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S5E13.5 PDX: Jason Addink

Being an Engineer · 10 Apr 2024 · 12m · Episode 13

What this episode covers

Jason Addink, a mechanical engineer at Pipeline Design & Engineering, discusses his approach to using Excel as a universal technical language for engineering communication. He highlights a challenging medical device project involving sterile, miniature ultrasound sensors and explains how he uses Excel to visualize complex data, such as overlaying plots on CAD images to define design criteria. Addink also details an innovative tool he built in Excel to generate robot dispensing paths for glue application, allowing non-programmers to easily edit and export data for PLCs.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Pipeline Design & Engineering
Tools
Excel, CAD
Also
PDX, PLC

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