Customer Care Rep: The All Knowing
Posted: December 2nd, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Customer care representatives in the manufacturing industry are not given the credit they deserve for the job they perform. Plant managers call with questions on the machine, payments, account issues and orders. It is up to the customer care representative to field all of these questions. But, how can a simple sales person know so much about the machines? They can’t. The customer care representative must be able to determine the nature of the customer’s problem and help if possible. Some of the more intricate issues are sent to the engineering department, but customer care representatives often perform the minor things.
Filed under: Automative, Customer Service, Manufacturing | Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, customer care, Customer Problems, eagle technologies, Engineers, Manufacturing Equipment, Manufacturing Industry, Representatives | 8 Comments »
Green Incentives for Manufacturing in Michigan
Posted: November 30th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Manufacturing in Eagle Technologies’ home state of Michigan has gotten a bad rap over the past few years. The problem has been the collapse of the auto industry (which is now on the upswing). Sure, Michigan state officials have tried to shift the work force to other things, such as promoting tourism and filmmaking.
However, Michigan [...]
Filed under: Automative, Going Green, Green Alternative Energy, Manufacturing | Tags: Alternative Energy, auto industry, green incentives, green manufacturing, Renaissance Zone, tax credits | No Comments »
Alternative Energy in Auto Manufacturing: The Global Nudge
Posted: November 29th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
The world has recognized and reacted to the need for more alternative energy sources. Customers are looking for greener, more environmentally friendly products and governments are looking for ways to preserve their natural resources while employing their populations. Alternative energy is the solution. No industry has experienced a shift as dramatic as the auto industry [...]
Filed under: Automative, Conservation, Going Green, Green Alternative Energy, Manufacturing | Tags: Alternative Energy, Auto Manufacturing, Global Industry, green auto production, Hybrid Motors, Incentives, Regulation, renewable energy | 1 Comment »
Parts: The Hybrid Motor’s Gift to the U.S. Economy
Posted: November 24th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Hybrid motors are showing up in many of the new car models rolling off the assembly line today. In addition to boosting the automotive industry out of the financial crisis that they suffered in 2008, the hybrid motor has also revived industries that once thrived off of gas powered motor production. Motor parts production suffered [...]
Filed under: Automative, Green Alternative Energy, Hybrid Motors, Manufacturing | Tags: Globalization, Hybrid Motors, Parts | No Comments »
The Evolution of the Hybrid Motor
Posted: September 23rd, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
The hybrid motor is the latest in a long line of innovations within the auto industry. However, it is the first to threaten the longstanding reign of an auto industry staple – the gas motor. The upset seemed to happen overnight, but the evolution of the hybrid motor actually began back in the early days, [...]
Filed under: Automative, Hybrid Motors | Tags: Belgian Auto-mixte, combustion engine, energy, Ferdinand Porsche, fuel, gasoline, GM512, hybrid, hybrid batteries, Hybrid Motors, hybrid technologies, Jacob Lohner, Krieger Hybrid, Lohner-Porsche Mixte hybrid, motor, motor innovation, Nicholas Cugnot, steam | 1 Comment »
How the Prius Revived the American Auto Industry
Posted: September 21st, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
The gas engine nudged out its competitors in the beginning thanks to a lack of technology and the economically appealing fuel that was gas at the time. However after years of domination, 2008 saw an upset in the balance of things in the auto world. The entire billion dollar debacle that brought the American auto [...]
Filed under: Automative, Hybrid Motors | Tags: chrysler, economy, energy, environment, fuel, gasoline, General Motors, GM, Green, hybrid, hybrid batteries, hybrid car, hybrid motor, Prius, SUV, Toyota | No Comments »
Fall Into Hybrid Motor Winterization
Posted: September 7th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Last week, we wrote about the effects of cold weather on hybrid vehicles. This week, we’d like to follow that story up with some tips on how to actually prepare your hybrid for the coming cold winter months.
The companies who work in hybrid motor manufacturing care greatly about how those motors perform after they [...]
Filed under: Automative, Hybrid Motors | Tags: cold weather, defrosters, electric motors, fuel, heaters, hybrid, hybrid batteries, Hybrid Motors, maintenance, motor, preventative maintenance, tires, winter | No Comments »
Using Hybrid Batteries in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
Posted: July 9th, 2010 | By: bfuller
There are two major types of hybrid batteries in existance for use in hybrid electric vehicles – lithium ion (Li-ion) and nickel metal hybrid (NiMH). Many battery subcategories can be found within each.
NiMH batteries were the primary battery source for hybrid vehicles until a few years ago. Today Li-ion batteries are being tested and developed [...]
Filed under: Automative, Factory Automation, Green Alternative Energy, Hybrid Motors | Tags: Automated system, eagle technologies, Green, hybrid, hybrid batteries, hybrid electric vehicles, Hybrid Motors, hybrid technologies, lithium ion, motor, motor innovation, nickel metal hybrid, NiMH | 2 Comments »
The Pressing Process
Posted: July 9th, 2010 | By: bfuller
“Pressing” in an industrial or manufacturing setting refers to a machine that permanently joins two parts to form a new part. Today a custom-designed pressing machine can be engineered to fit your company’s needs.
In recent years, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History exhibited one of America’s earliest, but still-functioning, pressing machines from the 1880’s. [...]
Filed under: Automative, Factory Automation | Tags: eagle technologies, laser, photoelectric sensors, Pressing, Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Ultrasonic | No Comments »
Involving an Automation Integrator with Machine Building Experience in the Installation Process can make all the Difference!
Posted: July 8th, 2010 | By: Eagle Tech
Your automated system is complete and your factory is ready for the installation process. It’s at this point where the project can come to a fork in the road. The installation can go smoothly or be a source of constant headache. By choosing an firm with a proven track record of System Integration driven by years [...]
Filed under: Automative, Factory Automation | Tags: Automated system, design, Engineering, installation, maintenance, workstation | No Comments »