We manufacture a hot tub remote that utilizes an ultrasonic weld for the perimeter seal that has not been reliable. We would like ...
May 26 at 12:46 GMT-0500
Tom Kirkland
Owner
Tributek
Engineering, & Marketingzintro.com/profile/tom-kirklandStart a ConversationAreas of Expertise
MORELESS- Illinois, United States
- English
Headline
Consulting on plastics assembly issues related to part design, materials considerations, and equipment selection.
About
Expert in thermoplastics joining, particularly ultrasonic, vibration, hot plate, thermal stake/insert, spin weld, laser weld. Design of machines and tooling for thermoplastics welding. Also considerable expertise in marketing of machines for thermoplastics welding. Design of products and parts for ease of assembly.
Consulting on plastics assembly issues related to part design, materials considerations, equipment selection or problems, manufacturing systems improvement, training. Process specialties include ultrasonic welding, staking, inserting, vibration, hot plate, spin, and laser welding, thermal staking and inserting. Broad knowledge base in joining of thermoplastics. Also knowledgeable in issues surrounding standard and custom tooling and equipment businesses, the machine-hour-rate system, etc. Extensive expertise in sales, marketing, and manufacturing of equipment, tooling, and manufactured products.
Experience
June 2006 - Present
(15 years 4 months)
Owner
tributekElburn IL
Distributor of plastic welder parts and supplies and consultant.
September 2001 - July 2005
(3 years 10 months)
Business Unit Manager
DukaneSt. Charles IL
Product manager for all non-ultrasonic plastics joining products. Training manager.
September 1997 - September 2001
(4 years )
Manager Applications, Tooling, Training
DukaneSt. Charles IL
P&L responsibility, quality, on-time, lead time, inventory accuracy. Training Manager.
October 1992 - September 1997
(4 years 11 months)
Sr. Sales Engineer, Regional Manager
DukaneCincinnati
June 1988 - October 1992
(4 years 4 months)
Sales Engineer, Sr. Sales Engineer
DukaneMinneapolis
Education
1995 - 2003
Pilot,Commercial
Various
Single Engine Land, Single Engine Sea, Instrument
1987 - 2003
BA,Industrial Management
Metropolitan State University
This is a combination of Industrial Engineering and Management with minors in Marketing, Education, and Music. Probably don't need to tell you this was a self-designed major. Took so long because I worked on the road most of these years and relocated twice. Finished up as a commuter student living 300 miles off campus.
1980 - 1982
OP,Industrial Engineering
Red Wing Tech College
1977 - 1979
AA,Music Education
Bethel Universitry
Past Conversations
Seeking assistance in development of qualitative and quantitative tests for a welding equipment project, needing to be able to be ...
We have a spin welder that I think needs trouble shot. We have a job that is spin welded and then Calcium Chloride is added. We ha...
We spin weld currently and are having issues with significant leaks internally and at customer location. Looking for review and ad...
Dec 01 at 19:34 GMT-0500
We are a mfr of large hot plate welded parts. Typical part is 48 x 45. We are looking for an expert in PE & PP that can analyze ...
Jun 09 at 11:13 GMT-0500
Hello, We are developing an antenna housing. The cover of the antenna (diameter off 15 cm) is planned to be closed by Spin welding...
CONVERSION OF ALUMINIUM BASED ITEM TO PLASTIC.WE WANT TO USE PLASTIC INSTEAD OF ALUMINUM INLET MANIFOLD
We have a product which we are trying to weld, but with significant issues, and I am looking for someone to review it and recommen...
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http://www.tributek.biz/