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Welcome back to the PCDworks
newsletter. September was a
busy month for us. We kicked
off a
new website, took on
some exciting new projects
and presented at the annual
PDMA conference (details
below).
For those of you who don't
know us yet, PCDworks
specializes in solving the
most difficult technology
challenges on the road to
exciting new products.
Please give us a call if
you've got any questions
about what we do and how we
might be able to work
together for better product
development- we're always
looking for a fun new
challenge to tackle!
We look forward to hearing
from you,
Donna Rainone |
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Super Blunder
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 In
another of a line of
"preaching to the choir"
discussions I would like to
talk again about our
declining technological edge
in the United States.
Specifically, I would like
to discuss perhaps the
greatest techno/political
screw-up of the last 50
years.
First, let me say that I am
NOT a Congress beater. I'm
pretty sure that among the
"tough guy" set, and most
engineers fall into that
set, there are many that
hate Congress, for a variety
of reasons. As a
congressional aide once told
me; everybody hate Congress,
but they love their own
congressperson! However,
Congress in 1993 made, in my
opinion, the most colossal
technical blunder ever
committed by a governing
body in this country. With
that piece of hyperbole, let
me explain.
In 1993, Congress killed the
Superconducting Super
Collider (SSC)...
This article appears in the
latest Product Design and
Development magazine, where
Mike is a regular featured
columnist.
(Read
more...) |
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PCDworks Presents at PDMA
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During the annual conference
of the Product Development
and Management Association
in Orlando, PCDworks hosted
a vendor booth and taught a
day long workshop.
We met many new prospective
partners, re-connected with
old friends, and learned
some valuable lessons from
the other presenters.
In the workshop, Mike
Rainone and James Wardlaw
(of Ingersoll-Rand) unveiled
some strategies for finding
and applying technologies to
make breakthrough products.
We appreciate everyone's
support and interest in our
organization, and look
forward to working with the
PDMA and its members in the
coming years to further the
art of breakthrough product
development.
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About PCDworks
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 Founded
by Mike and Donna Rainone in
1997, PCDworks is a
full-service technology
development company
specializing in breakthrough
product innovation for a
broad range of consumer,
medical and military
clients. Located on a
25-acre wooded campus
outside Tyler, Texas,
PCDworks houses testing
labs, engineering shops,
sleeping accommodations and
meeting facilities. Client
services include technology
problem solving, product
ideation, research,
engineering, prototype
manufacturing and product
testing. The company is
closely networked with
research and production
facilities in the region,
including UT Tyler and East
Texas Medical Center.
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PCDworks Unveils New Website
We've redesigned the
PCDworks website to better
explain our services and the
strengths we offer our
customers.
Pay us a visit at
pcdworks.com and be sure
to check out the interactive
campus tour! |
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Be a Guest Contributor
Do you have some interesting
technology news to share? We
welcome guest contributions
to our newsletter, so if you
come across breakthrough
technology or weird science,
send an email to
mike@technologywonk.com.
We'll make sure to attribute
it to you. |
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