The Culture of Quality That Built My Career
When you derive purpose and meaning from a job well done and you know your contribution really matters, quality becomes more than a process. It becomes personal.
Outgrown Your Supplier? Discover the Boutique CMO Edge
Have you ever broken a supplier?
Such a shame! You didn’t mean to. They gave you everything you could ask for: great communication, excellent problem solving, the desire to work together to overcome obstacles, fantastic quality. It’s a homerun. Until it’s not. Something gradually shifts. The quality dips. Lead times slip. You know them, and you know they’re trying to get back on track. But they can’t keep up.
The Scientific Method in Manufacturing
A better title for this blog might be – “How an O-Chem Lab Class That I Took in 1986 Changed My Life”. I bet that’s not something you saw coming from a life-long manufacturing guy.
The Surprising Secret Behind Successful Cross-Functional Teams
Have you ever wondered why some companies say “yes” when everyone else says “no”?
Your design is strong, your concept viable. But manufacturer after manufacturer turns you down and you’re worried you may be headed back to the drawing board. Then, you find your ‘ace in the hole’ that not only says yes, but confidently yes. What gives them the ability to get something over the finish line when others can’t or elect not to?
Centerless Grinding: The Science of Gentle Precision
Think of it like sharpening a pencil without gripping it tightly, instead, letting it settle naturally against the grinding wheels. The result? Unmatched precision and flawless symmetry, critical when manufacturing components where lives depend on fractions of a millimeter.
How Grit Built an Emerging Guidewire Powerhouse
“Necessity is the mother of invention.” A phrase I’ve heard countless times and in 2014, I lived it. Just a year after launching Meron Medical, “necessity” drove an essential pivot in the direction of the company. That shift led us down a new road, becoming a critical player in the sophisticated world of high-end corewire grinding. But the journey down that road was far from easy.
KMM’s 5 Year Evolution To An Innovative Platform CMO
It is unreal to me that it has been 5 years since KMM Group, Ltd was born. With just a hint of a smirk on my face and tongue only half in-cheek, I can say that Eric and I have realized why people don’t often do what we did without some significant investment behind them! […]
Lessons Learned In Navigating Change With Growth And Resilience
Have you ever been blindsided by your own inexperience? I sure have. The first half of 2024 hit us like a punch we didn’t see coming, and our company was left reeling. But just like a good fighter who takes a few hits, we got up, dusted ourselves off, and dove back into a fight we knew we could win.
The Shegda Perspective: Leading with Purpose
In a recent Leadership Team meeting, we learned a process designed to distill our strategic goals into actionable steps. The intention is to align our individual actions with corporate objectives and drive better outcomes.
Unlock The Secret To Perfect Guidewires With One-Pass Grinding
Guidewire grinding combines the accuracy of centerless grinding with the intricacies of Swiss screw machining. While this fusion brings together the best of both worlds, it also introduces unique and complex challenges that push the boundaries of precision manufacturing in the medtech sector. This post highlights a few of the hurdles unique to guidewire grinding and explores specialized solutions to […]