# Bill Atterbury What It’s Like Being A 40 Year Engineering Veteran At The Same Company

- Show: [Being an Engineer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer)
- Published: 2022-01-21
- Length: 56m
- Episode: 3
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com
- Listen: https://teampipeline.us/bill-atterbury-40-year-engineering-veteran/

## Summary

Bill Atterbury, a 40-year engineering veteran at Battelle, discusses his work on pivotal technologies including the Xerox 914 copier, the sandwich coin, and the UPC system. He details the material science challenges of creating amorphous selenium coatings and nickel-copper clad coins, as well as the mechanical design of the 'Iron Byron' golf testing machine. Atterbury also explains Battelle Neural Life's brain-computer interface project, which allows quadriplegic Ian Burkhardt to control external devices via decoded brain signals.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=0) Introduction: Bill Atterbury and Battelle's History
- [8:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=536) Xerox 914: Amorphous Selenium and Toner Development
- [19:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=1183) The Sandwich Coin: Nickel-Copper Clad Manufacturing
- [23:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=1406) First UPC Code and Scanning System Design
- [30:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=1819) Iron Byron: Pneumatic Golf Swing Machine
- [34:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=2092) Engineering Lessons: Springs, Materials, and CAD
- [41:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=2466) Battelle Neural Life: Brain-Computer Interface
- [48:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2022-01-21-bill-atterbury-what-its-like-being-a-40-year-engineering-veteran-at-the-same-com#t=2899) Career Advice and Remote Work Culture

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Battelle (company)
- Xerox 914 (product)
- Haloid Corporation (company)
- Chester Carlson (other)
- Iron Byron (product)
- Spalding (company)
- Battelle Neural Life (company)
- Ian Burkhardt (other)
- Pipeline Design & Engineering (company)

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