacturing Engineering from
the University of Rhode Island.
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Bengt
Blendulf (continued)
Major
accomplishments:
- Founding
member and former chairman of The
Bolting Technology Council (now ASTM F16.96 Bolting
Technology)
- President
and Founder of EduPro, Inc. (formerly Clemson EduPro)
- Engineering
faculty, Clemson University
- Lecturer
in USA, Canada, Mexico and Europe
- Developed
National Fastener Conference (CU)
- Author
of over 100 technical papers/articles
- Contributing author of the Handbook
of Bolts and Bolted Joints
- Consultant
to companies and agencies such as GM, NASA, Harley Davidson,
John Deere, Sandia National Laboratories, Motorola, Duke Power,
Square D, Case, Volvo Trucks and the US and Canadian
Governments
- Formed
and ran US subsidiary for leading European fastener manufacturer
Background:
Bengt Blendulf worked in the fastener manufacturing business from
1966 until 1989 before joining the faculty of Clemson University’s
College of Engineering and Science. He retired in 1996 to focus
on his own education business.
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Lon
DeHaitre (continued)
Major accomplishments:
- Awarded seventeen patents for products ranging from electronic
assemblies to self-locking fasteners
- Affected ten trademarks as a result of his marketing and product
development efforts
- Regularly contributes articles to The
American Fastener Journal , NW
Builder Magazine, Fastener
World and has written for Fastener
Technology International
- Has conducted technical sessions at Assembly Technology Expositions
and large OEMs such as Motorola, Robertshaw, Switchcraft, and
Lionel Train
- Belongs to SAE & SME
- Belonged for ten years to the now defunct AMFRG, MIL-STD-1515
- Conducts sales, product, and applications training
Background:
Since 1964, Mr. DeHaitre has worked in fastener sales, management
and engineering. He’s held positions of District Manager,
Midwest Sales Manager, National Sales Manager and Vice President,
Product Development.
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Tom
Doppke
(continued)
Major accomplishments:
- Holds & co-holds
several patents and inventions related to fasteners
- Lectures at numerous
seminars, trade shows and college sponsored events
- Has authored over
175 articles, booklets, books and miscellaneous technical papers
in trade journals, legal newspapers, etc.
- Inducted into
Fastener Hall of Fame 2001.
- Conducts seminars
for the Industrial
Fastener Institute
- Teaches fastener
courses on location
- Writes sales brochures,
and “ghost” writes articles and speeches
- Serves on numerous
committees – SAE Fastener Committee, Director of Bolting
Technology Council, ASTM F-16-BTC subcommittee
Background:
Most of Mr.Doppke’s experience has been in the automotive,
transportation and general industries. But, he’s also knowledgeable
in wooden construction, metallic construction (buildings, amusement
rides, free standing steel structures, oil industry components),
and appliance industry equipment.
He’s performed original and seminal work in aluminum and
magnesium attachment methods and components.
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Mike
McGuire
(continued)
Major accomplishments:
- Authored (1970's-80's)
- American Fastener Source Guide
- Industrial Fastener Manufacturers Directory
- Trade Name/Trademark Reference Guide
- Foreign Fastener Source Guide
- AN-MS-NAS Aerospace Fastener Source Guide
- Military Fastener Directory
- Industrial Fastener Study Guide
- FDR Fastener Desk Reference 2000
- The Fastener Encyclopedia 2001-2002
- Founded
- The National Industrial Fastener Show & Conference
1980
- The Fastener Hall of Fame 1982
- American
Fastener Journal magazine 1984
- Fastening magazine 1994
- National Industrial Fastener Show/West 1997
- North American Industrial Fastener Representatives Association
2001
- Fastener Alliance 2001
- Developed
- Started
- The weekly Fastener Report News Releases 1998
- Diamondback Fasteners of Phoenix, AZ 2001
- FAST-NER Sale of the Week 2001
- McGuire Fastener Trend Report 2001
- Industrial Internet Websites Directory 2001
- Fastener Quality-Engineering 2002
- Published
- Fastening Product Directory & Resource Guide 2002
- Fastening Dictionary & Glossary 2002
- Aerospace Fastener Buyers Guide 2002
- Construction Fastener Buyers Guide 2002
- Compiled 1st NFDA Fastener Surplus Directory 1972
Background:
Additionally, Mr. McGuire spent seven years as an independent
fastener rep. He served as vice president of the National
Fastener Distributors Association between 1973-74. And, he
was inducted into the Fastener Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Bill
Pierce
(continued)
Major accomplishments:
- Has provided consulting/testing services to more than
100 of the Fortune 500 companies, to the US Army and Navy, and
to many fastener distributors
- Has trained over 1000 engineers in Mexico, England and
Asia via lectures and on-site trouble-shooting seminars.
- Has authored many technical fastening articles for McGuire
and Cahners Publishing
- Assists companies in writing fastener specifications and/or
work instructions
Background:
Mr. Pierce worked 38 years as a Senior Product Development Engineer
for Delco Electronics Systems, now a Division of Delphi Electronics & Safety,
where he developed and staffed its fastener technology center.
He retired in 1997. He has been an invited member of Sopheon-Teltech
Technical Expert Knowledge group, now INTOTA, since 1997.
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Dr.
Louis Raymond
(continued)
Major
accomplishments:
- Received the 1994
George Washington Engineer of the Year Award from the Institute
for the Advancement of Engineering
- Author, lecturer
and member of various standards organizations
- Wrote Chapter 39
in the Handbook
of Bolts and Bolted Joints on hydrogen embrittlement and
stress corrosion of fasteners
- Co-authored Chapter
27 on “Hydrogen Damage” in ASTM MNL 20
- Chairs ASTM F7.04
subcommittee on Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Teaches on-site
short courses for the automotive and aerospace industries
- Lectures on the
effects of fastener processing, including heat treating and
plating, on the service performance of fasteners
- Has authored a
combined 1,000 technical articles and client fastener failure
analysis reports
Background:
Dr. Raymond has been involved in the fastener industry for over
35 years. He has a Ph.D. in Metallurgy, plus a B.S. and M.S. in
mechanical engineering.
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Ralph
Shoberg
(continued)
Major
accomplishments:
- Has
authored numerous technical articles and several book chapters
on fastener technology
- Contributed
a chapter on Mechanical Testing and Evaluation of threaded fasteners
in the ASM International Handbook, Volume 8
- Developed
the SR1
Bolted Joint Analysis software along with Fritz Ruoss of
Hexagon Software. The program is an extended version of the
German VDI-2230 analysis method
- Provides,
through his company, technical support and testing equipment
to over 300 testing laboratories and fastener manufacturing
facilities
- Developed
the M-Alpha audit method for determination of clamping force
on fastener assemblies. Based upon torque-angle-signature analysis,
it allows direct estimation of clamp force on threaded fastener
assemblies without the use of strain gaged bolts or ultrasonic
transducers.
Background:
Mr. Shoberg has a BSME from the University of Michigan. Before
starting his own firm more than 30 years ago, he served as a flight
test engineer and project engineer at large manufacturers.
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Jim
Speck (continued)
Major
accomplishments:
- Author of
Mechanical
Fastening, Joining and Assembly, published
by Marcel Dekker
- Contributor to
American
Fastening Journal,
Quality
Magazine, and Fastening Magazine
- Listed as a technical expert in the Fasteners & Metals
program of N.I.S.T. during the initial accreditation of
fastener laboratories
- Passed both the Engineer in Training and Professional
Engineer exams after a four year apprenticeship at the
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and course work at Drexel
University
- Licensed to practice engineering with a specialty in
assembly
Background:
Mr. Speck earned a BS in business
from Drexel University and MS in marketing from RPI/Hartford.
He’s a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut.
He launched his fastener career in 1974 with Holo-Krome.
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Dan
McKeeman (continued)
Additional
expertise in:
- Laser cutting
- Castings
- Water jet
- Stampings
- Screw machine
- Cold heading/hot
forming
- Plastic injection
molding
- Springs and wire
forms
- Cryogenic treating
- Powdered metal
- Specialized finishing
Background:
Five years as an industrial educator. Before joining Atlantic,
Mr. McKeeman spent 25 years in application and design engineering
with an OEM fastener distributor specialist.
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