Consulting Background:Arken Designs was created in 1980 out of a desire to be more involved in interesting projects and industries.
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PLS-Pacific Laser SystemsDesign of entire product line of gravity based Plumb, Level, Square laser devices. These laser levels have consistently been reviewed as the best and most accurate in it's price range or higher.Apple ComputerDesign tooling for manufacturing new Notebook products.StorCardDesign of new products for Secure Portable Storage.IBMDesigned mechanics for a Common Building Block approach for Servo Writers which have been used on all 3.5" HDD products since 1995. Designed head merge tooling for production use as well as various other production line test equipment. Pixel CamDevelopment of mechanics for ultra high volume production of lens/chip assemblies. Nokia (Network Alchemy)Designed Rack Mounted sheet metal enclosures for Internet Encryption Hardware. Embolic ProtectionDesigned tooling for accurately trimming micro tubing for use in their Angioplasty FilterWire. Caliper TechnologyDesign of in-process handling equipment for Caliper's LabChip products. Dwinell InternationalCost reduction as well as mechanism and paper path enhancements for Discount Coupon printer for POS cash registers (used by Safeway and Lucky's) to ensure coupons where actually printed and passed on to the customer. Quantum Corp.Designed various test fixtures for new technology components with Quantum Corp's "Advanced Product Engineering" . Rapak Corp.Development of Soft drink dispenser Syrup valves for bulk soft drink syrups for Pepsi-Cola. Aura AssociatesDesign of a 1.8" Disk Drive along with a dedicated Servo Track Writer. Antek PeripheralsVarious design tasks. Swan InstrumentsDevelopment of floppy disk case for a new application. Seagate Development of
an optical head tester (mechanics only) for Seagate's Optical recording
unit in Minnesota in conjunction with TeraByte in San Jose. |