Young Employee Profile – Chuck
- October 12, 2012
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As part of a preparation for a local High School Open House (Kane Area), I put together profiles of all of our employees under 30 years of age. I never expected how much I would learn about the employees who represent the future of PC Systems! I couldn’t resist sharing these profiles on our blog, … Continue reading Young Employee Profile – Chuck
Why I wear a tie to work everyday!
- October 5, 2012
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Somewhere around the turn from 2011 to 2012, I had a slight epiphany. Kevin and I had decided that we had too many ties in our closet to only wear them when we were wearing suits. He had a good excuse, he went to a Catholic High School requiring ties. I guess I am just hard … Continue reading Why I wear a tie to work everyday!
Young Employee Profile – Charlie
- September 24, 2012
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As part of a preparation for a local High School Open House (Kane Area), I put together profiles of all of our employees under 30 years of age. I never expected how much I would learn about the employees who represent the future of PC Systems! I couldn’t resist sharing these profiles on our blog, … Continue reading Young Employee Profile – Charlie
Young Employee Profile – Allyson
- September 17, 2012
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As part of a preparation for a local High School Open House (Kane Area), I put together profiles of all of our employees under 30 years of age. I never expected how much I would learn about the employees who represent the future of PC Systems! I couldn’t resist sharing these profiles on our blog, … Continue reading Young Employee Profile – Allyson
Halfway through 2012 at PCS
- July 30, 2012
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Wow! That went really fast. It seems like we were just setting our 2012 Goals and writing our Performance Plan Appraisals, and now we are at the 6 month review mark. This is the first year that we have documented goals for all departments (not just Engineering), so I am excited to see where the … Continue reading Halfway through 2012 at PCS
ISO 9001:2008 Surveillance Audit Results
- December 30, 2011
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Waiting for us upon our arrival back from the Christmas holiday, was the audit report from our registrar’s (SAI Global) 12 month surveillance audit. The report was a well-earned Christmas gift as PC Systems successfully passed surveillance audit with only one opportunity for improvement identified. Over the past few months, the PC Systems’ management team has … Continue reading ISO 9001:2008 Surveillance Audit Results
TE Connectivity (Tyco) acquires Deutsch
- December 6, 2011
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Here is some connector news that has been flying under the radar, but may have significant implications with regards to harsh environment connectors in the future. TE Connectivity has acquired Deutsch from Wendel. I am not a financial analyst by any means, but I expect the uncertainty in the European markets made this an attractive … Continue reading TE Connectivity (Tyco) acquires Deutsch
Customer Satisfaction and Vocabulary
- November 18, 2011
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I stopped in at a local used car (Rogo’s Auto Sales https://www.rogosauto.com/) to talk to the owner (Tim) about a set of keys that he was going to order from me. A quick conversation with them gave me an idea for a blog post, so I thought I would share it with you. I bought … Continue reading Customer Satisfaction and Vocabulary
Blog Reorganization
- October 28, 2011
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If you check the blog often, you may have realized that we have changed a couple things. I will try to provide a quick summary of what has changed: Name – We have changed from PCS Engineering Blog to The PC Systems Blog. This is because we have added contributors and hope to round out … Continue reading Blog Reorganization
New electrode design improves weld performance
- October 28, 2011
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I want to share a continuous improvement effort that was presented by one of our Quality Engineers, Dave Gillen. Dave has worked at PC Systems since “the beginning” and has consistently been looking to improve peel performance of welded wire to Copper solder tabs, which is one of our core products. Through a series of … Continue reading New electrode design improves weld performance