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Technical problems don't come with instructions.

The part doesn't exist anymore and the company that made it is out of business. Your machine needs a custom fixture. The drawing is missing. The machine shop is building to print but the parts do not fit properly together. A supplier went out of business and you don't know where to source a replacement. Your team is capable, but you don't have the bandwidth to source the components, create the drawings, or manage the project. The project is stuck between design and procurement. Or you know what needs to happen but don't have the bandwidth to make it happen.

Those are the problems Grammer Design and Technology is built to help solve.

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Common problems costing your business.

YOUR PROBLEM

“We need to manufacture a part, but there isn't a good drawing.”

Your project is stuck and revenue is being lost because while you have the physical part, an old model, incomplete documentation, or perhaps only enough information to know what the part is supposed to do, your machine shop needs something they can actually manufacture.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Review the existing hardware, available information, interfaces, and requirements.
  2. Develop a usable 3D CAD model from existing information or by reverse-engineering the hardware.
  3. Create 2D drawings with all the necessary dimensioning, notes, and geometric dimensioning and tolerances(GD&T) to ensure the perfect fit.
  4. Ensure machining considerations are reviewed so the design is economical and effective to manufacture.
  5. Help identify procurement or fabrication paths to get the finished part produced.

Result: Your shop or supplier has usable technical information instead of having to guess what the part should be. That means fewer parts scrapped for being out of tolerance, faster delivery time, and reduce costs from wasted labor and materials.

YOUR PROBLEM

“The vendor for a vital component went out of business or a component that is obsolete and no longer produced.”

The original manufacturer no longer supports it. The part is unavailable, the lead time is unacceptable, or the existing system needs to remain in service. Your project is stuck until you can procure the replacement.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Identify what the existing component does and how it interfaces with the surrounding system.
  2. Research commercially available alternatives and potential suppliers.
  3. Determine whether an existing product can be adapted or whether a replacement needs to be developed.
  4. Develop replacement interface and supporting documentation when required for replacement integration.
  5. We move the selected solution through procurement, fabrication, and installation/delivery. Grammer stays with you until we know it works.

Result: A solution that puts your project back on track when “contact the original manufacturer” is no longer an option. Your project is back on schedule and on budget.

YOUR PROBLEM

“Our machine needs a fixture or custom tool that doesn't exist.”

Production is being slowed down by a manual process, a difficult setup, inconsistent positioning, or a task that requires too much operator effort. It is costing your business every day.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Understand the operation, workpiece, equipment, operator interaction, and desired improvement.
  2. Develop concepts for the fixture, tooling, or support hardware.
  3. Create the CAD models and technical drawings needed to build it.
  4. Account for manufacturing methods, available materials, components, and practical shop considerations.
  5. Coordinate procurement or fabrication as required.

Result: A custom tool or fixture designed around the way your operation actually works that will save you labor hours on every job.

YOUR PROBLEM

“We know what we need to buy, but ensuring interoperability, meeting the specifications, and getting it purchased is becoming a project of its own.”

When there are multiple suppliers, unclear specifications, difficult-to-compare quotes, long lead times, or technical details that need to be resolved before someone can confidently place the order, your business is falling behind.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Understand exactly what the project requires.
  2. Develop or clarify technical specifications and requirements.
  3. Research suppliers, manufacturers, and commercial options.
  4. Compare cost, availability, capability, and other relevant purchasing considerations.
  5. Support purchasing and track the process through delivery.

Result: Less time spent chasing suppliers, greater confidence that what gets ordered is actually what the project needs, and time and money saved from ordering the wrong component.

YOUR PROBLEM

“An existing system needs to be modified, but everything is interconnected.”

A seemingly simple modification touches mechanical components, mounting arrangements, pneumatic or fluid systems, electrical interfaces, controls, or other equipment. The wrong move will put mission critical equipment out of action.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Map the existing system and identify the relevant interfaces and constraints.
  2. Determine what must change and what needs to remain untouched.
  3. Develop practical modification concepts.
  4. Coordinate mechanical, pneumatic, fluid, electrical, and control considerations.
  5. Produce the documentation and implementation information needed to execute the change while minimizing down time.

Result: A coordinated and holistic solution that keeps you operational and productive.

YOUR PROBLEM

“Our team can do the work. We just don't have enough technical capacity right now.”

Your people understand the product and the operation, but the project is consuming more design, documentation, technical planning, or coordination capacity than the team can spare. Your team is falling behind schedule.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Understand what your internal team already knows and what work is actually blocking progress.
  2. Take on defined technical tasks rather than replacing your existing team.
  3. Provide CAD, documentation, technical planning, supplier research, or other project support as needed.
  4. Coordinate with your existing personnel, suppliers, manufacturers, and other project partners.
  5. Hand the work back into your organization in a form your team can continue using.

Result: Additional technical capacity without having to build or source and hire an entirely new internal capability for a single project.

YOUR PROBLEM

“Our CAD files and technical documentation are a mess, and it is making everything downstream harder.”

Your organization has CAD models, drawings, specifications, legacy files, spreadsheets, and other technical information, but they are inconsistent, incomplete, difficult to find, or no longer accurately represent the equipment. Your team is wasting time figuring out which information is correct instead of using it to get work done.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Review the available models, drawings, technical data, and existing digital documentation.
  2. Identify inconsistencies, missing information, outdated files, and gaps between the digital information and the physical equipment.
  3. Clean up, update, organize, or recreate digital documentation where necessary.
  4. Establish practical relationships between models, drawings, specifications, components, and the equipment they represent.
  5. Organize and deliver usable technical information that your design, manufacturing, maintenance, procurement, or management teams can actually rely on.

Result: Improved systemic and structural organization of your technical information means less time searching, interpreting, recreating, and questioning what you already have. Your organization can make decisions faster and move work forward with greater confidence in the information behind it.

YOUR PROBLEM

“We purchased all the components to improve our operations, but integrating them into our workflow and actually delivering the finished system is where the project is breaking down.”

Hired help or internal team members may have scoped out and purchased various components that looked good on paper, but if you can't integrate them into your existing systems, update your interfaces, and improve your workflow, then you are not going to deliver the intended results or get value for your money.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Listen to you, in your own words, as you define your requirements, your desired outcomes, and your expected deliverables.
  2. Review existing workflow, systems, and individual components. identify compatibility, interface, and integration risks before they become expensive problems.
  3. Coordinate technical requirements between suppliers, manufacturers, fabricators, and other project partners.
  4. Manage the transition from individual components to completed system with supporting documentation and training.
  5. Verify that the completed system meets the intended requirements and delivers your desired outcomes.

Result: The discordant and scattered components are integrated into your existing operations and have improved your workflow. Rather than headaches and sunk costs, you have delivered a finished system that is ready to do the job it was built to perform. Streamlined operations and improved workflow saves your business money and time elevating the quality of your product.

YOUR PROBLEM

“The goal is clear, but getting from requirements to a deliverable that is something our team can actually build or buy is the hard part.”

When you have a capable team and you know what needs to be delivered, but the how to get there includes a plethora of technical risks, new components, lost documentation, flaky suppliers, having experienced technical management makes all the difference between success and disaster.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Review and translate the operational requirements into technical specifications.
  2. Explore potential approaches and identify feasible options.
  3. Develop the selected concept into usable technical solutions.
  4. Identify commercial components, suppliers, manufacturing methods, and other resources that reduce timeline, labor, and costs.
  5. Oversee the solution through procurement process, including fabrication, integration, and implementation.

Result: Whether you need a guide or a guideline, we can help you get a clear and defined path from “this is what we need” to “this is how we're going to get it.”

YOUR PROBLEM

“We're tasked with procuring a complex assembly, but don't have the technical expertise to know if it's components are interoperable or sufficiently capable.”

A contractor, manufacturer, machine shop, or acquisition team may have the responsibility for delivering an assembly for a bid or client, but without a technical background to understand the deliverables, you could be leading your team into a procurement nightmare.

HOW WE CAN HELP

  1. Review the requirement, available information, and current project status.
  2. Identify missing technical information, interfaces, documentation, or functionality.
  3. Develop the technical material needed to close those gaps.
  4. Coordinate with the people responsible for design, manufacturing, procurement, and implementation.
  5. Support the project until the technical deliverable is ready to move forward.

Result: Improved technical background and technical understanding of the deliverable that will prevent expensive mistakes between the requirement, the design, the supplier, and the people ultimately responsible for delivering the work.

You don't have to know exactly what you need to ask for.

Tell us what you are trying to accomplish, what is getting in the way, and what you have to work with. We can help determine what the next step should be.

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